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Subject: new August 24 relese info that not many have seen
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Posted by: triggerhappy336
Posted by: Silver Spartan
* The blog, which was created by Microsoft/Bungie indicates that something extremely important will happen on this date, something on the same level as other major historical events. [color=red] That could be many things [/color]
* The date 11+09+04 if added to create a sum is the number 24.
* From August 24th to November 9th there are 11 weeks, which of course are 7 days a piece. The SPARTAN number for John, Master Chief is 117. [color=red] Interesting, but I think thats a coincidence.[/color]
* The game has been tested in alpha/beta stages for the past year, sufficiently long enough to collect enough data for a release, especially based on the excessive in-house testing that has occurred at Bungie over the last two months. [color=red] Last I heard beta wasn't even done yet. Not to mention the beta hasn't been going on that long even if it is done. [/color]
* The game recently acquired its international and ESRB ratings, something that happens usually right before or after a game goes gold, not three months in advance. [color=red] Could happen anytime as long as they have a near finished game, which means they still could need wall textures etc.[/color]
* Recovering from the "delays" which have plagued the game, it would justly serve the fanbase for an early release. [color=red] That's true[/color]
* It would remove Halo 2 competition from other potential great games to be released in Fall/Winter, which would intern benefit Microsoft. [color=red] The only game threat left in that time frame is Doom 3 which isn't going to take away many sales. [/color]
* The game was 90% complete during E3, in May. We are now three months off that date. Frank, has already said he has played through a near-complete campaign build of the game. Complete enough to be rated by the ESRB and foreign rating firms. This would indicate a game just shy of gold. [color=red] Yes, but they also said the last 10% will take the longest. [/color]
* It's the only modern game which could successfully survive and still exceed profoundly in sales with a "stealth release." [color=red] Thats not really a fact.[/color]
* It's a sure thing. With copies already on hold at every electronic gaming outlet, there's no need for a pre-emptive marketing ploy. Just like the ARG/blog, marketing can occur word-of-mouth with a game like this and still be successful. [color=red] i won't disagree with this.[/color]
* A stealth release would only secure even more of a spotlight, being that its the only one done within recent history and its being done with the most anticipated second-generation game ever. It would demand media attention just due to the covert nature of the release. [color=red] Halo 2 will get a spotlight no matter when it is released, stealth or not.[/color]
* A two-week, fourteen-day media blitz (from 08/10 to 08/24) would be much more affordable for Microsoft in promoting the game then a drawn out, five-month promotion ring for a game to be a top-seller for Christmas.
* The original "Fall" release date for the game was September 1st, before the Bungie marketing campaign at E3 2004 set an "official" release date as November 9th. The previous date is less then a week from the date in question and is closer to the original, estimated date of March - June which was set by Microsoft, based on information gathered from Bungie on the date by which they would consider the game ready to ship back in 2003.[color=red]There was no original release, Bungie never made an release date before November 9th [/color]
* Bungie has not denied this as of yet. With the rampant information, it would only negatively reflect against their marketing scheme by promoting a countdown to something apparently this significantly. With thousands of fans, all over the world, now expecting this, it would behoove Bungie to allow it to be perpetuated without some sort of rebuttal simply restating the release date. [color=red] Of course Bungie won't deny anything. This whole thing is to jack up the hype.[/color]
* Recent webcams have indicated that the entire staff seems to be involved in a daily meeting with men dressed in business suits. This has only started happening within the last week, indicating a drastic change in pace from their frantic activities of the "crunch-time-weeks" just prior. [color=red] Which defeats your point. If Bungie was going gold, they wouldn't be playing Halo 2, they would be textureing surfaces, fixing bugs, not lying around playing the game.[/color]
* The date is a Tuesday, which is the normal date a video game ships.


Not so much that I think everything is wrong, I'm just trying to point out both sides of the issue.

but what if it already went gold. then they would really have nothing to do but sit around and play it

  • 08.03.2004 12:43 PM PDT
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Posted by: ONEZEON
Posted by: Silver Spartan
trust me it will u should all believe me if u do not i am going to laugh at your ass



lol i hope you do (means your right)
but dont blame me/others if they say i told you so


i know u all will be laughing at me if i am wrond but i am not cause i can see the future

  • 08.03.2004 12:44 PM PDT
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Posted by: Silver Spartan
Posted by: ONEZEON
Posted by: Silver Spartan
trust me it will u should all believe me if u do not i am going to laugh at your ass



lol i hope you do (means your right)
but dont blame me/others if they say i told you so


i know u all will be laughing at me if i am wrond but i am not cause i can see the future



errrrrr ok

thank god for the 24th then

i booking days off so if your wrong i want my full pay payed by you :))

[Edited on 8/3/2004 12:45:39 PM]

  • 08.03.2004 12:45 PM PDT
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yea, hes not god

  • 08.03.2004 12:45 PM PDT
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I mean come on guys... atleast he is trying all you guys ever do when something leads to it is blow the idea away.... or just say its wrong... you need to shut your mouth. and let the people who believe or at least try to do something to help the community talk about it

[Edited on 8/3/2004 12:48:29 PM]

  • 08.03.2004 12:48 PM PDT
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how long have we all been -blam!-in?!?

