Betcha can’t stick it

Over 20 years after it was shown, Halo 2's E3 2003 demo will finally be playable. The demo for Halo 2 shown during E3 2003 was one of the biggest and most iconic pieces of marketing for Bungie's beloved Xbox shooter, but since its engine was scrapped, it never got a public release.

Halo 2's iconic E3 2003 demo, much of which did not appear in the final game when it launched a year later, will finally be playable next week via a Steam Workshop mod for Halo: The Master Chief Collection on PC, just in time for Halo 2's 20th anniversary.

Microsoft, Xbox and Halo Studios are celebrating Halo 2's 20th anniversary by releasing recreations of some of the game's most memorable maps on Halo Infinite, as well as its E3 demo that's probably one of the most important moments of the franchise's history.

Microsoft and Halo Studios have announced that they will be celebrating Halo 2's 20th Anniversary by bringing a remastered and playable version of the iconic E3 2003 gameplay demo to Halo: The Master Chief Collection,

This put us in a bit of a quandary,” said Kenneth Peters, Halo senior franchise writer in an Xbox wire post. “Even the original executable is difficult to work with, as you