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Article: 'Halo 3' invades game market
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- Charleston Gazette
- Article date:
- September 25, 2007
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Can "Halo" hero Master Chief blast his way past "Spider-Man 3"
too?
We'll soon find out as the third installment in the "Halo" video
game franchise debuts today for the Xbox 360 console.
Microsoft Corp. won't divulge exact sales predictions for "Halo 3"
(and won't specify just how many tens of millions they poured into
developing it) but seems confident of outdoing the "Spider-Man 3"
movie, the summer blockbuster that grossed $151 million in its first
day - a comparison the company has embraced itself.
Released in 2004, "Halo 2" grossed $125 million during the first
24 hours of its release, according to company sales statistics.
"We know we're going to clear that," Microsoft spokesman Ryan ...