Sure, Halo 3 made $170 Million (U.S.) in it’s first day, but they did put a considerable chunk of change into the development.
Apparently, developers are spending over $15 million just to get a game finished - Marketing and all the other crap is added on top of that. No idea what Microsoft / Bungie spent [...]
Maybe it’s just me, but I cannot help but laugh when I hear about the entire entertainment industry blaming their own shortcomings on a single video game. I can imagine, however, a game as well conceived, as seemlessly produced, and as ingeniously marketed as Halo 3 has been, could be a real [...]
Anybody see Titanic? Nevermind. Halo 3 is a force like the world has never seen! It’s got more stopping power than Y2K. The film industry has taken the biggest beating so far. Apparently, movie ticket sales peaked at only $80 million for the Oct 5th weekend–That’s a drop of 27% from the same time last [...]
Yep, Microsoft’s main man was hanging out in Bellevue for the big Halo 3 launch. One little nugget from the news, Bill autographed a kids brand new Halo 3 game–But it still had the plastic on it! Doh!
Get the skinny from Xbox360Fanboy.com
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Halo 3 rules the world. From Xbox.com:
Microsoft today announced that Halo 3 has officially become the biggest entertainment launch in history, garnering an estimated $170 million in sales in the United States alone in the first 24 hours. The Xbox 360™ title beat previous records set by blockbuster theatrical releases like Spider-Man 3 and novels [...]
Talk about ultimate nerd prank. Some MIT students decided to turn their John P. Harvard statue into Master Chief. John sits there complete with helmet and battle rifle ready to learn.
Via Joystiq.
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We’re here at Play N’ Trade for the launch of Halo 3. Tons of pumped people in here. Go ahead and check out the gallery!
Halo 3 Launch Photo Gallery
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Alrighty, the time nears. As of now we’ve got about 24 hours to go. We’re going to be live blogging the launch from Play N’ Trade in Bloomington, MN. Owners Neil and Tanya will be opening the doors at 10:30 to start the festivities. They’ll have a bunch boxes set-up for some Halo 2 action. [...]