Halo 2 News

Microsoft extends end date to June 2013 while it investigates "further support options."

Company shoots down speculation that Halo 3, or any other entries in the series, is coming to PC.

Microsoft will shut down online multiplayer for 2007 shooter February 15 after peak user count hits only 20.

Studio manager Harold Ryan says Microsoft's online platform "wouldn't have made it" without sci-fi shooter series.

Developer 343 Industries reportedly shoots down speculation that studio is updating 2004 first-person shooter, saying "We are kind of busy."

New rumor suggests 343 Industries following up Combat Evolved Anniversary with Halo 2 redux; Halo 4's Forge mode detailed, in development at Certain Affinity.

Web listings tied to Microsoft point to Halo factory building something new in first-person shooter franchise.

Bungie reveals players spent 235,182 years playing Halo 2, Halo 3, Halo 3: ODST, and Halo: Reach since 2004; series now entirely in hands of Microsoft.

Halo creator says Stop Online Piracy Act could "cripple the kind of games we love to create," should it pass; DNS provision stripped from bill.

Four former staff members from the Kinect Sports maker have formed their own development studio; first title to be published on Xbox Live Arcade.

Former Master Chief studio officially leaving sci-fi shooter series in publisher's hands early next month; "O Brave New Worlds" video documentary arriving on that day.

343 Industries looking for game engineer, multiplayer designer, effects artist, missions designer, more for "next big Halo project."

GDC Online 2010: Writer-design director Joseph Staten on what he has learned from 10 years in the sci-fi shooter universe, how the studio walked away, and what he wants to accomplish with the upcoming Bungie-Activision project.

Publisher Tor Books announces reissue of first three Halo novels ahead of Halo: Reach release; new books to include updated content, art, and stories.

Halo makers Brian Jarrard and Joseph Staten explain why their studio chose the controversial publisher, potentially letting others work on their IP, and how far along development is on the studio's all-new franchise.

Suburban Seattle shop will remain independent, develop wholly owned new IP exclusively for Call of Duty publisher through 2020 on "all platforms" Microsoft retains Halo ownership; Sony says PS3 edition will be "Halo on steroids."

[UPDATE] Thursday now final day of online play for original Xbox games, be they disc based, downloaded, or Xbox Originals downloaded onto 360; service still online after presumed midnight deadline passes.

Ex-Ensemble developer Dusty Monk says Ensemble Studios spent three years developing a WOW killer--before Microsoft suddenly pulled the plug.

Cessation of online play will affect all XBL-enabled games for Microsoft's original console, including Xbox Originals and Xbox 360-optimized games like Halo 2; single-player games will function normally.

Blu-ray, DVD, OnDemand, and downloadable arrivals for animated anthology based on Bungie's sci-fi shooter series pushed back a week.