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I Played Halo 2 Before the Rest of the World and Almost Reported the Abrupt Ending as a Bug

Name: I Played Halo 2 Before the Rest of the World and Almost Reported the Abrupt Ending as a Bug
Uploaded: 2026-08-20T11:30:00.000Z
Channel: IGN
Description: This is an IGN opinion piece from Ryan McCaffrey, who worked at Official Xbox Magazine from 2002-2012 during the original Xbox and Xbox 360 era before joining IGN, where he remains “the Xbox guy.” In the run-up to Xbox’s 25th anniversary, he’ll be sharing his memories from the platform’s first quarter-century. Back in 2004, Halo 2 was the most anticipated video game of all time.

This is an IGN opinion piece from Ryan McCaffrey, who worked at Official Xbox Magazine from 2002-2012 during the original Xbox and Xbox 360 era before joining IGN, where he remains “the Xbox guy.” In the run-up to Xbox’s 25th anniversary, he’ll be sharing his memories from the platform’s first quarter-century. Back in 2004, Halo 2 was the most anticipated video game of all time.

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