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Halo 2 exclusively on..Vista !
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Master Chief Dual-Wields His Way to Windows Vista
“Halo 2,” the award-winning sequel to the instant classic “Halo: Combat Evolved” to make its PC debut on the Windows Vista platform
Brussels, 9 February, 2006: ”Halo 2,” the game that redefined first-person combat and multiplayer action for millions of gamers worldwide, is set to explode onto PCs exclusively for Windows Vista. ”Halo 2” for Windows Vista will be developed by a dedicated Microsoft Game Studios team in partnership with Bungie Studios.
Only for Windows Vista, "Halo 2" will offer gamers both the single-player campaign and multiplayer experience of the original, as well as the additional maps offered in the “Halo 2 Multiplayer Map Pack.” Gamers will also have the exciting opportunity to build, create and customize their own multiplayer levels.
“Halo: Combat Evolved” and its sequel, “Halo 2,” have achieved phenomenal success on the Xbox video game platform as gamers around the world follow the saga of Master Chief in his battle against the Covenant forces. In 2003, the original “Halo” roared onto Windows PCs. In “Halo 2” for Windows Vista, the action picks up where the first game ended. Master Chief, with the help of a small group of marines, has destroyed the religious artifact and artificial world known as “Halo,” and is making his way back to Earth. There, he and the last surviving Earth forces will mount a titanic struggle against the marauding Covenant enemy. To date, the Halo franchise has sold more than 14.5 million games worldwide with over 600 million hours of multiplayer action logged across Microsoft’s Xbox Live online gaming service.
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About Bungie Studios
Bungie Studios was founded in 1991 with two goals: to develop games that combine brilliant technology, beautiful art, intelligent stories and deep gameplay, and then sell enough of those games to achieve its real goal of total world domination. Over the past 10 years it has produced games such as the “Marathon Trilogy,” the first two “Myth” games, and the “Halo” franchise, hailed as classics by critics and gamers around the world. Released in 2004, the award winning “Halo 2” for Xbox has achieved phenomenal success and has sold more than 7.3 million units worldwide. More information on Bungie can be found at http://www.bungie.net/.
About Microsoft Game Studios
Microsoft Game Studios is a leading worldwide publisher and developer of games for the Xbox® and Xbox 360™ video game systems, the Windows® operating system and online platforms. Comprising a network of top developers, Microsoft Game Studios is committed to creating innovative and diverse games for Windows (http://www.microsoft.com/games), including such franchises as “Age of Empires®,” “Flight Simulator” and “Zoo Tycoon®;” Xbox and Xbox 360 (http://www.xbox.com), including such games as the upcoming “Gears of War” and franchises such as “Halo®,” “Fable®,” “Project Gotham Racing®” and “Forza Motorsport™”; and MSN® Games (http://www.games.msn.com), the official games channel for the MSN network and home to such hits as “Bejeweled” and “Hexic®.”
“Halo 2,” the award-winning sequel to the instant classic “Halo: Combat Evolved” to make its PC debut on the Windows Vista platform
Brussels, 9 February, 2006: ”Halo 2,” the game that redefined first-person combat and multiplayer action for millions of gamers worldwide, is set to explode onto PCs exclusively for Windows Vista. ”Halo 2” for Windows Vista will be developed by a dedicated Microsoft Game Studios team in partnership with Bungie Studios.
Only for Windows Vista, "Halo 2" will offer gamers both the single-player campaign and multiplayer experience of the original, as well as the additional maps offered in the “Halo 2 Multiplayer Map Pack.” Gamers will also have the exciting opportunity to build, create and customize their own multiplayer levels.
“Halo: Combat Evolved” and its sequel, “Halo 2,” have achieved phenomenal success on the Xbox video game platform as gamers around the world follow the saga of Master Chief in his battle against the Covenant forces. In 2003, the original “Halo” roared onto Windows PCs. In “Halo 2” for Windows Vista, the action picks up where the first game ended. Master Chief, with the help of a small group of marines, has destroyed the religious artifact and artificial world known as “Halo,” and is making his way back to Earth. There, he and the last surviving Earth forces will mount a titanic struggle against the marauding Covenant enemy. To date, the Halo franchise has sold more than 14.5 million games worldwide with over 600 million hours of multiplayer action logged across Microsoft’s Xbox Live online gaming service.
