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Article: `HALO 2' GIVES FANS MORE MASTER CHIEF.(ARTS & ENTERTA)
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- Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
- Article date:
- November 10, 2004
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Byline: MATT SLAGLE Associated Press
There's a new media king, only he isn't on the radio or in the movies. His name? Master Chief. His role: Interstellar soldier and star of ``Halo 2,'' one of the most anticipated video games ever.
Across the nation, fans lined up for hours at some 7,000 planned ``midnight madness'' events Tuesday to get first crack at the $50 sequel from Microsoft Corp.
Miguel Chavez, a 36-year-old father of two boys, waited about 10 hours at a Toys ``R'' Us in New York City's Times Square to buy his copy of the game. He took along an Xbox console and a projection system so they could play the original ``Halo: Combat ...