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There was also some work by Bungie earlier this year to keep Halo PC (11 years old) online after GameSpy shut down. http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-05-1

There was also some work by Bungie earlier this year to keep Halo PC (11 years old) online after GameSpy shut down. http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-05-12-bungie-to-update-halo-pc-with-server-fix http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-05-12-bungie-to-updat... (disclaimer: I work for Bungie, but not on that project)

joshmn 12y ago
I believe it was actually the work of a member of the Halo PC community; one non-affiliated programmer aliased as "btcc22" who kept it alive. Soon after the GameSpy services shut down, he wrote an emulator to replace the official master server. Bungie then (shockingly) released v1.10 to point the game to the new server, and stepped in and ate the cost of the AWS services used to power the lobby. Source: I gave my life to that game for a very, very long time and still check in on the community every now and then. Fun fact: Eric Koger, the CEO of ModCloth.com, also spent quite a bit of time reloading his pistol and rifle.
- Mandatum 12y ago
  He's still really active today and I can't find any reference to his real name. Bungie, hire him!
  - joshmn 12y ago
    I talk to him regularly. I'm sure Bungie has his info, but if anyone is reading this and wants to contact him directly, I can provide an intro.