Gamers spend about &#36;170M on 'Halo 3'
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Video game enthusiasts in the United States plunked down about $170 million on copies of "Halo 3" in the 24 hours after the Xbox 360 game went on sale, Microsoft Corp. said Wednesday.
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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 has already clocked $125 million in sales -- on its first day in stores.
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To Microsoft and its Xbox, "Halo 3" is more than just a game.
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Two years of hype for Microsoft video-game sequel Halo 2 began to pay off yesterday as fans snapped up millions of copies of the alien-blasting game for the Xbox console.
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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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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 Microsoft's Silicon Valley campus, hundreds of players lined up to play Halo 3 hours before it officially launches.
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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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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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Microsoft Corp.'s alien-killer gaming thrill, "Halo 3," has broken the U.S. sales record for a new video game by garnering an estimated US$170 million in its first 24-hours on sale, the company said late Wednesday.
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The first Halo game sold quite a few Xboxes (we know a few Xbox owners who don't appear to play any other titles on their consoles), and Halo 2 has already clocked $125 million in sales -- on its first day in stores.
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First-day sales of Microsoft Corp.'s  new video game "Halo 2" will reach &#36;100 million, a senior Microsoft games executive said on Tuesday.
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Sales of exclusive Xbox 360 video game &quot;Halo 3&quot; rocketed to 170 million dollars on opening day, marking an historic debut that outdid the final Harry Potter novel and the film &quot;Spiderman 3.&quot;
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Xbox game could make $75 million in 24 hours, give Grand Theft Auto a run for its money. NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - How big is &quot;Halo 2&quot;?
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Demand for personal computers loaded with its Windows operating system and strong sales of its Halo 3 video game helped lift Microsoftâs quarterly profit to $4.29 billion.
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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
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The gamer's expo in Los Angeles last week drew an estimated 18,000 attendees, according to show organizers.