Halo 2 release date

this was taken off the Bungie.net message board...I just wanted to share



Ok all this info i was givin when talkin on aim but i went to where he got
it and it was true but i forgot that but here is the stuff. it even
impressed MakaVeli4LIfe1(the moderator) last night so here it is

* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* Recovering from the "delays" which have plagued the game, it would justly
serve the fanbase for an early release.
* It would remove Halo 2 competition from other potential great games to be
released in Fall/Winter, which would intern benefit Microsoft.
* 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.
* It's the only modern game which could successfully survive and still
exceed profoundly in sales with a "stealth release."
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* The date is a Tuesday, which is the normal date a video game ships.

It all makes sense. and yes, i know most of you believe that this stuff
isn't true but it is so deal with it. Now i am betting that a Mod will close
this place soon even though this stuff is NEW

[Edited on 8/3/2004 7:26:40 PM]





CM

All right, I admit this has something to it, but it doesn't change the
release date, and that's really all I care about. Thanks anyway!


On 8/3/04 10:38 PM, in article _SYPc.1771$E12.439@trndny09, "Christian
MacLauchlan" <ssjchristian@verizon.net> wrote:

> this was taken off the Bungie.net message board...I just wanted to share
>
>
>
> Ok all this info i was givin when talkin on aim but i went to where he got
> it and it was true but i forgot that but here is the stuff. it even
> impressed MakaVeli4LIfe1(the moderator) last night so here it is
>
> * 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.
> * 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.
> * 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.
> * 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.
> * Recovering from the "delays" which have plagued the game, it would justly
> serve the fanbase for an early release.
> * It would remove Halo 2 competition from other potential great games to be
> released in Fall/Winter, which would intern benefit Microsoft.
> * 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.
> * It's the only modern game which could successfully survive and still
> exceed profoundly in sales with a "stealth release."
> * 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.
> * 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.
> * 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.
> * 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.
> * 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.
> * The date is a Tuesday, which is the normal date a video game ships.
>
> It all makes sense. and yes, i know most of you believe that this stuff
> isn't true but it is so deal with it. Now i am betting that a Mod will close
> this place soon even though this stuff is NEW
>
> [Edited on 8/3/2004 7:26:40 PM]
>
>
>
>
>
> CM
>
>

"Christian MacLauchlan" <ssjchristian@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:_SYPc.1771$E12.439@trndny09...
> this was taken off the Bungie.net message board...I just wanted to share
>
>
>
> Ok all this info i was givin when talkin on aim but i went to where he got
> it and it was true but i forgot that but here is the stuff. it even
> impressed MakaVeli4LIfe1(the moderator) last night so here it is
>
> * 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.
> * 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.
> * 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.
> * 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.
> * Recovering from the "delays" which have plagued the game, it would
justly
> serve the fanbase for an early release.
> * It would remove Halo 2 competition from other potential great games to
be
> released in Fall/Winter, which would intern benefit Microsoft.
> * 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.
> * It's the only modern game which could successfully survive and still
> exceed profoundly in sales with a "stealth release."
> * 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.
> * 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.
> * 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.
> * 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.
> * 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.
> * The date is a Tuesday, which is the normal date a video game ships.
>
> It all makes sense. and yes, i know most of you believe that this stuff
> isn't true but it is so deal with it. Now i am betting that a Mod will
close
> this place soon even though this stuff is NEW
>
> [Edited on 8/3/2004 7:26:40 PM]
>
>
>
>
>
> CM
>
>
>

I have my doubts of any other release date now as a new cinema trailer has
just been developed with the November 9th date quoted in it, so with the
money put into the trailer, it seems they are set in their ways on this one.
Check it out if you haven't seen it.
http://www.xbox.com/en-us/xboxtv/def...&v=86179&bw=hi

> I have my doubts of any other release date now as a new cinema trailer has
> just been developed with the November 9th date quoted in it, so with the
> money put into the trailer, it seems they are set in their ways on this
one.
> Check it out if you haven't seen it.
> http://www.xbox.com/en-us/xboxtv/def...&v=86179&bw=hi

I do agree. There are just too many hints that points to November 9...
Trailer.. Website... Shops... etc.

- Sty -

There's no doubt in my mind now that it's November 9th. If it's not, I'm
going to murder the entire Bungie development team, steal the game code, and
release it myself. I'm tired of waiting.
Lol


On 8/7/04 10:11 AM, in article cf2rgl$4gp$1@reader10.wxs.nl, "Sty"
<rensono@spamgmx.net> wrote:

>> I have my doubts of any other release date now as a new cinema trailer has
>> just been developed with the November 9th date quoted in it, so with the
>> money put into the trailer, it seems they are set in their ways on this
> one.
>> Check it out if you haven't seen it.
>> http://www.xbox.com/en-us/xboxtv/def...&v=86179&bw=hi
>
> I do agree. There are just too many hints that points to November 9...
> Trailer.. Website... Shops... etc.
>
> - Sty -
>
>
>

"Jason Fowler" <jasonfowler@nl.rogers.com> wrote in message news:<cf2gda$b08
> I have my doubts of any other release date now as a new cinema trailer has
> just been developed with the November 9th date quoted in it, so with the
> money put into the trailer, it seems they are set in their ways on this one.
> Check it out if you haven't seen it.
> http://www.xbox.com/en-us/xboxtv/def...&v=86179&bw=hi


If you watch the very end when the XBOX logo comes up, right below
it lists www.xbox.com, then it changed to www.ilovebees.com. It does
it just for a split second and then changes back. This has to have
some significance since this is an official trailer on the official
site. If it didn't mean anything, why would they have it there. It's
not like it's from another site that someone could have modified.

