Microsoft readies "Halo 3" for launch
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Video game aficionados lined up before dawn on Monday for the midnight release of "Halo 3," the acclaimed alien shooter game that Microsoft Corp hopes will widen its lead over Sony Corp in the battle for industry dominance.
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Microsoft Corp  geared up on Monday for the midnight release of "Halo 3," the acclaimed alien shooter game that it hopes will widen its lead over Sony Corp  in the battle for industry dominance.
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"Halo 3," the highly anticipated  video game from Microsoft Corp , won high praise on  Sunday from game reviewers who gushed over the lush settings,  cinematic feel and array of multiplayer features.
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Microsoft Corp. on Monday will  announce the availability of software tools aimed at  encouraging independent and hobbyist video game makers to  create titles for its new Xbox 360 console.
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Microsoft taps Peter Jackson to add some magic to the Halo franchise.
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Where have all the gamers gone? Despite the sort of marketing hype usually extended only to film releases and console-style early opening hours, the Halo 3 UK launch was notable for the absence of gamers and large piles of unsold copies.â¦
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(InfoWorld) - Microsoft said Wednesday it will replace discs of its Halo 3 Xbox 360 game that were already scratched when users purchased them. On its Xbox 360 Web site, Microsoft said an Xbox Disc Replacement Program will replace Halo 3 Limited Edition Game Discs and Essentials Discs at no charge through Feb. 1, 2008, but only for Xbox 360 console owners in countries where Xbox is sold at authorized retail locations. Microsoft released the highly anticipated Halo 3 Xbox 360 game on Tuesday at midnight, but some users found that their game discs were already scratched upon purchase. Some attributed the scratches to the company's packaging of the discs, which did not keep them in place. Users did not report any performance issues with the scratched discs. To get a new disc to replace one that was scratched, people who purchased Halo 3 and meet the program requirements can fill out and print a program form and send it to Microsoft. They should receive a replacement disc in about two weeks, according to the Web site. Halo 3 is the latest installment in the critically praised and enormously popular first-person shooter series developed by Bungie Studios. Microsoft said it had more than 1 million preorders of Halo 3 before its release this week, and fans lined up Monday outside of a New York Best Buy retail outlet for the game's launch hours before the game went on sale.
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At the diminutive E3 in Santa Monica Tuesday, Microsoft unveiled a special edition Xbox design for Halo 3 that will debut alongside the long-awaited third installment, along with announcing a slew of upcoming games. Microsoft says the Xbox 360 is responsible for more game sales than Sony's PS3 and Nintendo's Wii combined.
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While Halo 2 is already a huge hit for Xbox out of the box, parent company Microsoft hopes the ripple effect of Halo 2 lasts well into its next generation of gaming hardware.
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Video game aficionados lined up before  dawn on Monday for the midnight release of "Halo 3," the  acclaimed alien shooter game that Microsoft Corp  hopes  will widen its lead over Sony Corp  in the battle for  industry dominance.
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InfoWorld - Microsoft continues to prepare for the third-quarter launch of its&#160;Dynamics Live CRM service&#160;with Tuesday&#39;s announcement of initial pricing and product information.
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InfoWorld - Microsoft said Wednesday it will replace discs of its Halo 3 Xbox 360 game that were already scratched when users purchased them.
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Microsoft Corp.  on Monday  will announce the availability of software tools aimed at  encouraging independent and hobbyist video game makers to  create titles for its new Xbox 360 console.
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Microsoft Corp on Wednesday said  its &quot;Halo 3&quot; video game had $170 million in sales on its first  day, easily surpassing its predecessor, 2004&#39;s &quot;Halo 2,&quot; which  racked up $125 million in the first day.
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Microsoft plans to announce a contest to develop the next great digital diversion for the companyâs Xbox 360.
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Microsoft Corp  geared up on  Monday to launch &quot;Halo 3,&quot; the acclaimed science-fiction video  game that it hopes will widen its lead over rival Sony Corp  (6758.T) in the battle for industry dominance.
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Sales of exclusive Xbox 360 video game &quot;Halo 3&quot; rocketed to 170 million dollars on opening day, marking an historic debut that outdid the final Harry Potter novel and the film &quot;Spiderman 3.&quot;