Article: Video gamers' heaven:Long-awaited 'Halo 2' flies off shelves; 2.4 million units of Xbox title sold on first day

Article: Long-awaited Microsoft video game 'Halo 2' flies off shelves.
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News);  November 11, 2004 ;     700+ words ......first to buy Halo 2. When the...Wednesday that first-day sales of Halo 2 tallied $125...Man movies. First-day sales of Halo 2, played on...retailers show that Halo 2 sales topped...history for first-day sales. The bottom...

Article: 'HALO 3' HITS $170 MILLION IN U.S. SALES.(Business)
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA);  September 27, 2007 ;     152 words ......States plunked down about $170 million on copies of Halo 3 in the 24 hours after the Xbox 360 game went on sale...Microsoft Corp. said Wednesday. The company claimed the first-day total makes it the biggest entertainment launch in history, topping first-day sales of the final Harry ...

Article: 'Halo' off to a big start
Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque);  October 7, 2007 ;     217 words ...Of course, "Halo 3" had the biggest first-day sales of any video game in history...even buy it at 7-Eleven. If "Halo 3" hadn't done boffo numbers...most, 2.83 million copies of "Halo 3" - a fraction of the estimated...days. With nearly 3 million "Halo 3" discs floating around, ...

Article: GAME ON - Epic 'Halo 3' is heavy, man
Honolulu Star - Bulletin;  September 28, 2007 ;     562 words ..."Halo 3" is huge. I'm not talking about the $170 million first-day sales it racked up. I'm not talking...morning with hundreds of other "Halo" fanboys, waiting to pick up my Legendary edition of "Halo 3." The first to leave the...midnight madness, either. "'Halo' isn't just ...

Article: Hello 'Halo' The third installment in the Halo franchise hits the shelves midnight Tuesday. What's changed? A lot, but we'll give you the skinny. Plus, coming this weekend, we'll post our first detailed look at the final version of "Halo 3" at beepcentral.com.(Time Out!)
Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL);  September 21, 2007 ;     700+ words ......Lahti Beep Game Critic 3 ways to pay, er, play ... Halo 3 released not one, but three different retail...walked away with. Standard Price: $60 Features: Halo 3 game Limited Price: $70 Features: Halo 3 game, boxed in metal collectible case; a disc...

Article: WAY COOL "HALO 3' LIVES UP TO HYPE.(Weekend)(Column)
The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY);  October 25, 2007 ;     455 words ...Byline: Nathan Grant Contributing writer The Halo games have been Microsoft's killer app for the...across the board as well. The colossal hype for Halo 3, the Xbox 360 finale to the Halo trilogy, echoed worldwide. With such heavy hopes...

Article: GAME REVIEW: Multiplayer in 'Halo 3' means everyone gets a shot
University Wire;  October 3, 2007 ;     700+ words ......10-03-2007 (Tufts Daily) (U-WIRE) MEDFORD, Mass. -- "Halo 3" is the final installment in the much-lauded "Halo" trilogy, and the first of the games to be...console. Available only on Xbox 360 for now, "Halo 3" takes advantage of the new platform's advanced...

Article: Gamers hit stores at midnight for 'Halo 3'
Dayton Daily News;  September 26, 2007 ;     334 words ..."You remember 'Halo 2?' This is crazier than that. It's bigger...ndalia's York Commons Game-Stop. "I mean, it's 'Halo.' " Stores across the country held special...with more than a million copies of the "Halo 3" title pre-ordered nationwide. About...

Article: GAME REVIEW: 'Halo 2' has landed at last
University Wire;  December 29, 2004 ;     700+ words ......Washburn Review) (U-WIRE) TOPEKA, Kan. -- "Halo 2" has big space combat boots to fill...of all time. I'm happy to report that "Halo 2" not only fills those boots, it also...some serious alien ass. In the story of Halo, mankind is locked in a mortal struggle...

Article: LI gaming stores gearing up for sale of 'Halo 3'.
Newsday (Melville, NY);  September 23, 2007 ;     499 words ......one of the stores planning an early opening. In 'Halo,' there's hours of game play, but no cursing and no...some other games. Tsang's opinion notwithstanding, Halo 3 is rated M, for mature players, and teens under...footage nor spectacular computer-generated graphics -- Halo 3 wants to be art as much as ...

Article: 'HALO 2' LIVES UP TO OTHERWORLDLY EXPECTATIONS.(U)
Daily News (Los Angeles, CA);  November 11, 2004 ;     663 words ...Byline: Redmond Carolipio Staff Writer 'HALO 2'' is the greatest game ever. It has changed...this week, you'd think that Bungie's ``Halo 2'' was one of the greatest things made since the light bulb. This is what ``Halo 2'' really means to the world: It is one...

Article: 'Halo 3' invades game market
Charleston Gazette;  September 25, 2007 ;     613 words ...Can "Halo" hero Master Chief blast his way past "Spider-M...find out as the third installment in the "Halo" video game franchise debuts today for the...won't divulge exact sales predictions for "Halo 3" (and won't specify just how many tens...

Article: 'Halo' vying with movie blockbusters.(News)
Cape Times (South Africa);  October 2, 2007 ;     700+ words ...BYLINE: halo 3 This year's trio...video game. When Halo 3 had its European...Hallows in terms of first-day sales. When Halo 2 launched in 2004...million in its first day, or even the latest...than $125m in its first day of sale. Microsoft...industry analysts, ...

Article: Hello, 'Halo'.
Hartford Courant (Hartford, CT);  September 18, 2007 ;     700+ words ......Sep. 18--Since 2001, when Halo: Combat Evolved hit the...game heap. Next week comes Halo 3. As these kinds of things...you know everything about Halo, or you know nothing. If...you keep hearing about 'Halo 3'... Because Microsoft...return -- predictions for first-day sales run ...