The best Halo ever? Halo 4 breaks record, brings in $220 million on first day

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It was a record-setting launch day for Microsoft, as the company announced today that Halo 4 brought in $220 million last Tuesday alone. It’s the biggest launch, money-wise, in the 10-year history of the Halo franchise and a nice chunk more than the $200 million Halo: Reach brought in two years ago. Microsoft added that… Read More…

PHOTOS: Master Chief, Cortana and hundreds of fans celebrate Halo 4 launch

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Signing autographs in one corner of a bustling University Village Microsoft Store was Steve Downes, the all-too-familar voice of Master Chief. Past him down the left side was Seattle Seahawks NFL cornerback Richard Sherman, posing for pictures and laughing with fellow Halo fans. And just outside in the chilly Seattle air was Master Chief himself,… Read More…

Master Chief returns: Halo 4 launches at midnight in 10,000 stores worldwide

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Dear bosses of employees who love Halo: Tomorrow might not be the most productive day of the year. Halo 4 is finally here. More than 10,000 retail locations around the world in 40 countries will open their stores at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday to the thousands of fans waiting for the latest installment of the legendary… Read More…

Halo’s success by the numbers: 46 million games, $3 billion in revenue

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You already knew that Halo was a popular series and here are the numbers to prove it. Just days before Halo 4 debuts next Tuesday (also Election Day), Microsoft announced that since the 2001 debut of the Halo: Combat Evolved, the franchise has sold more than 46 million games bringing in more than $3 billion… Read More…

Microsoft’s Halo 4 is done, set for November release

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Halo fans rejoice: Ladies and gents: we are Yoinking thrilled to announce that #Halo4 has gone gold. #WakeUpJohn — Halo Waypoint (@HaloWaypoint) September 28, 2012 That’s a tweet from the official Twitter account of Microsoft’s 343 Industries, which is the developer for Halo 4, after taking over the franchise from Bungie. The latest installment of… Read More…

Microsoft debuts trailer for live-action Halo 4 series

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Gearing up for the release of Halo 4 this fall, Microsoft has released the official trailer for “Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn,” the live-action online series that will tell the story of the events leading up to the plotline of the game. The trailer debuted at Comic-Con in San Diego last night. Microsoft has been… Read More…

Microsoft unveils new ‘Halo Infinity Multiplayer’ plan

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Halo is the franchise that introduced many people to the power of multiplayer gaming, and Microsoft will attempt to make new strides with a new experience called “Halo Infinity Multiplayer,” launching with Halo 4 on the Xbox 360 later this year. Microsoft unveiled the plan a short time ago, saying that the approach aims “to continue… Read More…

Hail to the Master Chief? Halo 4 launching on election day

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Microsoft announced plans this week to launch Halo 4 on Nov. 6, kicking off a new era for the blockbuster Xbox 360 franchise. If the date sounds familiar, it’s because there is another pretty big event also happening on that day: the U.S. presidential election. The coincidence has generated all sorts of conspiracy theories about… Read More…

PAX: Master Chief, explosions and other Halo 4 highlights

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Halo fans were lined up around the corner for a panel this morning on Halo 4 at Penny Arcade Expo, filling the Paramount Theater for inside details on the next installment of the blockbuster Xbox 360 franchise. Members of the development team from Microsoft’s 343 Industries didn’t reveal any huge secrets, but they gave a… Read More…

Microsoft says Halo 4 signals a new trilogy for Xbox 360

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Microsoft this morning confirmed plans to extend the blockbuster Halo franchise for Xbox 360 with a new game, Halo 4, with a teaser video at the end of its media conference at the E3 video game convenion. Don Mattrick, Microsoft’s Xbox chief, went further by introducing it as the “dawn of a new trilogy for… Read More…