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Microsoft Bets Big on Halo 3

admin — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 04:41:25 +0000

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.

Over Half Of US 360 Owners Own Halo 3

admin — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 18:45:28 +0000

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).

Bungie Spills More on New Halo 3 Maps

admin — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 04:30:09 +0000

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,

Portrait of a Halo 3 Forge Artist

admin — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 17:15:42 +0000

From Wired.com:

Brock Davis found a unique way to combine his love of Halo and his passion for drawing: He created a 3-D self-portrait using Halo 3’s Forge tool.

The intriguing image, an optical illusion composed of objects found within the game, generated a lot of interest online.

Davis, who works as an art director for an ad agency in Minneapolis, had seen examples of people using Forge to write messages or draw 2-D pictures, but was curious to see if such artistic endeavors could be taken a step further by making a 3-D image.

Official Halo 3 soundtrack website Halo3ost.com launches!

admin — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 21:18:23 +0000

From Music4Games:

Today, the official Halo 3 Soundtrack website www.halo3ost.com went online. The site features exclusive material including streaming music samples of the Halo 3 score, behind the scenes footage of the recording session as well as video interviews with composer Marty O’Donnell.

The highly anticipated original soundtrack comes in a 2-CD set featuring the game’s original music score and will be released on November 20th to US retail outlets through Nile Rodgers’ Sumthing Else Music Works label www.sumthing.com and via digital download at Sumthing Digital www.sumthingdigital.com.

Stevens student starts ‘pro’ Halo 3 league

admin — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 21:12:14 +0000

From NJ.com:

Ryan Gellis, a 17-year-old freshman at Stevens Institute of Technology, hopes to turn his passion for the game Halo 3 into a serious competition - if not serious money.

Halo 3 worth the hype?

admin — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 21:21:37 +0000

From NorthJersey.com:

Halo 3 is a pretty good video game. As if it mattered.

The much-hyped title for Microsoft’s Xbox 360 gaming system is the equivalent of the review-proof movie. No matter what any critic, talking head or commentator said, the game was destined to fly off store shelves. How could it not, with more than 1.5 million pre-ordered copies, special release parties and enough buzz to drown out 100 angry beehives?