Gamespot Newsletter

[Cortexian]

Hey, I'm signed up to the Gamespot PC newsletter for the occasional information release. They released some new info on Halo 2 Vista, and they have the release date set for May 8th 2007.

http://www.gamespot.com/pc/action/halo2/news.html?sid=6166892&mode=previews&tag=nl.e579

I'm not sure how valid it is.

[Mr Buckshot]

I've found gamespot to be quite reliable so far. If they have mistakes in their articles/reviews, they always remove them and state that in an "editor's note."

[Cortexian]

Here is some interesting Information:



One advantage of this system is that players can use the official map editor that ships with Halo 2 to easily create and share maps. The map editor is the major--and pretty much only--new feature to appear in the PC version, and it's based on the level editor that Bungie used to create the game. Using the map editor, you can create custom levels and even unique gameplay modes. Clowes showed us a huge soccer stadium that she built, with a giant metal ball that served as a "flag." The goal for each team is to "score" by moving the ball into the opposing goal, but the trick is that the ball is so large it can only be moved by being nudged by vehicles. Toss in weapons such as the rocket launcher, and you essentially have combat soccer. And the cool feature is that once you're done, players can automatically download your map when they connect to the server.


Hole rip off batman!
http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?pg=3&fid=239

Anyways, the download on connect will be a nice feature to have! I hope they have a way to limit it though (for testing and such).

[[MT]Slayer]

Cool! Thats like less than 2 months. Which is nearby, 7 6/7 weeks. Meh.

[Cortexian]

59 days. Someone make a countdown thing.

[Hotrod]

I don't think that the release date is true because Bungie didn't officially declare one yet. That means that any release date that's said on sites are just speculation until Bungie says the actual date.

[Agamemnon]

Nothing is official until Microsoft/Hired Gun/Bungie says something about the release date.

[Cortexian]

I know, but you guys relize that company's and big popular web sites get information before us right? I'm not saying it's accurate, but its something to go on.

[Agamemnon]

True enough, but these big sites are posting info that they are getting from sources they themselves aren't even sure of it being 100% accurate. Why, just a few months ago they had a different release date and so on and so forth. They just go with what they have.

[Cortexian]

It was April 29th until a week ago, so I understand, but its as good of a release date as any imo.

[Agamemnon]

Especially when Bungie isn't giving out any more info nowadays.

It's safe to say that it will be out in the next one to three months.

[Con]

I'm rather pleased about the fact that maps download to your computer when you join the server. That's one of the reasons I don't download maps often. I would rather play in another server than close Halo, download a map, start up Halo again, and hope the server's still there. Chances are that I'll be out of mood after waiting for a download to finish.

EDIT: When they say the ball acts as a flag, and you have to push it into a zone to score, how's that work exactly? I'm not an expert on h2, but doesn't the play have to be holding the flag to score? So the flag in the middle must be neutral, and cannot be picked up...and there are score zones placed?

[Stealth]

Some one over at Bungie's forums pointed this out, and I'll believe it when Bungie opens the Horse's mouth.

[Kornman00]

You'd think they'd do it on the 7th at least, which makes me really skeptical about this date...

[Limited]

7/7/07

thats like july isnt it?

fuk waiting till july, im sure some thing special will go down on 7/7/07 though, :O maybe halo film trailer releasE???!?

[someone]

Nothing is official until Microsoft/Hired Gun/Bungie says something about the release date.
It is official, because of the little thing that hired gun's leader mentioned at the end of this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQycmO445Xc

[Cortexian]

All Clowes said was "First Half of 2007".

[someone]

Yeah, but the first half of the year ends in May.

[Agamemnon]

The first half ends in June.

[someone]

The first half ends in June.
Oh, sry my bad:o

[Stealth]

Ya, Someone, check back to your math skills, the first half ends right after june ends, like with in 1 hour. in fact...
COUNTDOWN TO HALO 2 VISTA! (http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=10278910) - Bungie Jumping
I chewed him out abit, and he still didn't learn.


Stores are required to have a release date, to pre-order and pre-sell an item. The thing is, they don't have to have one to make one of their own up.
lol, Masterz speaks the truth.
but any ways, this topic has been talked about before...
GameStop Advertising Halo 2 Vista (http://www.h2vista.net/forums/showthread.php?t=905)
DaBillyBob
A good bit of insight on H2V's release (http://www.h2vista.net/forums/showthread.php?t=929)
Zeph
Halo 2 Vista Realse Date,Halo 2 Cover, and other info gathered from ign (http://www.h2vista.net/forums/showthread.php?t=1113) bfett9
a Quick idea on when H2V may be released. (http://www.h2vista.net/forums/showthread.php?t=851) Stealth

and I bet there is many more in other forums, but the point is, H2V is planed to come out in Q2, and I'm thinking it's going to be late Q2, maybe even the very start of Q3, but some where with in Q2 and the first 5 days of Q3.

[Cortexian]

May 8th.

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