usatoday.com - 10/8/2009
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About 2.5 million people have bought the latest Halo 3: ODST game ($60, for Xbox 360) since it was released two weeks ago, a nice reception for a game that doesn't star Halo main man, the Master Chief. Instead, players control a squad of futuristic special forces known as Orbital Drop Shock ...
gameinformer.com - 10/16/2009
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gameinformer.com —
If you follow industry news, you know the
NPD Group is today announcing its sales figures for
the month of September. It's usually a great time for Nintendo fanboys on the hardware side, while Xbox 360 backers can gloat over software sales. In advance ...
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Microsoft's Aaron Greenberg Looks To Holiday, Beyond
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t3.com - 10/8/2009
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t3.com —
Kids literally cannot get enough of things that
say "Halo" on the box The latest chapter in
Halo, the blue/grey shooting series that made Xbox and Xbox 360, arrived last week - and dutifully took the #1 spot in the UK game charts . Dumping players on ...
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Halo 3: ODST tops UK video game charts
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ODST reaches 2.5 million sales; Haloverse expansions detailed
Joystiq —
... After yesterday's full-fledged assault on mainstream gaming news coverage, we were refreshed to read this great USA Today report on the current state of the Halo franchise. Sure, it further promotes the tired opinion that Bungie's ever-popular ...
Microsoft has plans for another six years of Halo
T3.com All —
... is the next proper video game, due in 2010, with O'Connor telling USA Today that it's officially a "prequel to Halo 1" that "will cover events in and around the planet Reach" - telling the story of how franchise bad guys the Covenant first came to attack mankind. The Halo movie, though, remains on hold. Previously publicised as being a Peter Jackson production, that all fell apart some time ago. But there will be comics, with Halo: Blood Line coming later this year through Marvel, more books, more action figures and a series of animated videos. As for a return of series star ...
Microsoft has plans for another six years of Halo
T3.com News —
... is the next proper video game, due in 2010, with O'Connor telling USA Today that it's officially a "prequel to Halo 1" that "will cover events in and around the planet Reach" - telling the story of how franchise bad guys the Covenant first came to attack mankind. ...
Microsoft Has A Six Year Halo Plan
Edge Online - Interactive Entertainment Today —
... , the Microsoft division responsible for all things Halo , has been speaking about the company s extensive plans for the franchise."We do have a plan that goes out at least six years," he told USA today . "Eventually, it will become very apparent that there is a plan for the way the canon all ties together and the way the comic books and the novels all tie together." Since debuting on Xbox in 2001, the Halo franchise has gone on to spawn novels, comics, licensed collectibles, anime films and more. And while Microsoft said recently that a Halo movie from director Peter ...
Big Halo 3 ODST Sales And The Return Of Master Chief [Bungie]
Kotaku —
... a spoiler - are probably big mysteries that would be irritating if they were just cliffhangers," O'Connor says. "We do have a plan that goes out at least six years," he says. "Eventually, it will become very apparent that there is a plan for the way the canon all ties together and the way the comic books and the novels all tie together." See? They have a plan, and once it comes to fruition, the world will tremble at their feet...or at least be really happy to see MC and Cortana again. Video game 'Halo' spins off books, action figures and more [USA Today]
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