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It&#8217;s good to finally have a concrete date set for one of the most anticipated games in PC history.\n<\/p>\n<p>Halo 2 was the most popular game for the Xbox, taking up where the original Halo for Xbox left off. Halo 2 and Microsoft\/Epic&#8217;s Gears of War currently top the popular list for Xbox 360. Gears of War is another game PC gamers are looking forward to playing on the PC.\n<\/p>\n<p>Following the May 8th release of Halo 2 for PC, another <acronym title=\"First Person Shooter\">FPS<\/acronym> game for Windows Vista will be released come June: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shadowrun.com\/\" rel=\"follow\">Shadowrun<\/a>. 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