2004 (real world)
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This article is about the real world year. For the in-universe year, see 2004. |
2004 is the year Halo 2 was released.
EventsEdit
UnknownEdit
- Bungie officially confirms the development of the Halo film.
JanuaryEdit
January
- Microsoft conducts an internal Alpha test of Halo 2's multiplayer to test the performance of the network architecture over Xbox LIVE.[1]
MarchEdit
March 15
- Halo Custom Edition is released.
AprilEdit
April 27
- Microsoft purchases the domain names "halo2.com" and "halo3.com". "halo3.com" was initially held under the name "Trout & Zimmer" until switching over to Microsoft Corporation after Halo 3's formal announcement.[2]
MayEdit
May 10–13
- A multiplayer demo is showcased at E3 2004.
May 11
OctoberEdit
October
- The Halo 2 theatrical trailer is released.
October 15
- halo2.com is relaunched with a Covenant theme by AKQA.
NovemberEdit
November 4
- Halopedia was created and thus began many years of editing and community.
November 9
- Halo 2 was released in the US and Canada.
- The Art of Halo was released.
- Halo 2: The Official Strategy Guide was released.
November 11
- Halo 2 is released in Europe.
November 17
- Halo 2 Auto-Update 1 is released.[4]
SourcesEdit
- ^ IGN, E3 2004: HALO 2 Q&A (Retrieved on May 11, 2005) [archive]
- ^ Fusible, Will Microsoft broker a deal for the domain name Halo4.com? (Retrieved on Feb 28, 2021) [archive]
- ^ halo.bungie.org, Halo2.com Goes Live (Retrieved on May 20, 2005) [archive]
- ^ Bungie.net, Halo 2 AutoUpdate Released (Retrieved on Jun 1, 2020) [archive]
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