A long-forgotten piece ofHalohistory is officially coming back, and will be playable for the first time in the franchise’s history to celebrateHalo 2’s 20th anniversary.Back in 2003, following the release of the wildly successfulHalo: Combat Evolvedin 2001, expectations were high for bothMicrosoftand Halo developer Bungie.At E3 2023, Bungie showed offan extended gameplay segment ofHalo 2and the rest is history, as the hype the showcase generated would doubtlessly end up being part of the reason thatHalo 2would go on to become the best-selling game in the original Xbox’s library with over 8 million copies sold.AdvertFunny thing about thatHalo 2E3 conference though; none of what was shown off actually made it into the game.That demo build, the mission itself and even the engine it used never actually ended up being used in the full release of the game, although the mission itself obviously resembles a couple of other missions that ended up being featured inHalo 2’s campaign.Well, thanks to the team at Halo Studios and some extremely talented modders, the E3 build ofHalo 2has been recovered and remade inHalo: The Master Chief Collection.As Danielle Partison the Xbox Wire blog explains, this was no easy task.Advert“Several snags with technology have kept this demo locked away for many years, however, thanks to the work of the Digsite data archaeology archive and valiant efforts from the wider Halo community, the original assets and files were able to be recovered. But it wasn’t all smooth sailing from there either – the demo was built in a version of the Halo engine that no longer exists, and the assets were not compatible with any other existing versions of Halo 2.”If you’re curious about trying it out for yourself, it sounds like the Halo 2 E3 build will be exclusive to the Steam version ofHalo: The Master Chief Collection,and will be dropping at the end of the week on the 9th of November (which is, as you might have guessed, Halo 2’s birthday).Featured Image Credit: MicrosoftTopics:Halo,Bungie,Microsoft,Xbox
A long-forgotten piece ofHalohistory is officially coming back, and will be playable for the first time in the franchise’s history to celebrateHalo 2’s 20th anniversary.Back in 2003, following the release of the wildly successfulHalo: Combat Evolvedin 2001, expectations were high for bothMicrosoftand Halo developer Bungie.At E3 2023, Bungie showed offan extended gameplay segment ofHalo 2and the rest is history, as the hype the showcase generated would doubtlessly end up being part of the reason thatHalo 2would go on to become the best-selling game in the original Xbox’s library with over 8 million copies sold.AdvertFunny thing about thatHalo 2E3 conference though; none of what was shown off actually made it into the game.That demo build, the mission itself and even the engine it used never actually ended up being used in the full release of the game, although the mission itself obviously resembles a couple of other missions that ended up being featured inHalo 2’s campaign.Well, thanks to the team at Halo Studios and some extremely talented modders, the E3 build ofHalo 2has been recovered and remade inHalo: The Master Chief Collection.As Danielle Partison the Xbox Wire blog explains, this was no easy task.Advert“Several snags with technology have kept this demo locked away for many years, however, thanks to the work of the Digsite data archaeology archive and valiant efforts from the wider Halo community, the original assets and files were able to be recovered. But it wasn’t all smooth sailing from there either – the demo was built in a version of the Halo engine that no longer exists, and the assets were not compatible with any other existing versions of Halo 2.”If you’re curious about trying it out for yourself, it sounds like the Halo 2 E3 build will be exclusive to the Steam version ofHalo: The Master Chief Collection,and will be dropping at the end of the week on the 9th of November (which is, as you might have guessed, Halo 2’s birthday).Featured Image Credit: MicrosoftTopics:Halo,Bungie,Microsoft,Xbox
A long-forgotten piece ofHalohistory is officially coming back, and will be playable for the first time in the franchise’s history to celebrateHalo 2’s 20th anniversary.Back in 2003, following the release of the wildly successfulHalo: Combat Evolvedin 2001, expectations were high for bothMicrosoftand Halo developer Bungie.At E3 2023, Bungie showed offan extended gameplay segment ofHalo 2and the rest is history, as the hype the showcase generated would doubtlessly end up being part of the reason thatHalo 2would go on to become the best-selling game in the original Xbox’s library with over 8 million copies sold.AdvertFunny thing about thatHalo 2E3 conference though; none of what was shown off actually made it into the game.That demo build, the mission itself and even the engine it used never actually ended up being used in the full release of the game, although the mission itself obviously resembles a couple of other missions that ended up being featured inHalo 2’s campaign.Well, thanks to the team at Halo Studios and some extremely talented modders, the E3 build ofHalo 2has been recovered and remade inHalo: The Master Chief Collection.As Danielle Partison the Xbox Wire blog explains, this was no easy task.Advert“Several snags with technology have kept this demo locked away for many years, however, thanks to the work of the Digsite data archaeology archive and valiant efforts from the wider Halo community, the original assets and files were able to be recovered. But it wasn’t all smooth sailing from there either – the demo was built in a version of the Halo engine that no longer exists, and the assets were not compatible with any other existing versions of Halo 2.”If you’re curious about trying it out for yourself, it sounds like the Halo 2 E3 build will be exclusive to the Steam version ofHalo: The Master Chief Collection,and will be dropping at the end of the week on the 9th of November (which is, as you might have guessed, Halo 2’s birthday).
A long-forgotten piece ofHalohistory is officially coming back, and will be playable for the first time in the franchise’s history to celebrateHalo 2’s 20th anniversary.
Back in 2003, following the release of the wildly successfulHalo: Combat Evolvedin 2001, expectations were high for bothMicrosoftand Halo developer Bungie.
At E3 2023, Bungie showed offan extended gameplay segment ofHalo 2and the rest is history, as the hype the showcase generated would doubtlessly end up being part of the reason thatHalo 2would go on to become the best-selling game in the original Xbox’s library with over 8 million copies sold.
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Funny thing about thatHalo 2E3 conference though; none of what was shown off actually made it into the game.
That demo build, the mission itself and even the engine it used never actually ended up being used in the full release of the game, although the mission itself obviously resembles a couple of other missions that ended up being featured inHalo 2’s campaign.
Well, thanks to the team at Halo Studios and some extremely talented modders, the E3 build ofHalo 2has been recovered and remade inHalo: The Master Chief Collection.
As Danielle Partison the Xbox Wire blog explains, this was no easy task.
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“Several snags with technology have kept this demo locked away for many years, however, thanks to the work of the Digsite data archaeology archive and valiant efforts from the wider Halo community, the original assets and files were able to be recovered. But it wasn’t all smooth sailing from there either – the demo was built in a version of the Halo engine that no longer exists, and the assets were not compatible with any other existing versions of Halo 2.”
If you’re curious about trying it out for yourself, it sounds like the Halo 2 E3 build will be exclusive to the Steam version ofHalo: The Master Chief Collection,and will be dropping at the end of the week on the 9th of November (which is, as you might have guessed, Halo 2’s birthday).
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