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Happy birthdays beget new news As Halo 2's 20th anniversary passes us by, so does a bunch of press coverage. Halo Studios has been celebrating in Infinite, in MCC, and on Waypoint, but among the press recollections there were two I found worth a read.
On IGN, Ryan McCaffrey has his remembrances of reviewing the game at Bungie, and Max Hoberman shares some details on map development.
Rolling Stone has an interview with Robert and Lorraine McLees that touches on the origins of the Flood, Lorraine's efforts to make Chief a focus of marketing Halo 2, and more.
Playable Halo 2 E3 2003 demo released In a joint effort with Halo Studios and marking Halo 2's 20th anniversary, Digsite has released a playable restoration of the game's E3 2003 demo, for MCC PC. Not sure how off-script you can go to tackle things in different ways, but multiple playthroughs are already up on YouTube, such as the one below, and the mod includes a 'Playground' version of the level which allows free roaming of the city. There's also co-op support. All in all, seems like an impressive job and a must-have for any Halo 2 fan! Thanks, MangoOfDoom.
Original Halo Trilogy soundtracks coming to vinyl in 2025 Polygon reports that the soundtracks to the first three games (minus the licensed tracks of 2, sorry Breaking Benjamin fans) are coming to vinyl, either a la carte or in a monster eight-LP box set. I don't have a turntable, but the new cover art by longtime concept artist Isaac Hannaford is a nice touch. (fuchsdh 20:45:58 UTC) (permalink)