Microsoft launches "Halo 3"
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NEW YORK/SEATTLE  - Microsoft Corp  began  selling "Halo 3" on Tuesday, hoping the acclaimed alien shooter  game will widen its lead over Sony Corp  in the battle  for industry dominance.
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Even if you don&#39;t play video games, chances are you&#39;ve heard of &quot;Halo 2.&quot;. Microsoft Corp. made sure of that with a massive public relations blitz, boldly proclaiming that &quot;there hasn&#39;t been this much anticipation
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Description: Game reviewer Robert Holt explains the new Xbox game Halo 2, released Tuesday. It&#39;s expected to bring in an estimated $80 million; the original Halo lured many gamers into buying Microsoft&#39;s Xbox in the first place.
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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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Called Wingnut Interactive, the New Zealand-based game shop will join in Microsoft's "Halo" efforts.
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Microsoft hopes that the new version of Halo, which is exclusive to the Xbox 360, will persuade more consumers to choose its game machine over others.
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Plus: Microsoft to release three versions of Xbox 2. [News.com Extra]
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Microsoft hopes the launch Tuesday of its much-anticipated &quot;Halo 3&quot; game will turn into another blockbuster that will fend off challenges from Nintendo&#39;s Wii and Sony&#39;s Playstation 3.
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Even if you don&#39;t play video games, chances are you&#39;ve heard about &quot;Halo 2.&quot;. Microsoft Corp. made sure of that with a massive PR blitz, boldly proclaiming &quot;there hasn&#39;t been this much anticipation
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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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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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Hoping to make entertainment history, Microsoft plans to release the latest video game in its hit Halo franchise on Tuesday.
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Frankfurt, October 18: Microsoft launched a new software product aimed at small and mid-sized enterprises on Monday to strengthen its position in a fragmented market it sees as ripe for growth.
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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¦
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While Halo 2 is already a huge hit for Xbox out of the box, parent company Microsoft hopes the ripple effect of Halo 2 lasts well into its next generation of gaming hardware.
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There appears to be no dearth of excellent games that are not named Halo 3 headed to screens this fall. Here are some of them.
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Microsoft Corp  began its midnight sales of "Halo 3," the acclaimed alien shooter game that it hopes will widen its lead over Sony Corp  in the battle for industry dominance.