  • 08.03.2004 12:48 PM PDT
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Posted by: UnholyBurger
I mean come on guys... atleast he is trying all you guys ever do when something leads to it is blow the idea away.... or just say its wrong... you need to shut your mouth. and let the people who believe or at least try to do something to help the community talk about it



ME ??????

im saying i just think its nov but i really hope he is right

so what are you on about ???

  • 08.03.2004 12:49 PM PDT
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I wasent pointing specific people out! and did I say your name?

  • 08.03.2004 12:51 PM PDT
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Posted by: UnholyBurger
I wasent pointing specific people out! and did I say your name?


i felt your angry voice in my ear :)

  • 08.03.2004 12:52 PM PDT
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thanks for not saying this is right you are wrong so you don't get flamed also very compeling evidence i think they should anounce it only a day or 2 before it comes out though sort of like end of the press confrince" Oh yea by the way Halo 2 comes out tomorrow. Bye"

  • 08.03.2004 12:54 PM PDT
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Posted by: justlazy
thanks for not saying this is right you are wrong so you don't get flamed also very compeling evidence i think they should anounce it only a day or 2 before it comes out though sort of like end of the press confrince" Oh yea by the way Halo 2 comes out tomorrow. Bye"

y would it come out tomarrow

  • 08.03.2004 1:10 PM PDT
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It would remove Halo 2 competition from other potential great games to be released in Fall/Winter, which would intern benefit Microsoft.[color=red] The only game threat left in that time frame is Doom 3 which isn't going to take away many sales.[/color]

Your proof of what he is saying. How bout fable, forza motorsport, Prince of Persia ? all big name games that no body will buy because they want there halo.And then there are the other system games. Doom 3 won't take away any sales compared to GTA:SA.

Also with an early release they get a few months lead over everyone else. Instead of selling a million copies in november/december, M$ sells a million copies and then sells maybe another 100,000 copies. this happend to Max payn 2. True crime came out earlier and sold alot more then Max payne did.

  • 08.03.2004 1:12 PM PDT

It was a cold day near the southern base in Blood Gulch. Cortana and I were relaxing over a game of Go Fish, WHEN OUT OF NO WHERE 700 BANSHEES CAME FLYING IN!!! I GRABED MY SPARTAN LASER AND LET HELL REIGN DOWN UPON THEM. I HOPPED IN THE NEAREST WARTHOG AND TOLD CORTANA TO GET IN.

Ok. I really want this to be true but currently don't beleive it. I want it to be true more then you know, however. I really hope to god I'm wrong about not beleiveing. Probve me wrong, Bungie. Prove me wrong. *begins to weep hystrically*

I also want this to be true bacause then Halo 2 wont be released on a mother -blam!- school day!

[Edited on 8/3/2004 1:17:26 PM]

  • 08.03.2004 1:16 PM PDT
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another thing disproving the early release theory is the fact that they are still taking preorders for the LE edition. The LE edition is only available to those who preorder Halo 2 and they would need a good cut off time about a month ahead of ship date to get all the manufactoring orders through.

  • 08.03.2004 1:18 PM PDT
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that is y they might be relelsing it on the 24

  • 08.03.2004 1:19 PM PDT
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more like 10 days to get them made and get them to the retailers

  • 08.03.2004 1:20 PM PDT
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Posted by: focused7
another thing disproving the early release theory is the fact that they are still taking preorders for the LE edition. The LE edition is only available to those who preorder Halo 2 and they would need a good cut off time about a month ahead of ship date to get all the manufactoring orders through.

if they already have a mold and stuff for the tin case then that won't take long and the games are real fast to burn so it will be stoped liek 10 days before

  • 08.03.2004 1:21 PM PDT
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LoL 10 days yeah right. trust me buddy lead times are a little longer than that. our minumum lead time here is 4 weeks.

  • 08.03.2004 1:22 PM PDT
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ok i hope your right

but these how long this will take dates are not correct

i dont know and you dont know

  • 08.03.2004 1:23 PM PDT
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Posted by: jshine77
Thanks for putting all this in it's own topic.
Early Release Believers, unite!

damn strait
another thing. Someone made a thread earlier today that said he decoded it. It said there was a demo and bungie said no demo before the game.

  • 08.03.2004 1:29 PM PDT
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whcih puts another thing to the fact halo 2 will come out that day cause they said no demo BEFORE halo 2 comes out

  • 08.03.2004 1:31 PM PDT
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i am down with the 24th realease.......

  • 08.03.2004 1:31 PM PDT
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Posted by: ghost009
Posted by: jshine77
Thanks for putting all this in it's own topic.
Early Release Believers, unite!

damn strait
another thing. Someone made a thread earlier today that said he decoded it. It said there was a demo and bungie said no demo before the game.


That was just a coincidence. And it was really old news.

  • 08.03.2004 1:31 PM PDT
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24th all the way

  • 08.03.2004 1:35 PM PDT
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I still think that the fact that there is a Halo 2 demo @ PAX after aug. 24th needs to be taken into account

  • 08.03.2004 1:36 PM PDT