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[Freestyler]

Microsoft will host the first public showing of playable Halo 2 code at the World Cyber Games in Auckland, New Zealand, next month.

The debut appearance from 17-19 September comes a week before Wellington's Armageddon expo and two months ahead of the game's international release.




WOOOOOHOOOOOOO, go the Kiwis !

 

[GhaleonEB]

Microsoft will host the first public showing of playable Halo 2 code at the World Cyber Games in Auckland, New Zealand, next month.

The debut appearance from 17-19 September comes a week before Wellington's Armageddon expo and two months ahead of the game's international release.




WOOOOOHOOOOOOO, go the Kiwis !

Let's hope it's more than Zanzibar - I love that level but enough already - spill some campaign goods. Just a little.

 

[border]

How can they even think of proclaiming this as "the first public showing of playable Halo 2 code"??

 

[Deleted member 1235]

How can they even think of proclaiming this as "the first public showing of playable Halo 2 code"??

Probably final or close to final? newer than e3 build? looks like I'll be going to armageddon then....

 

[xsarien]

Um, no?

http://xbox.gamespy.com/xbox/halo-2/530275p1.html

Halo 2 playable at Penny Arcade Expo (Xbox)
Penny Arcade announced today it will have Halo 2 playable at PAX 2004.

PAX is 28 Aug. to 29 Aug.

 

[Deleted member 1235]

Um, no?

http://xbox.gamespy.com/xbox/halo-2/530275p1.html



PAX is 28 Aug. to 29 Aug.

Huh, beats me then, still we get to buy it first in NZ. SCORE.

 

[BuddyC]

Huh, beats me then, still we get to buy it first in NZ. SCORE.

i really hope i still care about halo 2 by the time nov 9th rolls around

 

[Deleted member 1235]

i really hope i still care about halo 2 by the time nov 9th rolls around

Nobody will be able to not. it's going to be great.

Is there any news about whether halo1 maps are in or out? I think a tweaked blood gulch wouldn't be a bad thing.....

 

[Sai]

There have been little hints thrown around that suggest there might be a few HALO re-appearing in HALO 2. And even if they aren't there initially...

... HALO 2 does support DLC.

As for this news item: I too hope it's more than just Zanzibar. In fact-- Don't show us any more of Zanzibar, I'm sick of it. -_- Show us a demo of single player campaign or somethin', eh?

 

[border]

If they had included a map editor for users, the nice thing would be that we could just play old Halo maps once somebody made them. I am going to miss Hang 'Em High, if it's not in there.

 

[Rhindle]

It should be playable at Game Stars Live in London next week.

http://gamestarslive.com/exhibitor_list.asp

 

[StrikerObi]

Microsoft will host the first public showing of playable Halo 2 code at the World Cyber Games in Auckland, New Zealand, next month.

The debut appearance from 17-19 September comes a week before Wellington's Armageddon expo and two months ahead of the game's international release.




WOOOOOHOOOOOOO, go the Kiwis !

Uhhhh, isn't it going to be at the Penny Arcade Expo? Isn't that like next week?

 

[GhaleonEB]

Uhhhh, isn't it going to be at the Penny Arcade Expo? Isn't that like next week?

I wonder if they are referring to the single-player debut as playable code. I suspect Zanzibar will be playable at PAX (they brought the single player demo from E3 2003 to last year's).

 

[Vibri]

SAME CODE that was playable by appointment at E3, and also at G4's GPhoria event last month. These people are STILL trying to claim some kind of exclusive on that demo? LOL.

 

[KyotoMecca]

It should be playable at Game Stars Live in London next week.

http://gamestarslive.com/exhibitor_list.asp

Exactly, people seem to be conveniently putting this fact aside slightly...
Whoever issued the press release claiming the first public debut should be smacked.

 

[bobafett]

Halo 2: 8/10.

 

[Ghost]

Probably wasnt supposed to be an international press release, but with the nature of the internet and all...

 

[Drexon]

May I remind everyone that we still don't know jack shit about the story? That makes me excited anyways. (Excluding whatever the whole ilovebees thing is hinting)

 

[Mama Smurf]

According to PA guys, all the MS games at PAX will be newer versions than E3.