Argos admits selling Halo 3 early
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Cock-up not conspiracy Argos has admitted breaking the official release date for Halo 3. The UK high street retailer coughed to the goof after lucky gamers reported getting their mitts on copies of the game before the scheduled release date next week.â¦
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At the diminutive E3 in Santa Monica Tuesday, Microsoft unveiled a special edition Xbox design for Halo 3 that will debut alongside the long-awaited third installment, along with announcing a slew of upcoming games. Microsoft says the Xbox 360 is responsible for more game sales than Sony's PS3 and Nintendo's Wii combined.
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First it was Halo 2, now GTA. The new iteration of the popular Grand Theft Auto franchise was supposed to hit retails shelves by the end of October however pirated
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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.
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TORONTO (CP) - North American sales of Halo 2 reached $125 million US in the first 24 hours of the video game&#39;s release, according to Xbox parent company Microsoft.
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Penn National Gaming Inc. has offered to buy Argosy Gaming Co. in a deal valued at $2.2 billion that would create the third-largest gaming company in the United States, the companies said after the market closed Wednesday.
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Tycho:  It was good news there for a little while, when PS1 games were five bucks a pop and you were changin' out that hard drive and still retaining your warranty - big, generous moves that asked hard questions of their primary competitor.  Just days later, it's weird rumor after dark rumbling after grim report.
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Halo 2, one of the most anticipated video games of the year, got an early release date, but not the way fans or its publisher, Microsoft, had hoped.
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Since its debut in 2001 as an XBox launch title, Halo has sold over 5 million copies worldwide. In doing so, it has received critical acclaim from reviewers and avid gamers alike.
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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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Attempting to soothe concerned consumers over a lack of PlayStation 3 shipments in the market, Sony reaffirmed its target to sell six million consoles by the end of March. No word on expected results this year, however.
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By Sam Lagrone, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Feb. 9--On a recent trip to my local game-monger, I noticed something odd  in the window: PlayStation 3s for sale.   No line, no hysteria, no clawing, no unwashed people waiting for days.
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Microsoft Corp. said sales of its Halo 2 video game, the sequel to the best-selling title for its Xbox video-game machine, topped 2.4 million in North America, generating $125 million on its first day.
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Halo 3, one of the most heavily marketed games in history, goes on sale at midnight in the US.
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SEATTLE - Within hours after fans got their hands on Halo 3, blogs brimmed with reports that special limited-edition packaging is scratching the video game discs.
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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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They say the best things come to those who wait. &quot;Halo 2&quot; lives up to the billing, but it sure took long enough. The release date was changed, and changed some more, but Bungie met the expectations.