Microsoft has decided to put the original XBOX DLC back up on the marketplace. This means the Halo 2 DLC is back up and awaiting your download. We’re planning on doing a big event of some kind near the end of the original service cut off, so while you’re at it, pick up a copy of Halo 2 if you don’t have it.
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Releasing this episode on schedule for once. GLewis is absent this week. Apparently, he didn’t know we were recording, but alas. Brent and I held down the fort as we read your submissions and rambled on about the Halo 2 and XBOX Live announcement. It was a pretty fluid show without GLewis, which may say something. Enjoy.
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It’s way late, but that’s my fault for not getting Chuckie the voicemails on time, which he did a perfect job as always. This week we catch up from our month off of crazy schedules and school to bring you the majority of our mailbag of random frags and tales from the hole of fox. No guests this week, but lots of random stuff to talk about. Enjoy
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It’s true. The big news we’ve been wondering about and to some degree dreading for months is finally confirmed. Xbox 1 Live Multiplayer will be disabled on April 15, 2010. This is because some features that the Xbox Team wants to add to LIVE are simply incompatible with Original Xbox games.
Read the full letter from Marc Whitten…
We know that one of these is bigger friend lists. For myself, as more and more great games come out I want more people, some for Halo, some for MW2, some for Bioshock 2, some for Marvel Ultimate Alliance, etc.
What else is in store? Very little has been revealed. But what we do know is Halo 2 and all other Xbox 1 games will no longer be playable on LIVE after April 15. Offline play will still work.
Podtacular, in its role as the Unofficial Halo Universe Podcast, will undoubtedly hold several Halo 2 multiplayer events as we send off the game that single-handedly made Xbox Live what it is today. Discuss this news in our forums, meet up with Halo 2 gamers, and stay tuned for events! Betcha can’t stick it!
For those of you who didn’t rush out to go get Halo 3: ODST, and get your hands on the new multiplayer maps, today is your lucky day. Bungie has decided to release the final three maps: Heretic, Citadel and Longshore on the XBL Marketplace for the usual 800M$. So go download them and join the fun.
I have been debating this for a while, and I’ve told some people about it last year, but it’s time to make the announcement. Podtacular will have its own Top 10 video series presented by Pod TV. There are plenty of other Top 10 series out there as I’m sure you all are aware of, but I wanted to give Podtacular the chance to have its own, solely for Podtacular. Now, you won’t have to be a Podtacular member to submit; everyone gets a fair chance.
The primary format of the Podtacular Top 10 will be generic with a few themed specials thrown in. Right now, the plan is to have a show every month. I will be the sole judge of the clips until I need or choose to have help. Clips can range from campaign to hilarious mishaps to crazy/skilled kills. Anything goes in terms of game play and multiple clips can be submitted, even ODST.
On Friday, Bungie put a new shirt in the Store which features the Superintendent on the front saying “<<BE A HERO>>”. The back says “Bungie Fans for quake relief – 2010 Haiti”. To be a hero, just buy this shirt and all Bungie’s profits will be donated to the Red Cross. Also, from now until the end of February all of Bungie’s profits from other Bungie Store purchases will also be donated to the Red Cross.
Have you been eyeing that Marathon hoodie like I have been? Get it now and help out in Haiti! When you get yours take a pic of yourself wearing it and post it in this thread that long-time member Queso Man created in the forums!
Oh yeah, get online and play Halo 3 on Wednesday and change your emblem to match Bungie’s specs for the Red Heart Emblem. Bungie will donate up to $77,000 more on behalf of the players that day.
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