In an attempt to "provide the greatest benefit to the Xbox LIVE community," Microsoft will pull the plug on XBL support for original Xbox games on the 15th of April.
This discontinuation extends to all backward-compatible games playable on the 360. So bid farewell to Conker: Live and Reloaded, Star Wars: Battlefront 2, and — most of all — Halo 2.
While the 15th of next month will undoubtedly be a sad, somber day, Bitmob plans to liven our spirits with a Halo 2 Game Night!
So keep your Battle Rifle close and hope that Dan Hsu, Demian Linn, Brett Bates, and Rich McGrath provide adequate cover fire this Friday. Here's the game plan:
1. Add Dan Hsu to your XBL friends list. His Gamertag is Bitmob Shoe.
2. Log on to Xbox Live at 5 p.m. PST (8 p.m. EST) this Friday and wait for an invitation.
3. Guard that flag, hold that skull, and drive that Warthog like you life depended on it!