Halo 2/Halo 3 due for Steam release

Twilightning

There's some method of which I'm not too familiar with, that allows people to see what apps/games Steam are adding to their library before they're released, and Halo 2/Halo 3 are apparently some that have been recently added, among others.

This link also sets off a few alarm bells too.

Thoughts?

Otacon

Twilightning

Otacon wrote: »

Cheers for the insightful input. Should I jump into every thread on the board I don't care about too and try to be that hilarious?

super_furry

Halo 2 online in any form would be brilliant.

Otacon

Twilightning wrote: »

Cheers for the insightful input. Should I jump into every thread on the board I don't care about too and try to be that hilarious?

It was a joke, relax.

I only ever played the Halo games on local multiplayer. A buddy and I went through each one on Legendary and had a laugh doing it. However, that was all that got me through those games, the chat we had, the non-game laughs and whatnot. The Halo story never interested me or the online multiplayer.

If they do get released and are at a good price, I might dip back into them.

Varik

Otacon wrote: »

The Halo story never interested me or the online multiplayer.

Personally only liked the single player and the story, never like halo MP.

Originally these ran terribly on the PC.

Ehhh, am I missing something.... I don't see anything within that link only the standard Steam store page

CastorTroy

Looks like it may have been leaked so taken down. I clicked the link earlier and it was working.

I know 1 and 2 were released previously and there was talk of 4.

Varik

CastorTroy wrote: »

Looks like it may have been leaked so taken down. I clicked the link earlier and it was working.

I know 1 and 2 were released previously and there was talk of 4.

Windows 8 needs some love from gamers, I think we'll see something similar to what happened with Halo 2.

SeantheMan

Varik wrote: »

Windows 8 needs some love from gamers, I think we'll see something similar to what happened with Halo 2.

Windows 8 doesn't need anything except to be recycled. It's only useful possibly for tablet forms.
I had to use it pre-release in work for months, drove me mental, I hate it.

Windows XP Pro - Great
Vista - Awful
7 - Brilliant
8 - Awful

I think most PC gamers here probably skipped Vista also.

cherryghost

An offical Halo group was put up but has been taken down again apparently.

Either way I welcome any Halo games. I enjoyed 1 and 2 on PC immensely. Halo 1 was great fun at LANs

EDIT: There's a buttload of steamapps removed.

La-Mulana
The Splatters
Octodad: Dadliest Catch Beta
Duke Nukem 3D: Atomic Edition (Duke Nukem 3D+)
Super House of Dead Ninjas
Fez
LucasArts Test App
Fast and Furious 6
Lococycle
Yogventures!
Hardware
Hardware (Demo)
Dyad
Cut the Rope
Shadow Warrior Complete
Hardware (VIP)
Hardware (Internal)
THE KING OF FIGHTERS XIII
Retro/Grade
Resident Evil: Revelations
THE KING OF FIGHTERS 2002 UNLIMITED MATCH
THE KING OF FIGHTERS '98 ULTIMATE MATCH
Quantum Conundrum 2
Halo 3
Halo 2
Halo: Combat Evolved
The Witness
Angry Birds Space
Angry Birds Seasons
Second Life
Brutal Legend

johnny_ultimate

Maybe someone can mod in a new ending to Halo 2!

Retr0gamer

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

Maybe someone can mod in a new ending to Halo 2!

Well with Halo 3 it's not that bad. What I want is a mid where Audrey II sings, a missed opportunity by Bungie.

Azza

There killing support for Halo 2 multiplayer on the 15th of month on PC. Seems an odd decision if they intend to put it up on steam.

While I'm not a fan of the series I suppose it is nice to have the complete trilogy on 1 format for people who purchased the first 2.

cherryghost

Azza wrote: »

There killing support for Halo 2 multiplayer on the 15th of month on PC. Seems an odd decision if they intend to put it up on steam.

While I'm not a fan of the series I suppose it is nice to have the complete trilogy on 1 format for people who purchased the first 2.

