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Modern Warfare 2 still rules Xbox Live

Modern Warfare 2 still rules Xbox Live

The long awaited release of Halo Reach last week was the biggest games event of 2010 – but 2009’s gaming champ isn’t much impressed.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 24th 2010 at 9:30AM in News
Reach tops Halo 3 Xbox Live records

Reach tops Halo 3 Xbox Live records

Halo: Reach has only been on the shelves for a day, but it is already rewriting the series’ achievements.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on Sep 15th 2010 at 11:14AM in News
MS spends more on Reach than Halo 3

MS spends more on Reach than Halo 3

Forget Call of Duty or FIFA – Halo: Reach could be this year’s biggest video game.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 9th 2010 at 1:00PM in News
MS goads Sony over Halo sales

MS goads Sony over Halo sales

In a quite stark bit of pre-E3 willy-waving, Microsoft’s product director Aaron Greenberg has pointed out that total sales of Halo 3 aren’t simply better than those of Sony’s leading ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jun 9th 2010 at 8:45PM in News

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New 360 Elite Spring bundle announced

New 360 Elite Spring bundle announced

Microsoft has announced it will release a new Xbox 360 Elite SKU this spring, which will include two free blockbuster first-party titles.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on Mar 9th 2010 at 5:16PM in News
Xbox 360 Game of the Year Bundle rolls out

Xbox 360 Game of the Year Bundle rolls out

Microsoft is to launch a brand new Xbox 360 Elite SKU at North American retail next month called the Xbox 360 Game of the Year Bundle.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 20th 2009 at 4:56PM in News
Halo 3 goes Classic

Halo 3 goes Classic

Microsoft has confirmed that three high-profile titles are to join its £19.99 Xbox 360 Classics range at UK retail – EA’s Mass Effect and Microsoft pair Halo 3 and Project ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 16th 2009 at 10:03AM in News
Halo 3 surpasses 1 billion online matches

Halo 3 surpasses 1 billion online matches

Bungie has revealed that more than one billion online multiplayer matches of Halo 3 have been played since the game was released.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on Mar 3rd 2009 at 10:46AM in News

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Halo 3: Recon renamed

Halo 3: Recon renamed

Bungie has announced that the highly anticipated Halo 3: Recon is to be renamed Halo 3: ODST.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Nov 26th 2008 at 10:06AM in News
GameStop profits fall by $5M

GameStop profits fall by $5M

GameStop saw its sales jump 5.2 per cent in the three-month period ending November 1st, but profits fell from $52 million to $46.7 million.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Nov 21st 2008 at 10:47AM in News
Halo Wars will ‘revolutionise’ RTS genre, says Microsoft

Halo Wars will ‘revolutionise’ RTS genre, says Microsoft

As the world goes ga-ga over the news of Halo 3: Recon, Microsoft’s UK marketing boss has told MCV that strategy spin-off Halo Wars will “revolutionise” the RTS genre.

by Tim Ingham
on Oct 9th 2008 at 1:47PM in News
GTA IV £24.99 at Gamestation

GTA IV £24.99 at Gamestation

Gamestation has kicked off its 24/7 online sale with a multitude of impressive offers.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Jul 24th 2008 at 4:09PM in News

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Microsoft's GTA marketing push ‘as big as Halo 3’

Microsoft's GTA marketing push ‘as big as Halo 3’

Microsoft’s marketing machine is ready to kick into top gear with a multimedia campaign across the web, TV and and print publications in an attempt to make Xbox 360 the ...
by Neil Long
on Apr 17th 2008 at 12:57PM in News
GTA IV to smash Halo 3 sales

GTA IV to smash Halo 3 sales

A Variety report has suggested that industry analysts and ‘sources close to Take Two’ are expecting the new much-hyped game will eclipse Halo 3’s $300m in first week sales. It ...
by Neil Long
on Apr 16th 2008 at 12:06PM in News
Halo 3 Legendary map pack revealed

Halo 3 Legendary map pack revealed

Microsoft is gearing up for the second wave of Halo 3 downloadable content, due for release on April 15th.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Mar 20th 2008 at 10:42AM in News
Call of Duty 4 topples Halo 3 on Xbox Live

Call of Duty 4 topples Halo 3 on Xbox Live

The ever-popular Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare has knocked Bungie’s Halo 3 off the top spot in the Xbox Live most played table for the week ending January 21st, ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 22nd 2008 at 10:47AM in News

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Map packs on the way for Halo 3

Map packs on the way for Halo 3

With Halo 3 currently claiming the title of the most played game on Microsoft’s Xbox Live network, there will be plenty of gamers celebrating the news that Bungie is to ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 20th 2007 at 11:03AM in News
AUSTRALIA: Halo 3 holds tight

AUSTRALIA: Halo 3 holds tight

Whilst it only managed to hang on to the top spot in the UK for one week following irrepressible pressure from EA’s FIFA 08, Halo 3 remains firmly rooted at ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Oct 17th 2007 at 12:17PM in News
Halo 3 blamed for Box Office slump

Halo 3 blamed for Box Office slump

CVG reports that film executives have blamed the late September release of Halo 3 for the massive 27 per cent drop in takings at the Box Office for the weekend ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Oct 16th 2007 at 12:39PM in News
Halo 3 studio cuts ties with Microsoft

Halo 3 studio cuts ties with Microsoft

A week of rumours and industry chitchat have finally come to an end – as Develop reports that Bungie and Microsoft have announced their relationship is to 'evolve' with the ...

by Tim Ingham
on Oct 5th 2007 at 5:13PM in News
Halo storms Australia

Halo storms Australia

After strong performances across the rest of the world, new entry Halo 3 has debuted in the Australian charts straight in at number one, while FIFA 08 also does well ...
by Andrew Wooden
on Oct 5th 2007 at 12:59PM in News
Halo 3 makes $300 million in first week

Halo 3 makes $300 million in first week

Xbox 360 console sales have also more than doubled since Halo’s release on Wednesday 26th September.

by Neil Long
on Oct 4th 2007 at 3:47PM in News
Halo 3 chalks up £17m at UK retail

Halo 3 chalks up £17m at UK retail

Halo 3 Pumped a staggering £17 million into UK retail in its first week on sale.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Oct 4th 2007 at 11:46AM in News
JAPAN: Master Chief conquers all

JAPAN: Master Chief conquers all

Microsoft’s struggle to break into the Japanese games market is well documented – but Xbox 360 proved it does have some muscle in the territory this week as Halo 3 ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Oct 4th 2007 at 11:02AM in News
Xbox 360 enjoys sales spike in Halo release week

Xbox 360 enjoys sales spike in Halo release week

The release of Halo 3 has had a dramatic impact on sales of Xbox 360 hardware, doubling the previous week’s sales to the highest level of 2007.

According to ChartTrack, ...

by Tim Ingham
on Oct 2nd 2007 at 3:24PM in News