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Starguard · May 17, 2007

Microsoft XBOX 360 is finally planning to release HALO 3 in September

Microsoft sets launch date for 'Halo 3'
POSTED: 2:16 p.m. EDT, May 16, 2007

Story Highlights

• Microsoft will release "Halo 3" on September 25
• "Halo 3" is the final installment of the flagship video game
• Microsoft is betting it will spur sales of Xbox 360 consoles
• The regular edition of "Halo 3" will sell for $60

SAN FRANCISCO, California (Reuters) -- Microsoft Corp. said Tuesday it will release its "Halo 3" video game on September 25, a hugely anticipated event that the software giant hopes will help drive sales of its Xbox 360 gaming console.

"Halo 3" is the final installment of Microsoft's flagship video game franchise in which players assume the role of a futuristic soldier trying to turn the tide in a war against an alien army.
The game is expected to be a potent weapon for Microsoft as it fights Sony Corp. and Nintendo Co. Ltd. for dominance in the $30 billion global video game industry.
The first "Halo" launched alongside the original Xbox in November 2001 and helped the newcomer console gain a foothold in the market.

"Halo 2" debuted in November 2004, racking up $125 million in sales in its first day and cementing the popularity of the Xbox Live online service that lets players compete against each other in frenetic "deathmatch" sessions.

By moving up the launch of "Halo 3" to the month of September, Microsoft is betting it will spur sales of Xbox 360 consoles, giving it a larger user base in time for the year-end holiday season that is the high tide for video game sales.

"This is going to be a critical holiday for us versus Sony, especially on the console generation side, and they don't really have an answer for 'Halo 3'," Shane Kim, head of Microsoft Game Studios, said in an interview.
"Given that, I suspect 'Halo 3' to drive a lot of Xbox 360 sales and Xbox Live memberships," Kim said. "I think at those midnight (launch) events, there are going to be a lot of people walking out with an Xbox 360 along with their copies of 'Halo 3'."

The game will go on sale in Europe on September 26 but Kim said Microsoft had not set a date for Japan, where the Xbox 360 has been eclipsed by Nintendo's Wii and Sony's PlayStation 3.
Kim reiterated his view that "Halo 3" would enjoy a bigger launch than "Halo 2", saying the number of people who had already paid some money to ensure they can get a copy at launch -- known as pre-ordering -- was "pretty encouraging."

The regular edition of "Halo 3" will sell for $60, with two limited editions going for $70 and $130.
Microsoft set the clock ticking towards the "Halo 3" launch on the eve of a large public test of the game that starts on Wednesday and is scheduled to run for about three weeks.

Kim said several hundred thousand people had signed up for the test, or beta, which is intended to work out any remaining kinks in the game and make sure the Live network can handle thousands of matches at the same time.
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link: http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/fun.games/05/16/microsoft.halo3.reut/index.html

Darkening · May 17, 2007

Forgot to post that last night, was playing the beta

Bailey · May 18, 2007

Darkening said: ↑

Forgot to post that last night, was playing the beta
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Let's hear your impressions.

foil1212 · May 19, 2007

Can't wait!

Oh, I haven't actually played the beta, but I watched my friend play

I thought that it was okay. I liked some changes and disliked some. I don't like how the grenades are now 2 of each, but I do like the spike grenades idea. Also the utilities or equipment or whatever. Some of it's pretty damn cool. Also, detonation and disarm instead of run in and arm? Cool. The mancannons were a disappointment. I thought they would look cooler. MONGOOSE=FUCKING COOL! I never really liked the AR. I wish they still had the emblems instead of where the numbers are now. You know how in H2 they had the logos above the characters on your team? They changed it now to a letter and 2 numbers. You can still make icons, but they don't appear above their heads

pretty though

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