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To: Keith Feral who wrote (69189)	9/25/2007 3:47:24 PM
From: HerbVic	Respond to of 213182

Odd thing about Halo. Bungie Corp., the creator of the Halo franchise, was an all Mac developer. Microsoft, fat with cash and looking for some bling for their yet to be released Xbox, stole from the Mac once again. I've been told that the original software geniuses of the company have left. Any one know if this is true?

To: Keith Feral who wrote (69189)	9/25/2007 3:50:26 PM
From: slacker711	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213182

No wait, they have Halo 3. LMAO! Halo 3 is going to sell several million copies over the course of the next few weeks and will also sell quite a few Xbox 360 systems to go along with the game. You may not agree with Microsoft's strategy, but the 360 is the centerpiece of their home platform. Having a 10 million unit head start on the competition in this space isnt a bad head start. The question is if they can get the content in place to make the strategy work. The content developers dont trust Microsoft anymore than they trust Apple. Slacker

To: Keith Feral who wrote (69189)	9/26/2007 6:26:14 PM
From: FJB	Respond to of 213182

Microsoft: 'Halo 3' nets biggest day in entertaiment history Posted by Daniel Terdiman Halo 3, the much-anticipated Xbox 360 game that launched Tuesday, set the all-time record for most revenue earned in a single day by any entertainment property, Microsoft said Wednesday. The company said that Halo 3, the third and final episode in the hugely popular franchise, netted $170 million in sales in the U.S. in its first day. If true, that would top previous records set by the motion pictures Spider Man 3 and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. There's little doubt Microsoft has been pinning a great deal of hope on Halo 3 and was expecting it to be the must-have game for the Xbox 360, much as the original Halo was for the original Xbox when it came out in 2001. The theory is that many consumers will buy Xbox 360s to play the new game, though only time will tell if that is true. Microsoft did not release any new figures on immediate Xbox sales. Judging by initial reviews, the game is being very well received critically, in addition to racking up the big bucks. According to Microsoft, more than a million players have logged on to Xbox Live to play the multiplayer version of the new game, since it came out and all told, it has garnered more than 1.7 million preorders. The game sells for $59.99. news.com