Halo's Price Drop For Xbox, GameSpy Hookup For PC

Thanks to GamerFeed for the news that Bungie's Xbox FPS, Halo, has dropped in price to $29.99 effective immediately, but "is not a Platinum Hit", one of the many fruitless rumors which started after a fan-made 'TV commercial' and subsequent confusion had sites falsely reporting on Halo 2's early release. Meanwhile, GameSpy has announced a partnership with Microsoft to provide "online matchmaking, community, administrative and networking functionalities" for Microsoft's PC games over multiple years, including the just-released Windows version of Halo.

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Here come the gripes

[VividU]

Halo:

- It was supposed to be on my precious Apple :(
- I don't get what the big deal is :(
- The levels suck :(
- Bungie sold out :(
- It's made by M$ so it must suck, right? :(
- Could you image how cool it would have been if they released it as originally intended :(

BOO-HOO !!!

Meanwhile (in the real world)...Halo continues to remain the best console FPS to date. It's a truly awsome & artistic game. The graphics, sound, music, story, gameplay, multiplayer all excel. Its main fault? Some repetitive levels near the end of the game.

And Halo2? Check out the preview videos. Imagine it on Xbox Live. It's gonna be great.

Microsoft Game Studios is aquiring quite the reputation.

Re:Here come the gripes

[aftk2]

And, of course, Halo and KOTOR are no longer exclusive to the Xbox. So that means the $179 paperweight near your TV is good for what, exactly?

For playing Project Gotham Racing 2, Top Spin, Sudeki, BC, Halo 2, Jade Empire and Fable? (Off the top of my head).

Re:Here come the gripes

[Have Blue]

One game does not make a game studio.

Correct. The Marathon and Myth series had already made the studio.