Photos: 'Halo 2,' the adventure begins
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Thousands of fans wait for hours to pick up the first copies of Microsoft's long-awaited Xbox game sequel.
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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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When "Halo" became a smash video game hit following Microsoft's launch of the Xbox console in 2001, it was a no-brainer that there would be a sequel to the science fiction shoot-em-up.
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Video game buffs unite: The XBox game &quot;Halo 2,&quot; a sequel to Microsoft&#39;s best-selling game ever, will be released in a show of local fanfare just after midnight Tuesday morning.
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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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Itâs not much of an exaggeration to say Halo did to videogames what The Lord of the Rings did to feature films. Epic in scale and addictive in entertainment, the first Halo, like The Fellowship of the Ring
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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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Microsoft&#39;s eagerly anticipated video game, Halo 2, will go on sale at midnight tonight, with the first copy to be distributed at the Toys &#39;R&#39; Us flagship store in Times Square, New York City.
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Gamers have been able to get a taste of the technology behind the widely anticipated Half-Life 2.
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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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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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To celebrate the upcoming release, Microsoft has launched a new MechAssault 2 mini-site where visitors will find tons of information on the upcoming Xbox action title, such as trailers, wallpapers, and plenty of screenshots.
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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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Perhaps Microsoft was hoping for all eyes to be on the much-ballyhooed launch Tuesday of its "Halo 2" video game, but the company's efforts to clean up its lawsuit headaches can't be overshadowed by virtual gunslinging.  -washingtonpost.com
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"Halo 3" is a lot of things: an exciting science fiction action adventure, a rich online first-person shooter and the end of a popular trilogy. But let's cut through the enormous hype: It's not the best video game ever.
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Gabe: Well tomorrow is the 25th and many of you will probably start celebrating tonight. I'd like to believe the midnight parties and festivities are related to my Birthday tomorrow but it's more likely your all excited about Halo 3. I had the chance to play through the entire single player campaign with Tycho and Robert and I can say you probably will not be disappointed. I never really got into the Halo story. I thought it was because there just wasn't much story there to get into. I got this link last week though and I realised that there's actually a really cool story, the problem is the games do a terrible job of telling it. I recommend reading this thread before you tackle Halo 3. It lays out the history of the Halo universe really well. Like any sequel it helps to have played the previous games but in this case I don't even think that's enough. The story in Halo 3 simply doesn't make a lick of fucking sense on it's own and they make zero effort to help players that might be new to the series. I don't mean there isn't a movie at the beginning that's like "previously on teh Haloz!" I mean they just assume you know everything in that thread forwards and back. Honestly though it's Halo. You can play through the thing, shoot a bunch of guys skip all the cut scenes and have a damn good time. It's just sort of sad that there's such a rich universe there that the games aren't conveying.I've got some stuff to say about the Halo 3 advertising as well but I don't want to spoil anything. We can talk about it later this week once you've all had a chance to play it.I wrapped up our eight page Assassin's Creed comic last week. Those of you who purchase the Limited Edition of the game will get a bunch of cool stuff including a copy of our comic. It's a little prequel story that provides some background info on the main character. I think it turned out pretty good and I'm excited for you guys to see it. The game ships in November but I'll go ahead and post the cover now so you can see my take on Altair.  -Gabe out
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Stubbs the Zombie being built on top of the Halo engine; Aspyr pegs summer &#39;05 as day the bloody demon arrives. Exclusive screens, developer video inside.