> "Jason Fowler" <jasonfowler@nl.rogers.com> wrote in message
news:<cf2gda$b08
> > I have my doubts of any other release date now as a new cinema trailer
has
> > just been developed with the November 9th date quoted in it, so with the
> > money put into the trailer, it seems they are set in their ways on this
one.
> > Check it out if you haven't seen it.
> > http://www.xbox.com/en-us/xboxtv/def...&v=86179&bw=hi
>
>
> If you watch the very end when the XBOX logo comes up, right below
> it lists www.xbox.com, then it changed to www.ilovebees.com. It does
> it just for a split second and then changes back. This has to have
> some significance since this is an official trailer on the official
> site. If it didn't mean anything, why would they have it there. It's
> not like it's from another site that someone could have modified.

Wow, this is getting weird... I found the following text on the weblog...

"Aunt Margaret wants you to know how touched she is by the flood of support
we've gotten on this blog and via email."
Flood... hmmm where have we seen that before...

"Aug 24, 1995 Microsoft inflicts Windows 95 on an unsuspecting world. "
Microsoft... hmmm... 08/24 seems to be a "special" day for them...

My first instinct: ask Hotmail to kill the account entirely. But then
someone calling him (her?) self "xnbomb"
xnbomb... hmmm Xbox Network bomb... Something that Halo 2 can be...

Even Chris H. (of microsoft) doesn't deny anything...

I am almost convinced... I wouldn't suprise me anymore... I am curious when
it will be released in Holland...

- Sty -

> "Jason Fowler" <jasonfowler@nl.rogers.com> wrote in message
news:<cf2gda$b08
> > I have my doubts of any other release date now as a new cinema trailer
has
> > just been developed with the November 9th date quoted in it, so with the
> > money put into the trailer, it seems they are set in their ways on this
one.
> > Check it out if you haven't seen it.
> > http://www.xbox.com/en-us/xboxtv/def...&v=86179&bw=hi
>
>
> If you watch the very end when the XBOX logo comes up, right below
> it lists www.xbox.com, then it changed to www.ilovebees.com. It does
> it just for a split second and then changes back. This has to have
> some significance since this is an official trailer on the official
> site. If it didn't mean anything, why would they have it there. It's
> not like it's from another site that someone could have modified.

Wow, this is getting weird... I found the following text on the weblog...

"Aunt Margaret wants you to know how touched she is by the flood of support
we've gotten on this blog and via email."
Flood... hmmm where have we seen that before...

"Aug 24, 1995 Microsoft inflicts Windows 95 on an unsuspecting world. "
Microsoft... hmmm... 08/24 seems to be a "special" day for tham

My first instinct: ask Hotmail to kill the account entirely. But then
someone calling him (her?) self "xnbomb"
xnbomb... htmm Xbox Networdk bomb... Somehting that Halo 2 can be

> "Jason Fowler" <jasonfowler@nl.rogers.com> wrote in message
news:<cf2gda$b08
> > I have my doubts of any other release date now as a new cinema trailer
has
> > just been developed with the November 9th date quoted in it, so with the
> > money put into the trailer, it seems they are set in their ways on this
one.
> > Check it out if you haven't seen it.
> > http://www.xbox.com/en-us/xboxtv/def...&v=86179&bw=hi
>
>
> If you watch the very end when the XBOX logo comes up, right below
> it lists www.xbox.com, then it changed to www.ilovebees.com. It does
> it just for a split second and then changes back. This has to have
> some significance since this is an official trailer on the official
> site. If it didn't mean anything, why would they have it there. It's
> not like it's from another site that someone could have modified.

Wow, this is getting weird... I found the following text on the weblog...

"Aunt Margaret wants you to know how touched she is by the flood of support
we've gotten on this blog and via email."
Flood... hmmm where have we seen that before...

"Aug 24, 1995 Microsoft inflicts Windows 95 on an unsuspecting world. "
Microsoft... hmmm... 08/24 seems to be a "special" day for them...

My first instinct: ask Hotmail to kill the account entirely. But then
someone calling him (her?) self "xnbomb"
xnbomb... hmmm Xbox Network bomb... Something that Halo 2 can be...

Even Chris H. (of microsoft) doesn't deny anything...

I am almost convinced... I wouldn't suprise me anymore... I am curious when
it will be released in Holland...

- Sty -

Sorry, for making my post 3 times... There went something wrong with my mail
client. Maybe the Covenant is behind that as well... ;-)