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'''''Halo PC''''' refers to the version of ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' built for home computers. It was released on September 30 and December 14, 2003 by [[Gearbox Software]] and [[wikipedia:Westlake Interactive|Westlake Interactive]] respectively. A [[Halo: Combat Evolved Trial|demo]] was also released before the PC version. The game demos and videos that were included in the Xbox version were removed from the PC version. | '''''Halo PC''''' refers to the version of ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' built for home computers. It was released on September 30 and December 14, 2003 by [[Gearbox Software]] and [[wikipedia:Westlake Interactive|Westlake Interactive]] respectively. A [[Halo: Combat Evolved Trial|demo]] was also released before the PC version. The game demos and videos that were included in the Xbox version were removed from the PC version. | ||
To | To complement the release of ''Halo PC'', a standalone, multiplayer-only [[Halo Custom Edition|custom edition]] for modding purposes was released on March 15, 2004 by Gearbox Software. ''Halo PC'' was one of the most popular online shooters played until November 2004 before ''Halo 2'' was released. | ||
== Features == | == Features == | ||
''Halo PC'', for the most part, plays exactly like its Xbox version. As a computer-port, the PC version lacks the ability to play splitscreen in multiplayer and cooperative-play in campaign. It does, however, contained several new features, namely the ability to browse the multiplayer lobby for online matches, direct connection to server via [[wikipedia:IP address|IP address]] and the ability to run the game in "Safe Mode" (for computers that do not meet the PC requirements). | ''Halo PC'', for the most part, plays exactly like its Xbox version. As a computer-port, the PC version lacks the ability to play splitscreen in multiplayer and cooperative-play in campaign. It does, however, contained several new features, namely the ability to browse the multiplayer lobby for online matches, direct connection to server via [[wikipedia:IP address|IP address]] and the ability to run the game in "Safe Mode" (for computers that do not meet the PC requirements). | ||
The game comes with several exclusive multiplayer additions such as the six new multiplayer maps which are [[Timberland]], [[Death Island]], [[Gephyrophobia]], [[Danger Canyon]], [[Ice Fields]] and [[Infinity]], discarded weapons from the Xbox version which are the [[Type-33 Light Anti-Armor Weapon|Fuel Rod Gun]] and [[M7057/Defoliant Projector|Flamethrower]] and vehicles such as the [[Type-26 Ground Support Aircraft|Banshees]] and [[M12A1 Light Anti-Armor Vehicle|Rocket Warthog]]. | The game comes with several exclusive multiplayer additions such as the six new multiplayer maps which are [[Timberland]], [[Death Island]], [[Gephyrophobia]], [[Danger Canyon]], [[Ice Fields]] and [[Infinity]], discarded weapons from the Xbox version which are the [[Type-33 Light Anti-Armor Weapon|Fuel Rod Gun]] and [[M7057/Defoliant Projector|Flamethrower]] and vehicles such as the [[Type-26 Ground Support Aircraft|Banshees]] and [[M12A1 Light Anti-Armor Vehicle|Rocket Warthog]]. | ||
In April 2014, it was announced that the multiplayer lobby services of ''Halo PC'' and ''Halo Custom Edition'' would be rendered unusable by 31st May 2014 with the shutdown of GameSpy's multiplayer servers.<ref name="gamespy">[http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-04-04-gamespy-servers-to-shut-down-next-month '''Eurogamer''': ''GameSpy servers to shut down next month'']</ref> Shortly after this, the hosting service GameRanger announced it would continue to host the game servers while Bungie and a group of fans volunteered to release a patch for the game, including a number of bug fixes and updates to the game's content.<ref>[http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-05-12-bungie-to-update-halo-pc-with-server-fix '''Eurogamer''': ''Bungie to update Halo PC with GameSpy server fix'']</ref> | |||
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