Bye-bye Halo 2



Saying goodbye to 'Halo 2'

USA Today - Brett Molina - ‎4 hours ago‎
The end of an era hits the Halo universe today. This marks the last day diehard fans of 2004 first-person shooter Halo 2 will get to play online multiplayer matches. In February, Microsoft revealed that it would drop online support on April 15 for ...

Xbox Live is Dead, Long Live Xbox Live

1UP.com - Steve Watts - ‎3 hours ago‎
As previously reported, Microsoft plans to cut off the original Xbox Live service starting tomorrow, April 14. That makes today the swan song for the original service that popularized online infrastructure in game consoles. ...

Alert: Last Day to Get Some Halo 2 In

Wired News - Gus Mastrapa - ‎1 hour ago‎
That makes tonight your last chance to play Halo 2 on Xbox Live. According to Bungie's live tracking system, there are a little over a thousand gamers enjoying a final deathmatch as of this writing. When the game was first released in ...

Today's Your Last Chance to Play Halo 2, Original Xbox, Online

GamerCrave.com - Jared Newman - ‎2 hours ago‎
On April 15, Microsoft will shut down Xbox Live support for the original Xbox, which means Halo 2, Crimson Skies, Phantom Dust and other last-gen gems will be unplayable over the Internet from tomorrow onward. Chances are you've moved on to better ...

Original Xbox Live Ends Tonight

Gaming Union - Jamie Courts - ‎2 hours ago‎
Well, it seems like the announcement only came yesterday, but tonight will be the very last night to play on Xbox Live with original Xbox titles. Yes, there will most likely be tears as all Xbox original titles will lose their multiplayer online ...

Original Xbox Live Support Ends Today

Blast - Eddie Makuch - ‎3 hours ago‎
When the clock strikes midnight this evening, Microsoft will pull the plug for original Xbox Live support, bringing an abrupt end to the “Halo 2″ era and anything else gamers play. In February, Microsoft said it planned to cut LIVE ...

Play Halo 2 One Last Time

IGN - Erik Brudvig - ‎1 hour ago‎
April 14, 2010 - Today is the last day to play Halo 2 online. Microsoft is shutting down the Xbox Live service for original Xbox games at the close of the day. To go out with a bang, Bungie has decided to reward anybody that plays on ...

Halo: Best original Xbox game?

Computerandvideogames.com - ‎4 hours ago‎
With Microsoft closing down the online servers for original Xbox games, OXM has compiled a list of the top 10 best original Xbox games. Top of the list is Halo, Bungie's original FPS that helped put original Xbox on the map. ...

Play Halo 2 Today And Get Something Sweet For Halo: Reach

VGChartz - Christian Witka - ‎6 hours ago‎
The original Xbox Live is going bust, so today is the last day to pay your respects to Halo 2, and Bungie promises to reward you for it. Microsoft is shutting down the original Xbox Live, the online network where Xbox ...

Reminder - Xbox Live Support for Xbox 1 Games Ends Today

Co-Optimus.com - ‎7 hours ago‎
Tonight we lay to rest the worlds first broad band gaming service for consoles. Microsoft is flipping the switch on Xbox Live for the original Xbox, thereby killing access to dozens of games with online modes that nobody plays anymore. ...

The Original Xbox Live is Officially Dead

Blogsdna (blog) - Jordan Kahn - ‎23 minutes ago‎
Owners of the original Xbox console that still play games online, or those that still play original Xbox Live games on their Xbox 360 console, will no longer be able to access online services through Live as of tomorrow ...

Original Xbox Live Service Ends Tomorrow

411mania.com - Ramon Aranda - ‎45 minutes ago‎
Tomorrow morning (April 15) will see the end of the original Xbox Live service as Microsoft will finally pull the plug. On April 15 we will discontinue the Xbox LIVE service for original Xbox consoles and games, including Xbox v1 games playable on Xbox ...

Original Xbox LIVE is no more

CNN (blog) - ‎3 hours ago‎
But before you fling your console out the window, the company is only discontinuing the online service for original Xbox consoles and games, including version 1 games playable on Xbox 360 and Xbox Originals. This means "Halo 2" multiplayer and ...

Today Is the Last Day Of Original Xbox Live

TMR Zoo (blog) - Jonah Falcon - ‎1 hour ago‎
Today is a sad day for Xbox devotees who harken back to the ancient days of 2002, when Xbox Live made its debut on the original Xbox. This is the last day gamers will be able to play such classic titles as Halo 2, ...

Title Update 4 Never Brings Theater, Forge Support To Halo 2

Kotaku.com (blog) - ‎1 hour ago‎
It's the last day to play Halo 2 on Xbox Live, and Bungie is taking the opportunity to deliver long-time players some thank yous and fake news via the game's matchmaking message center. Original Xbox game support on Xbox Live dies today, ...

