If you are a regular reader of Major Nelson’s blog you cannot help but notice that Halo 2 is still topping the “Original Xbox Top Live Games” list.  Halo 2 has been seated in the top ten for as long as I can remember and recently has kept the number one position many weeks running.  Several factors can contribute to the long lasting success of Halo 2.  The lack of any other killer app for the original Xbox has lead many to use the Xbox as simply Halo 2 console.  The ease of matchmaking and fun gameplay has also contributed to the long championship rein of Halo 2.  Whatever the reason Halo 2 is a lasting force in the Xbox and Xbox 360 world. 

Last week Bungie announced that over half a billion games of Halo 2 have been played on Xbox Live.  They followed up last weeks announcement with the news that Halo 2 matchmaking is still plowing through roughly 20 million games a month.  To put that into context 20 million, is the same number of games being played when Halo 2 was released.  Whether you believe Halo 2 is still in the top spot because it is an amazing game or because the Xbox competition was lacking retaining this many players a year and a half later is an amazing accomplishment.

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