Microsoft readies "Halo 3" for launch
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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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Called Wingnut Interactive, the New Zealand-based game shop will join in Microsoft's "Halo" efforts.
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Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O released on   Friday the final test version of its upcoming Windows operating   system and said the launch for the highly-anticipated upgrade   is running on schedule.
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Microsoft Corp.  on Monday  will announce the availability of software tools aimed at  encouraging independent and hobbyist video game makers to  create titles for its new Xbox 360 console.
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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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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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Gamers across Europe will get their hands on Halo 3 at midnight, one of the most hyped titles in history.
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World&#39;s largest software maker&#39;s best-selling game for Xbox video console -- Halo 2-- has leaked onto the Internet nearly four weeks before its planned sale date.
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"Halo 2" appears to be one of the most hotly hyped and heavily anticipated video games ever, and Microsoft is planning a Tuesday release that may rival the best of Hollywood's movie glitz. -washingtonpost.com
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Halo 2 has been released in the US, with fans queuing to get their hands on the Xbox title.
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Microsoft's  founder is expected to detail the company's plan for computer management software and announce a long-awaited Windows update tool.
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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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Microsoft Corp's  "Halo 3" video game set an opening-day U.S. sales record of $170 million, outdoing any video game or movie debut and giving the company's money-losing entertainment unit a strong boost toward profitability.
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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 in the battle  for industry dominance.
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Microsoft's Bungie Studios has put the call out for beta testers of the next installment of the Halo game series for the Xbox 360 console, set to offer for the first time a multiplayer aspect of the game through Xbox Live.
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With a major launch event next month serving as an unmovable anchor for Microsoft at this point, the ancillary launches for Vista Service Pack 1 and XP SP3 would probably raise suspicion if they were delayed.
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Microsoft Corp  has cemented its reputation among hardcore gamers with the launch of alien shoot-out "Halo 3," but it is still struggling to attract the mass market audience that has flocked to Nintendo Co Ltd's  Wii console.