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It is the end of an era. Sometime in the early hours of tomorrow morning, Microsoft will shut down the servers and the original Master Chief will throw his last frag online. It was first announced back in February that Microsoft would be pulling its support of the original Xbox Live to make way for improvements to the new XBL service, and tonight is the last chance to play your favorite original Xbox Live games like Halo 2 and… well probably… Read More

Microsoft has announced it will be discontinuing Xbox Live support for online components of Xbox v1 games effective April 15. The company says it is working to continue the evolution of the Xbox Live service, and that finally means doing something that will make the service incompatible with original Xbox v1 games. For the fans of Master Chief and his arsenal of explosive devices, that means online game play for Halo 2 will be going away.… Read More

“How big is “Halo 2″? Gary Cooper, an analyst for Banc of America Securities, expects the game to sell upwards to 3.5 million copies by Dec. 31. In an October note to investors, Cooper said the release of “Halo 2″ could be “the event of the year” — despite the fact that “Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas” is likely to sell more total copies. How big is “Halo 2″? When the clock… Read More