Article: Master Chief Set to Conquer New Grounds; 'Halo' for Windows Storms Store Shelves Sept. 30; Gamers Around the World Celebrate the Triumphant Debut of Master Chief on Windows.

Master Chief has a new mission, and this time he is battling the Covenant on Microsoft(R) Windows(R)-based personal computers. Microsoft Game Studios, Bungie Studios and Gearbox Software today announced that "Halo(R)" for Windows is available at retailers across the United States for an estimated retail price of $49.99 (U.S.)

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With its rich storyline and intense gameplay, "Halo" is considered by many to be the benchmark against which other games are judged. Optimized for the Windows platform and leveraging the power of Microsoft DirectX(R) 9.0 application programming interface, "Halo" enables ...

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