2005

2005 was a fairly quiet year in terms of Halo, with no new titles announced or released.

Halo Universe events

 * November: Dr. Jonas Volman, the author of The Castaway Theory, goes missing.

Real world events

 * Edgeworks Entertainment is founded.
 * February 9: The first episode of The Codex machinima series is released.
 * April 25: The Bonus Map Pack and Killtacular Pack for Halo 2 are released.
 * May 12: The Xbox 360 console is officially announced.
 * July 5: The Maptacular Pack for Halo 2 is released.
 * August: Cody Miller sets the record for Halo 2 campaign completion with a time of 3 hours, 17 minutes and 50 seconds without a single in-game death.
 * December 29: Dead or Alive 4 is released in the US.