14 DAY TRIAL // The demise of multiplayer service GameSpy on May 31 of this year will mean that a variety of older titles will no longer be able to offer their fans a chance to play matches against human opponents, but it seems that the first Halo will be spared that fate.
An official announcement on Halo Fixes explains that, “I have fantastic news! It will get fixed!! You'll need to update your Halo install, but then the Lobby will work just as it always has! (Details on how to update will follow in another post when the update is ready.)”
The group of developers who are working on the solution for Halo are: Roger Wolfson aka Sawnose from Bungie, Btcc22, Kornman00 and Technut.
It’s unclear exactly when the patch for Halo will be launched or whether gamers will have to use another third-party service for multiplayer.
At the moment, developer 343 Industries and publisher Microsoft are working on a fifth core title in the long-running shooter series that will be launched exclusively on the Xbox One home console.
At the same time, the companies are preparing two live action series based on the character of Master Chief, created in collaboration with Steven Spielberg and Ridley Scott.