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Title: More than 1 million pre-orders for Microsoft's `Halo 3' Post by: Tanya on August 10, 2007, 04:17:22 PM More than 1 million pre-orders for Microsoft's `Halo 3'
Microsoft said pre-orders of the next version of its bestselling alien-shooting Xbox game, "Halo 3," exceeded 1 million units, setting a record for early video game purchases. The highest-priced edition of the game, a $129 version packaged in a replica of the helmet worn by the main character, will probably be sold out by the time "Halo 3" makes its debut Sept. 25, Redmond, Wash.-based Microsoft said in a statement. Microsoft's goal of making the Xbox unit profitable this fiscal year hinges on the success of "Halo 3." Continue to this article at Bink.nu http://bink.nu/Article10750.bink |