Before Bungie was purchased by Microsoft, Bungie.net was used to host and play the Myth series of games. In addition to being the main portal to all official information about Bungie and their games, Bungie.net also operates as a statistical database for the games Halo 2, Halo 3 and Halo 3: ODST. Bungie.net retrieves data directly from the Xbox and Xbox 360 LIVE servers and stores it in its databases. Every Xbox LIVE player that participates in a match of a Halo 2, Halo 3 or Halo 3: ODST will have an account created on Bungie.net automatically.