The phenomenon of Xbox&#39;s gem, &#39;Halo 2&#39;
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&quot;Halo 2&quot; is unquestionably the most eagerly anticipated video game of 2004. But that may be a bit of an understatement. Its predecessor became a religion, a staple to what seems like 99 percent of dorm room gamers.
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Halo 2 broke entertainment retail records in its first 24 hours. Microsoft Game Studios said that the video game sold through 2.4 million stores in the US and Canada raking in $125 million in sales.
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"Half-Life 2," "Halo 2," and "Need for Speed Underground 2" are all fine video games. But do you see the trend here? There doesn't seem to be much room for new, unique titles anymore. If "Alien Hominid" is any indication, that's a shame.
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Microsoft beat even its own heady expectations for the hotly anticipated Xbox game &quot;Halo 2,&quot; selling more than $125 million of the product its first day in stores.
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Microsoft has released a swathe of new figures related to Bungie&#39;s Xbox opus, Halo 2, revealing that the title has now sold over five million units worldwide and become the most popular game in the history of Xbox Live.
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Microsoft Corp  has  cemented its reputation among hardcore gamers with the launch  of alien shoot-out &quot;Halo 3,&quot; but it is still struggling to  attract the mass market audience that has flocked to Nintendo  Co Ltd&#39;s (7974.OS) Wii console.
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Halo 2 has the feel of an instant classic, with addictive gameplay and impressive graphics.
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Microsoft isn't the only company soaking up the gravy from this week's release of "Halo 2", the smash successor to the company's breakthrough shooting game for its Xbox console. [Missing Links]
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Three years is an eternity to wait for a sequel. Early Tuesday morn ing, &quot;Halo&quot; fans received deliverance with the launch of &quot;Halo 2,&quot; one of the most anticipated video games of all time.
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A month before the video game&#39;s scheduled release this coming Tuesday, illegal copies of the hot sci-fi action title &quot;Halo 2&quot; were already circulating on the Internet.
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There&#39;s a new media king, only he isn&#39;t on the radio or in the movies. His name? Master Chief. His role: Interstellar soldier and star of &quot;Halo 2,&quot; one of the most anticipated video games ever.
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The countdown to midnight madness is over and Halo enthusiasts have begun a mad rush to be among the first to get their copies of Halo 2. Halo 2 is the widely anticipated sequel to Halo, the top selling Xbox title of all time. In Halo 2, the Covenant, the plot thickens when an invasive alien race bent on the destruction of mankind sets its sights on Earth. All that stands between Earthlings and total annihilation is a genetically altered "super solider" called Master Chief. Halo 2 is available from most retail outlets.
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Since its debut in 2001 as an XBox launch title, Halo has sold over 5 million copies worldwide. In doing so, it has received critical acclaim from reviewers and avid gamers alike.
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Microsoft Corp. finally came through with Halo 2 and ended the waiting period of millions of gamers worldwide today by announcing Halo 2 in the market.
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Microsoft Corp., world&#39;s largest software maker, faced an unexpected situation when it was brought to the company&#39;s knowledge that various newsgroups and websites were hosting a leaked version of its upcoming Xbox game - Halo 2.
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The gaming world braced Monday for the release of &quot;Halo 3,&quot; expected to be a blockbuster for Microsoft and its struggling XBox 360 game console.
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The first Halo game sold quite a few Xboxes (we know a few Xbox owners who don&#39;t appear to play any other titles on their consoles), and Halo 2 clocked $125 million in sales on its first day in stores.