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Subject: HALO 2 VISTA "A practical joke gone too far
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[Edited on 04.02.2007 4:05 AM PDT]

  • 04.01.2007 1:26 AM PDT
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Heh, happy to see there is some sense of humor on the side of PC gamers too.^^ Though I didn't fall onto the trap.

  • 04.01.2007 2:20 AM PDT
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Posted by: Reaver225
Thread found in the depths of the forum indicates Halo 2 only being released on Vista was a huge setup for an April fools joke. In fact, they planned an XP release all along it now appears.

Frankie wrote:
We didn't expect people to take it so seriously. Man, this is going to be so freakin' sweet! Seriously, H2V? That name we came up with when we saw the HDTV and looked at it sideways. But heh, it's fun to screw around with the PC guys, right?


The link says it's false, and the practical jokes has to be false or otherwise -blam!- bungie, all the -blam!- they put us through, I'll just play CSS.

  • 04.01.2007 2:46 AM PDT
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At least you tryied :P

  • 04.01.2007 3:34 AM PDT
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Yes, I am a hypocrite, and I'm sorry. I really do mean well, but I'm not running on all cylinders.

Everytime someone buys a copy of Halo 2 Vista, a puppy dies.

Aaaaaaaaahahahhaa! Awesome :P Happy April 1 Reaver

  • 04.01.2007 3:35 AM PDT
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Posted by: Reaver225
Thread found in the depths of the forum indicates Halo 2 only being released on Vista was a huge setup for an April fools joke. In fact, they planned an XP release all along it now appears.

Frankie wrote:
We didn't expect people to take it so seriously. Man, this is going to be so freakin' sweet! Seriously, H2V? That name we came up with when we saw the HDTV and looked at it sideways. But heh, it's fun to screw around with the PC guys, right?
Race your shadow off the bottom of a cliff, Frankie, we find it easily as amusing to screw with you.

[Edited on 04.01.2007 12:04 PM PDT]

  • 04.01.2007 6:04 AM PDT
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I'm afraid it is still H2V. Not that I ever call it H2V, I call it H2PC. I mean, we didn't call HPC something like H2000/XP-PC did we? ;)

If it were a joke, the joke would only be on them for ruining their marketing and destroying game sales. ;)

  • 04.01.2007 7:32 AM PDT
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Sorry but google's is better. :P

  • 04.01.2007 8:37 AM PDT
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This honestly isn't funny. Their support (or lack there of) for us PC gamers is really starting to get on my nerves.

  • 04.01.2007 12:05 PM PDT
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Oh, come on, where's your sense of humour? Microsoft and Bungie spending millions on advertising campaigns all for a massive April fools joke?

EDIT: Aw, they took down the link. Guess it's been called off then,

[Edited on 04.01.2007 12:08 PM PDT]

  • 04.01.2007 12:08 PM PDT
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Posted by: Master Kim
This honestly isn't funny. Their support (or lack there of) for us PC gamers is really starting to get on my nerves.


Just starting? I've been pissed at them for a long ass time, and this is not funny at all I'll seriously be pissed if this is true.

[Edited on 04.01.2007 12:14 PM PDT]

  • 04.01.2007 12:13 PM PDT
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It's true. C'mon, would I risk my MAW reptuation on something as dumb as this? Check the links at the bottom of the Pimps at Sea thing.


My April fools joke WAS going to be about the RPG movie tie in with the Pimps at Sea thing (Role Pimping Game) for the PC, but frankly seeing that the whole H2V thing was an April Fools joke by Bungie on PC gamers was too good to pass up.

  • 04.01.2007 2:51 PM PDT
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So, does thia mean its not coming to Vista? I'm confused...

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If you want support for your Halo games, try buying an xbox.

  • 04.01.2007 4:22 PM PDT
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Posted by: brianv
If you want support for your Halo games, try buying an xbox.

I'll pretend you never posted that...

  • 04.01.2007 4:34 PM PDT
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Posted by: brianv
If you want support for your Halo games, try buying an xbox.

I'll pretend you never posted that...
He's dead right, though.

  • 04.01.2007 4:37 PM PDT

What it is.

*If it didn't come from Hired Gun, then it isn't true."

  • 04.01.2007 4:40 PM PDT
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Posted by: kyur4thich11
*If it didn't come from Hired Gun, then it isn't true."

Or bungie.

  • 04.01.2007 5:10 PM PDT

What it is.

Well see, Bungie isn't developing the game. And whenever someone else says something about, for say Halo 3, and it's not from Bungie(or they haven't said it) then it isn't true. So basically it's the other way around.

  • 04.01.2007 5:22 PM PDT

Posted by: brianv
If you want support for your Halo games, try buying an xbox.


Sir, ur right-ness is astonishing

  • 04.01.2007 7:53 PM PDT
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Posted by: Reaver225
Oh, come on, where's your sense of humour? Microsoft and Bungie spending millions on advertising campaigns all for a massive April fools joke?

EDIT: Aw, they took down the link. Guess it's been called off then,

I didn't get a chance to see it. D:

Does anyone have a transcript or screencap?

What forum was it posted in?

  • 04.01.2007 9:35 PM PDT
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Zanzibar.

  • 04.01.2007 9:40 PM PDT
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so is it or is it not going to be on windows vista, I seriously hope its not on vista, seeing how I don't own vista and i want to get H2, so tell me, is this just one big april fools joke or was the thread that said that it was an april fools joke "The april fools joke".

  • 04.02.2007 11:07 PM PDT
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Posted by: SU_Caboose
so is it or is it not going to be on windows vista, I seriously hope its not on vista, seeing how I don't own vista and i want to get H2, so tell me, is this just one big april fools joke or was the thread that said that it was an april fools joke "The april fools joke".


You got it. All the previews in magazines and articles on web pages and information posted for the past gawd knows how long, its all been leading up to this point. I bet everyone feels a bit silly now. Vista only! Pfffft. Whatever :p

(In case ANYONE thinks about it.... im not being serious...)

  • 04.03.2007 5:26 AM PDT