GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Halo 2's iconic E3 2003 demo, much of which did not appear in the final game when it launched a year later, will finally be playable next week via ...

Ari Notis (he/him) is a guides editor at Polygon, where he writes, edits, and shepherds service-oriented articles about the biggest games du jour. He previously worked at Kotaku. The demo showed ...

Halo Infinite’s latest major update introduces classic Halo 2 maps to the game and a third-person mode, among other features. Operation: Great Journey drops today, four days ahead of Halo 2’s 20th ...

Back in 2003, before Halo 2 launched, Bungie showcased a gameplay ... he was a “one-man army” and helped improve the demo’s art, scripts, and more. Then other modders, including Ludus ...

Publisher Xbox Game Studios and developer Halo Studios will release the Halo 2 demo showcased at E3 2003, which never made it into the final version of the game, for the PC (Steam) version of Halo ...

The demo is best known for being an enormous hit when the vide0 for it debuted at the expo, but very little of it made it into the final release due to technological constraints. Similar obstacles ...

On November 9, Halo 2 turns 20. The Halo Infinite team is celebrating by dropping some classic Halo 2 maps into the current shooter by way of the Delta Arena playlist. Included in the playlist are ...

With the 20th anniversary of Halo 2 arriving November 9, you might be looking to replay this original Xbox classic to bask in the glow of ‘00s nostalgia. Fortunately, that’s an easy task by ...

Now, just in time for the 20th anniversary of the most important entry in the series, Infinite is adding some faithful recreations of Halo 2’s best maps alongside some brand-new features to ...

The demo for Halo 2 shown during E3 2003 was one of the biggest and most iconic pieces of marketing for Bungie's beloved Xbox shooter, but since its engine was scrapped, it never got a public release.

You’ve reached your account maximum for followed topics. A new update for Halo Infinite adds several classic Halo 2 maps and the new MA5K Avenger weapon. A new third-person mode has also been ...

That sense of wonder was captured in a single moment in 2003 when Xbox and Bungie offered a first look at Halo 2 through an unforgettable E3 demo. While Halo 2 is an all-time classic, the contents ...