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'''2004''' is the year ''Halo 2'' was released.
'''2004''' is the year ''Halo 2'' was released.


==Events==
==Events==
*''[[Halo: Custom Edition]]'' is released.
===Unknown===
*Bungie officially confirms the development of the [[Halo (Film)|Halo film]].
*Bungie officially confirms the development of the [[Halo film]].
*'''January''': [[Microsoft]] conducts an internal Alpha test of ''Halo 2''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[multiplayer]] to test the performance of the network architecture over [[Xbox Live]].<ref>[http://www.ign.com/articles/2004/05/11/e3-2004-halo-2-qa '''IGN.com''' ''E3 2004: HALO 2 Q&A'']</ref>
 
*'''April 27''': [[Microsoft]] purchases the domain names "[[halo2.com]]" and "[[halo3.com]]". "halo3.com" was initially held under the name "Trout & Zimmer" until switching over to Microsoft Corporation after ''[[Halo 3|Halo 3's]]'' formal announcement.<ref>[http://fusible.com/2011/06/will-microsoft-broker-a-deal-for-halo4-com-using-trout-zimmer/ '''Fusible.com''' ''Will Microsoft broker a deal for the domain name Halo4.com?'']</ref>
===January===
*'''May 10–13''': A [[Halo 2 E3 Multiplayer Demo|multiplayer demo]] is showcased at [[E3 2004]].
'''January'''
*'''May 11''': [[halo2.com]] goes live.<ref>[http://halo.bungie.org/news.html?item=9441 '''halo.bungie.org''' ''Halo2.com Goes Live'']</ref>
*[[Microsoft]] conducts an internal Alpha test of ''Halo 2''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[multiplayer]] to test the performance of the network architecture over [[Xbox LIVE]].{{Ref/Site|URL=http://www.ign.com/articles/2004/05/11/e3-2004-halo-2-qa|Site=IGN|Page=E3 2004: HALO 2 Q&A|D=11|M=5|Y=2005}}
*'''October''': The ''[[Halo 2 Cinematic Trailer]]'' is released.
 
*'''October 15''': halo2.com is relaunched with a Covenant theme by [[Wikipedia:AKQA|AKQA]].
===March===
*'''November 9''': ''[[Halo 2]]'' is released in the [[United States|US]] and Canada.
'''March 15'''
*'''November 11''': ''Halo 2'' is released in [[Europe]].
*''[[Halo Custom Edition]]'' is released.
 
===April===
'''April 27'''
*[[Microsoft]] purchases the domain names "[[halo2.com]]" and "[[halo3.com]]". "halo3.com" was initially held under the name "Trout & Zimmer" until switching over to Microsoft Corporation after ''[[Halo 3|Halo 3's]]'' formal announcement.{{Ref/Site|URL=http://fusible.com/2011/06/will-microsoft-broker-a-deal-for-halo4-com-using-trout-zimmer/|Site=Fusible|Page=Will Microsoft broker a deal for the domain name Halo4.com?|D=28|M=2|Y=2021}}
 
===May===
'''May 10–13'''
*A [[Halo 2 E3 Multiplayer Demo|multiplayer demo]] is showcased at [[Electronic Entertainment Expo|E3 2004]].
'''May 11'''
*[[halo2.com]] goes live.{{Ref/Site|URL=http://halo.bungie.org/news.html?item=9441|Site=halo.bungie.org|Page=Halo2.com Goes Live|D=20|M=5|Y=2005}}
 
===October===
'''October'''
*The ''[[Halo 2 theatrical trailer]]'' is released.
'''October 15'''
*halo2.com is relaunched with a Covenant theme by [[Wikipedia:AKQA|AKQA]].
 
===November===
'''November 4'''
*''[[Halopedia]] was created and thus began [[Halopedia:History|many years]] of editing and community.''
'''November 9'''
*''[[Halo 2]]'' was released in the US and [[wikipedia:Canada|Canada]].
*''[[The Art of Halo]]'' was released.
*''[[Halo 2: The Official Strategy Guide]]'' was released.
'''November 11'''
*''Halo 2'' is released in Europe.
'''November 17'''
*''Halo 2'' [[Halo 2 Auto-Updates#Auto-Update 1 (1.0)|Auto-Update 1]] is released.{{Ref/Site|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=1645|Site=Bungie.net|Page=Halo 2 AutoUpdate Released}}


==Sources==
==Sources==
<references/>
{{Ref/Sources}}
 
{{Timeline}}
{{Timeline}}

Latest revision as of 11:46, March 23, 2022

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 This article is about the real world year. For the in-universe year, see 2004.

2004 is the year Halo 2 was released.

Events[edit]

Unknown[edit]

  • Bungie officially confirms the development of the Halo film.

January[edit]

January

March[edit]

March 15

April[edit]

April 27

  • Microsoft purchases the domain names "halo2.com" and "halo3.com". "halo3.com" was initially held under the name "Trout & Zimmer" until switching over to Microsoft Corporation after Halo 3's formal announcement.[2]

May[edit]

May 10–13

May 11

October[edit]

October

October 15

  • halo2.com is relaunched with a Covenant theme by AKQA.

November[edit]

November 4

November 9

November 11

  • Halo 2 is released in Europe.

November 17

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ IGN, E3 2004: HALO 2 Q&A (Retrieved on May 11, 2005) [archive]
  2. ^ Fusible, Will Microsoft broker a deal for the domain name Halo4.com? (Retrieved on Feb 28, 2021) [archive]
  3. ^ halo.bungie.org, Halo2.com Goes Live (Retrieved on May 20, 2005) [archive]
  4. ^ Bungie.net, Halo 2 AutoUpdate Released (Retrieved on Jun 1, 2020) [archive]

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