They can easily go back on the decision.

D

Or do what they should and when they stop support, release software for a dedicated server.

cherryghost

D wrote: »

Or do what they should and when they stop support, release software for a dedicated server.

Halo 2 already has software for dedicated servers. Anyone can create one. It's the master server that detects the dedicated servers that is being taken down.

Twilightning

The regular Halo 2 online infrastructure being taken down could coincide with a Steamworks release.

Probably will never happen but a man can dream.

Sarky

There's hardly any point at this stage, is there? Surely everyone even remotely interested in those games already has them, and it's not like Steam has a shortage of amazing multiplayer games that do everything Halo does?

Twilightning

Seems as though there's yet more reason to believe it could turn out to be true. One of the games on the list, Dyad, has been announced via Twitter to be coming to Steam after whoever running the account said the announcement was supposed to be a surprise but was ruined and is available in March.

Azza

Microsoft released a statement denying that they are planing on putting any of the Halo games on Steam.

Zeouterlimits

Azza wrote: »

Microsoft released a statement denying that they are planing on putting any of the Halo games on Steam.

Yup, disappointed, but better to know rather than hope uselessly.

Still, Dyad is coming, which is great!

Monty - the one and only

Twilightning wrote: »

The regular Halo 2 online infrastructure being taken down could coincide with a Steamworks release.

Probably will never happen but a man can dream.

Given that the servers are being shut down due to the active global server population of being less than 22 players monthly...I'm surprised they're still up tbh.

Grimebox

cherryghost wrote: »

An offical Halo group was put up but has been taken down again apparently.

Either way I welcome any Halo games. I enjoyed 1 and 2 on PC immensely. Halo 1 was great fun at LANs

EDIT: There's a buttload of steamapps removed.

La-Mulana
The Splatters
Octodad: Dadliest Catch Beta
Duke Nukem 3D: Atomic Edition (Duke Nukem 3D+)
Super House of Dead Ninjas
Fez
LucasArts Test App
Fast and Furious 6
Lococycle
Yogventures!
Hardware
Hardware (Demo)
Dyad
Cut the Rope
Shadow Warrior Complete
Hardware (VIP)
Hardware (Internal)
THE KING OF FIGHTERS XIII
Retro/Grade
Resident Evil: Revelations
THE KING OF FIGHTERS 2002 UNLIMITED MATCH
THE KING OF FIGHTERS '98 ULTIMATE MATCH
Quantum Conundrum 2
Halo 3
Halo 2
Halo: Combat Evolved
The Witness
Angry Birds Space
Angry Birds Seasons
Second Life
Brutal Legend

Does this indicate that these cames will be coming to steam? Most importantly will I finally get to play Fez?

cherryghost

Grimebox wrote: »

Does this indicate that these cames will be coming to steam? Most importantly will I finally get to play Fez?

They already said it on their Twitter that it's coming to Steam about 3 weeks ago

Retr0gamer

Remember when FFVII was outed for steam on a similar list? Don't get your hopes up.

Azza

Thing is that game did appear on PC. Just not on steam. I suspect negotiations fell though with Steam, Square may have wanted it as an exclusive for there own store.

delta36

Grimebox wrote: »

Does this indicate that these cames will be coming to steam?

Not necessarily, PC Gamer had a good report on that list, basically stating that any of the items on the list could be place holders, and it's essentially meaningless.

http://www.pcgamer.com/2013/02/04/halo-3-fez-and-quantum-conundrum-2-appear-in-steam-registry/

Spear

From that list Brutal Legend did just come to Steam.

Monty - the one and only

oddly enough, halo 2 just had its online servers extended until june

spankmaster2000

After all Valve's badmouthing of Windows 8; plus their Steambox on the way to compete with the XBox; how likely is it that Microsoft are actually saying "oh, go on then, you can make a bit of profit out of selling our game for us you rascals!"