2004 (real world): Difference between revisions

May 10–13: A multiplayer demo is showcased at E3 2004 .
May 11: halo2.com goes live. &#91;3&#93;

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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.

January: Microsoft conducts an internal Alpha test of Halo 2's multiplayer to test the performance of the network architecture over Xbox Live.^[1]

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]

November 9:
- Halo 2 was released in the US and Canada.
- The Art of Halo was released.
- Halo 2: The Official Strategy Guide was released.
November 11: Halo 2 is released in Europe.

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 ==Events==
 ===Unknown===
-*''[[Halo: Custom Edition]]'' is released.
 *Bungie officially confirms the development of the [[Halo (Film)|Halo film]].
 ===January===
 *'''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>
+===March===
+*'''March 15''': ''[[Halo: Custom Edition]]'' is released.
 ===April===