The official release date for america is november 9th, rest of the world get it the following 2 days. Only people playing the game are warez monkeys.
[quote:5c6bd]Halo 2, which continues the adventures of Master Chief with an all-new single-player adventure, as well as Xbox Live support for Internet-based multiplayer, is scheduled to hit retail shelves on November 9--a date that Microsoft says "remains unaffected."
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http://www.gamespot.com/news/2004/10/14 ... 10539.html