Gamers, on Your Marks: Halo 3 Arrives
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Hoping to make entertainment history, Microsoft plans to release the latest video game in its hit Halo franchise on Tuesday.
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According to reports, copies of the eagerly awaited Halo 2 Xbox game made an impromptu debut last night on Usenet groups and pirate sites.
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Where have all the gamers gone? Despite the sort of marketing hype usually extended only to film releases and console-style early opening hours, the Halo 3 UK launch was notable for the absence of gamers and large piles of unsold copies.â¦
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Halo 3, one of the most heavily marketed games in history, goes on sale at midnight in the US.
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On the eve of the launch of the final trilogy in the legendary Xbox game series, a small line forms amidst a big marketing blitz.
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Microsoft Corp  geared up on  Monday to launch "Halo 3," the acclaimed science-fiction video  game that it hopes will widen its lead over rival Sony Corp   in the battle for industry dominance.
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Microsoft&#39;s Halo 2 video game launched in stores across Canada at midnight this morning, its accompanying media frenzy and record-breaking sales confirming blockbuster games are becoming as profitable -- and as culturally important -- as first-run movies.
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Video game aficionados lined up before dawn on Monday for the midnight release of "Halo 3," the acclaimed alien shooter game that Microsoft Corp hopes will widen its lead over Sony Corp in the battle for industry dominance.
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At the diminutive E3 in Santa Monica Tuesday, Microsoft unveiled a special edition Xbox design for Halo 3 that will debut alongside the long-awaited third installment, along with announcing a slew of upcoming games. Microsoft says the Xbox 360 is responsible for more game sales than Sony's PS3 and Nintendo's Wii combined.
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Microsoft taps Peter Jackson to add some magic to the Halo franchise.
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Microsoft Corp  geared up on  Monday to launch &quot;Halo 3,&quot; the acclaimed science-fiction video  game that it hopes will widen its lead over rival Sony Corp  (6758.T) in the battle for industry dominance.
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Not only is Microsoft Game Studios' "Halo 3" the most eagerly anticipated video game of the year -- it achieved a milestone of a million preorders two months ago -- but this action sci-fi series has become a cultural phenomenon, spawning novels, comics, action figures and a top-secret project with Academy Award-winning director Peter Jackson ("The Lord of the Rings. The Return of the King").
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Millions of video-game enthusiasts will soon see if Master Chief can successfully defend Earth from an invasion of Covenant forces.
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Technology News, LOS ANGELES - It takes a special kind of person to stay up all night and stand in a line nearly 250 people long just to buy a video game -- but for rabid fans of the first &quot;Halo&quot; on the Xbox video game console, it was well worth the wait
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Halo 2 has the feel of an instant classic, with addictive gameplay and impressive graphics.
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Microsoft Corp  geared up on Monday for the midnight release of "Halo 3," the acclaimed alien shooter game that it hopes will widen its lead over Sony Corp  in the battle for industry dominance.
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Limited edition scare shakes gamosphere Microsoft's Ã¼berhyped launch of the (keenly-anticipated, long-awaited, etc, etc) Halo 3 has suffered a bit of a wobble after fans quickly discovered the limited edition packing could scratch the game disks.â¦