January 7th, 2008 admin
From FoxNews.com:
In its first 24 hours on store shelves, Microsoft’s (MSFT ) epic video game, Halo 3, earned a record-breaking $170 million in sales. Halo 3’s sales broke records set not just by other video games but by theatrical releases like Spider-Man 3 and the novel Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Of course, the sales were no accident. Microsoft tied a huge marketing campaign to the game, and if the sales had come in less than $100 million, it would have been very tough for the company to swallow. Why is Halo 3 so important to Microsoft? That requires some explaining.
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January 6th, 2008 admin
From Kotaku.com:
Last week, we learned Halo 3 had sold five million copies. Using some simple math (ie looking at that figure compared to global 360 sales), we figured the game had a healthy attach rate. Our math was too simple, and was based on inaccurate presumptions. See, of the five million copies sold, 4.1 million were in the US (whose guns+aliens=cashmoney formula, we forgot, does not apply in Europe).
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January 4th, 2008 admin
From MyGen.com:
Bungie have released more interesting information on the new Halo 3 maps due out sometime in the “forseeable future”. O.K. Corral and Purple Reign are discussed here, two brand new ones on top of a remade classic map we learnt about last time. Unfortunately we still don’t know for sure which map is being remade, but from the last piece of information we got it should be a popular one.
Check out what Bungie had to say on what you can expect of the new maps,
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October 11th, 2007 admin
From Xbox365.com:
Sick of getting pwned in H3? Don’t worry, so am I… So much so that I can’t wait for COD4 to roll out and I can get back to using my trusty SMG with laser dot and not worry about getting my ass busted by some kid with a spiker… Anyways, back to the post, check below for some top Halo 3 tips fron the On10 guys at Microsoft.
From: Bryan Thomas, Dev Lead II
What are the tricks to being really good in Halo 3 Multiplayer?
Map awareness and aim are the most important factors. Make a conscious and concerted effort to think about where the weapons are and where the traffic patterns are. LOOK where people are likely to be instead of where you are going. If the means you’re always running sideways and backwards then so be it.
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