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Posted: August 31st, 2007.
The wait is almost over. Halo 3, the final chapter in the groundbreaking Halo trilogy and the mostanticipated game release of 2007, has been released to manufacturing.
Three years in the making by renowned developer Bungie Studios, Halo 3 is now finished and will begin itsjourney to store shelves around the world in less than four weeks. Halo 3, which has already set new recordsas the fastest preordered game in history, has exceeded one million presales in North America alone. The titleis set to shatter day-one entertainment sales records when it is released worldwide beginning Tuesday, Sept. 25.
This is a huge milestone for us and a big cause for celebration at Bungie and Microsoft Game Studios,said Harold Ryan, Studio Head at Bungie Studios. This is the game weve always wanted to make and certainlythe best game our studio has developed. We cant wait for gamers to get their hands on it on Sept. 25.
Created by legendary developer Bungie Studios and exclusive to the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system,Halo 3 will set a new standard for interactive storytelling and social gaming by engaging consumers worldwidein Master Chiefs epic battle to save humankind. In November 2004, the worlds view of video games changedforever with the release of Halo 2, which generated a record-setting $125 million (U.S.) in sales within thefirst 24 hours and changed the way people think about interactive entertainment.
Three years later, it remains the most-played game on Microsofts Xbox LIVE® online gaming and entertainmentnetwork, with nearly 1 billion hours of online gaming logged to date.
News page content input by Dominic Robinson, 2007.
Reviewer of movies, videogames and music since 1994. Aortic valve operation survivor from the same year. Running DVDfever.co.uk since 2000. Nobel Peace Prize winner 2021.