Microsoft Handing out Freebies

On April 15 2010 Microsoft will be discontinuing the XBOX Live service for original XBOX games playable on both the XBOX360 and original XBOX, this includes Halo 2.  While you can still play Halo 2 offline, online multi-player will no longer be available.  I suggest you get in your flashbacks of Halo 2 fun in before the cut off.

On the bright side of things, since Microsoft is discontinuing this service and many of us are still playing Halo 2, Microsoft has decided to give away some freebies to ease our suffering.  If you receive an email from Microsoft, you will receive a free, three-month XBOX Live Gold Membership, 400 Microsoft Points and an invitation to the Halo: Reach Beta which launches May 03 2010.  By the looks of Halo: Reach, I don't think I will have too much trouble letting go of Halo 2... although I really will miss Terminal and Ivory Tower.