So Long and Thanks for Halo 2, Xbox LIVE

So Long and Thanks for Halo 2, Xbox LIVE
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April 20, 2010
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* So Long and Thanks for Halo 2, Xbox LIVE

Microsoft formally shutters Xbox LIVE for the original Xbox,
closing the online book for games like Halo 2 and Star Wars:
Battlefront 2 permanently.
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- Matt Peckham, PCWorld

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