Steffen_Shook February 8, 2010 Xbox 360 22 views Comments Print This Post  Email This Post

Last week Microsoft announced they were going to be discontinuing the original Xbox Live service as of April 15th, this Spring. Those that used the service back in the day likely played a round or two of Halo 2, the most popular Xbox Live game for a long time. Well Bungie is not one to forget their fans, new or old, and on their official blog is pledging fans to play Halo 2 on April 14th for one last send-off of the game that helped launch Xbox Live.

“We’re all saddened at the realization that an era is coming to an end but looking back, we’re incredibly fortunate to have had such a great run and such strong support from our fans. Halo 2 has been at or near the top of the Xbox LIVE charts for original games since it launched over five years ago. We’re extremely thankful to everyone who has played, enjoyed and supported Halo 2 over Xbox LIVE. We’ve had some great fun together, including far too many humpday losses to even recount.

That said, mark your calendars now – on April 14th let’s all rally to go online for one last hoorah. One final farewell and one final opportunity for all of you to kick our asses at Halo 2.”