Microsoft launches Halo 2
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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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Bungie Studios has commenced the final countdown to Halo 2. Halo 2, a wildly popular Xbox title, has been turned over for release to certification (RTC). Barring any last minute showstoppers, the game is scheduled to hit the shelves November 9 -- just in time for the holidays. In Halo 2, the Covenant -- an invasive alien race bent on the destruction of mankind -- has set its sights on Earth. All that stands between the citizens of Earth and total annihilation is a genetically altered "super solider" named Master Chief. Halo 2 is available via preorder from most retail outlets.
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Perhaps Microsoft was hoping for all eyes to be on the much-ballyhooed launch  today of its "Halo 2"  video game, but the company's efforts to clean up its lawsuit headaches can't be overshadowed by virtual gunslinging.
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The sequel to the best-selling Xbox game, Halo, is finished, say its makers.
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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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In the days before Microsoft Corp. released the hotly anticipated Halo 2 video game for the Xbox game console, some gamers noticed a sudden spike in the number of people being kicked off the company's online game service. That was no coincidence.
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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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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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(National) Nov. 9, 2004 - &quot;Halo 2,&quot; the Microsoft Xbox game released on Tuesday, has been promoted like a box office blockbuster.
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Halo 2, Microsoft&#39;s most prized Xbox asset and its biggest hope for success this Christmas, has been leaked onto the Internet just days after developer Bungie officially completed work on the game and announced that it had shipped it off to manufacturing
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Microsoft Corp  began its  midnight sales of &quot;Halo 3,&quot; the acclaimed alien shooter game  that it hopes will widen its lead over Sony Corp (6758.T) in  the battle for industry dominance.
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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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The long awaiting video game, Halo 2, hit shelves this week with an expected take of $80 million in first day sales. The Xbox game by Bungie Studios (acquired by Microsoft due to the success of the first Halo
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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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First-day sales of Microsoft  Corp.'s MSFT.O new video game "Halo 2" will reach $100  million, a senior Microsoft games executive said on Tuesday.
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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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With the release of MechAssault 2 looming for Xbox, Microsoft has kicked-off what could very well be the easiest competition you&#39;ll ever encounter.