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…

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 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…

Master Chief, the ultimate Microsoft security guard

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I spent some time today over at Microsoft’s Worldwide Public Safety Symposium, and spent some time inside the company’s Global Security Operations Center in Redmond, one of three such facilities around the world where Microsoft monitors the status of its facilities and the safety of its employees. I’ll have more details in a future post, but… Read More…