Say goodbye to the original Xbox Live

Examiner.com - ‎20 minutes ago‎
Back in February, Major Nelson announced on his blog that Xbox Live for original Xbox titles would be discontinued on April 15th, 2010. That marks today as the last day that you will ever be able to play Xbox 1 games online again. ...

Today We Say Goodbye to Xbox LIVE on the Original Xbox Console

Go Fanboy (blog) - Charles Austin - ‎3 hours ago‎
There's no fireworks and we don't have Frank Sinatra singing "I Did It My Way" like you would expect when something monumental comes to an end, but just like the quiet swan song that faced Dreamcast owners with SEGA Net, gamers on the original Xbox are ...

Microsoft Shuts Down the Original Xbox Live Network

DeviceMAG - Radimir Bobev - ‎4 hours ago‎
All old technology eventually gets its plug pulled, and Microsoft have been especially well known for stopping support on their old pieces of software. Thus, it's really no surprise that the Xbox Live service – the original one, on the old Xbox – has ...

Microsoft To Cease Xbox Live Support For Original Xbox Tonight

Techie Buzz - Rajesh Pandey - ‎4 hours ago‎
Microsoft will be killing the Xbox live service for the original Xbox tonight. Microsoft had launched the original Xbox live service, along with the original Xbox gaming console way back in 2002. ...

Changes in store for Xbox players

The Weekender - Dale Culp - ‎21 hours ago‎
Not long ago, Microsoft announced that it would be shutting down Xbox Live support for the original Xbox and its titles. That includes “Halo” and “Halo 2,” as well as “MechAssault,” “Crimson Skies” and many other games that include ...

Microsoft New Xbox Live Pricing Structure

Spreadit - ‎11 hours ago‎
Microsoft New Xbox Live Pricing Structure – Microsoft's popular online gaming platform, XBox Live, has updated and made changes to their pricing structure. Microsoft previously allowed users to buy XBox points (which allow the users to purchase content ...

A moment of silence for original Xbox Live service

Destructoid - ‎8 hours ago‎
Back in 2002, I was in one of the beta test groups for Xbox Live. They sent me a couple of games that they were testing on the service and a headset. One of the games was a limited version of Whacked!, I think. I remember thinking about what a ...

Halo 2 Send Off Party

Grab Geek Points (blog) - ‎3 hours ago‎
by Christopher "Skippy" Dreher on Wednesday, April 14, 2010 at 9:10AM Tonight the Grab Geek Points staff will be playing online in Halo 2 to bid a fond farewell to our old friend. If you don't know April 14 will be the last day you can play original ...

Original Xbox Live service getting shut down tonight

The Inquisitr - ‎5 hours ago‎
For Xbox or Xbox 360 owners who play Xbox 1 games online – yes, they do exist – today is a sad day. From midnight tonight, online support for the original Xbox and all of its games will be cut off forever, meaning the likes of Crimson Skies and ...

Microsoft Cuts XBOX Live From Original XBOX Console

Erictric - ‎5 hours ago‎
With a few months of warning already given, today is the day that Microsoft official disconnects any original XBOX consoles' access to the world-famous XBOX Live network, effectively rendering online gaming on the console useless, non-existent, ...

X3F Game Night: Halo 2

Joystiq (blog) - David Hinkle - ‎5 hours ago‎
Did you hear? Microsoft is pulling the plug on Xbox Live support for original Xbox games, like, tomorrow, so we thought it'd be a good idea to say goodbye in style. Specifically, in the style of playing some ...

Original Xbox Live Dead From Today

Gizmodo Australia - Kat Hannaford - ‎7 minutes ago‎
Don't tell me you're still using that clunky old Xbox? And actually using Live on it? From today, old-console-clingers will be cut off their online supply by Microsoft. Gamers have had a good few months' ...

Say goodbye to the original Xbox Live

The Tanooki (blog) - Jason Leavey - ‎4 hours ago‎
By Jason Leavey, posted in Xbox 360 - Apr 14th, '10 10:10am CDT Dust off your copies of Halo 2 ladies and gentlemen, because today is the last day you'll be able to relive all those precious memories of killing folks year after year via Xbox Live. ...

Want Something Sweet For Reach? Play Halo 2 Today (Halo 2)

Zergwatch - ‎4 hours ago‎
GT: In just a couple of hours the original xbox live service for the xbox is going the way of the dinosaurs. Microsoft decided to terminate the online service for all the original xbox games after 7 years to help build a better live service for the ...

Microsoft Xbox Live Support For Original Xbox Ends Today

Geeky gadgets - Roland Hutchinson - ‎6 hours ago‎
Back in February Microsoft [MSFT] announced that it would be removing support from Xbox Live for the original Xbox. As of today users of the original Xbox console will no longer be able to use Xbox Live. This also means that if you play original Xbox ...

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