According to a post by a former Hired Gun employee, the team that built Halo 2 for Windows Vista "no longer exists".
First FASA, makers of the first Games for Windows - Live title, folded after the launch of Shadowrun. Now Hired Gun folds just months after the launch of Halo 2 for PC. It is a shame that both companies have gone and gamers are left with glitch-ridden games that need support.
Microsoft hasn't officially dropped support for either game. They still have a small skeleton crew on call for support. Still, I wouldn't bet on any future support for the games. Perhaps there is some content still in the life cycle pipeline. However, I feel that it may never see the light of day.
Having been playing the third and latest title for Games for Windows - Live, Gears of War (PC), I can say that it seems that game is also headed down a bug-filled path. I'll try to write an article on the state of GfW-Live gaming in the next few weeks after I've spent more time in GoW (PC).
But in the mean time, what is Microsoft thinking with these ports? So long Hired Gun. I barely knew you.