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For further information please contact:
XXX
About Bungie Studios
Bungie Studios was founded in 1991 with two goals: to develop games that combine brilliant technology, beautiful art, intelligent stories and deep gameplay, and then sell enough of those games to achieve its real goal of total world domination. Over the past 10 years it has produced games such as the “Marathon Trilogy,” the first two “Myth” games, and the “Halo” franchise, hailed as classics by critics and gamers around the world. Released in 2004, the award winning “Halo 2” for Xbox has achieved phenomenal success and has sold more than 7.3 million units worldwide. More information on Bungie can be found at http://www.bungie.net/.
About Microsoft Game Studios
Microsoft Game Studios is a leading worldwide publisher and developer of games for the Xbox® and Xbox 360™ video game systems, the Windows® operating system and online platforms. Comprising a network of top developers, Microsoft Game Studios is committed to creating innovative and diverse games for Windows (http://www.microsoft.com/games), including such franchises as “Age of Empires®,” “Flight Simulator” and “Zoo Tycoon®;” Xbox and Xbox 360 (http://www.xbox.com), including such games as the upcoming “Gears of War” and franchises such as “Halo®,” “Fable®,” “Project Gotham Racing®” and “Forza Motorsport™”; and MSN® Games (http://www.games.msn.com), the official games channel for the MSN network and home to such hits as “Bejeweled” and “Hexic®.”
Pedigree Chum
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Accomplished.
Netrunner2k2
Member
Haha! Great work, MS!
Count Chocula
Banned
Halo 2 sales -1
Pedigree Chum
Banned
Borys said:
:lol
MOTHERFUCKING COCKSUCKER! I PAID $50 FOR HALO PC AND PLAYED THE SHIT OUT OF IT, EGARLY EXPECTING HALO2 TO COME TO PC ABOUT 6 MONTHS AFTER THE XBOX VERSION, BUT THE PORT NEVER MANIFESTED. NOW THEY WANT ME TO UPGRADE TO VISTA TO PLAY IT?! I WAS CONSIDERING QUITTING PC GAMING AND GOING BACK TO CONSOLES. THIS SHIT ALMOST SEALS IT! FUCKHEADS!~
AtomicShroom
Member
And I'll bet you that the game could very well run on XP... they just put some kind of "If OS$ != "Vista" Then Function YoureFuckedUpTheAss()"
Way to go, M$!
Way to go, M$!
araganekyassuru
Banned
I FOR ONE WILL DOWNGRADE TO THAT SHITTY OS JUST SO I CAN PLAY A JUST AS SHITTY GAME!
NOT
meltpotato
Member
Its a real shame to see how Bungie has basically become a big "fuck you" to all the mac users that made them successful in the first place.
Chiggs
Gold Member
The reactions in this thread are pretty amusing. Is this really that big of a deal to you guys? I know everyone here loves to get worked up about something, but why not save it for something really big?
And :lol at the comment about Bungie giving the big FU to Mac gamers. Hey buddy, you're about five or six years late with that one.
And :lol at the comment about Bungie giving the big FU to Mac gamers. Hey buddy, you're about five or six years late with that one.
The Faceless Master
Member
:lol :lol :lol
halo 2 is old anyway, where's halo 3?
halo 2 is old anyway, where's halo 3?
Spider_Jerusalem
Member
And it's exactly what they want them to do ;-)Slaaaaabs said:
Edit: and this is what I think about this move:
meltpotato
Member
Woah. of course the MS buyout has a lot to do with it. I remember the day it was announced and thinking basically what i just posted. I was just saying it was a real shame. I felt they were much more focused on their fan base way back when.
DenogginizerOS
BenjaminBirdie's Thomas Jefferson
So, when Sony markets MGS4 or Gran Turismo 5 as "Only on PS3!" will those of you critical of MS criticize Sony?
Chiggs
Gold Member
Borys said:
Uh huh... sure thing, Mr. PC Gamer. You know damn well you'll buy it eventually. What are you going to do - switch to a Linux box? Mac, perhaps? I'm laughing.
Eventually, your only choice will be Vista or console gaming. You know it's true. Oh wait... I hear Google is making an OS - maybe you could wait for that!