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Lost 2003 E3 Halo 2 demo coming to Master Chief Collection via Steam Workshop mod


As part of its celebrations for Halo 2's 20th anniversary this November, the team is releasing that lost E3 demo from 2003 via a Steam Workshop mod.

"The buzz and hype going into that event was off the charts and the stakes were higher than ever," reflected Halo's community director Brian Jarrard, in an anniversary blog post. "None of us ever would have expected that 20+ years later, a group of passionate community modders would bring this demo to life as a full-fledged mission," he continued. "Even the original executable is difficult to work with, as you need an Xbox developer kit to get it to boot, which is in increasingly short supply even within the studio.

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