$10M marketing blitz, 10,000-store launch for Halo 3
Microsoft sparing no expense to promote and distribute Xbox 360 shooter, including NASCAR sponsorship; Xbox Live Gold free from September 25-27 to allow open-access online play.
Microsoft sparing no expense to promote and distribute Xbox 360 shooter, including NASCAR sponsorship; Xbox Live Gold free from September 25-27 to allow open-access online play.
Microsoft is reportedly kicking illegitimate testers of its sci-fi shooter off of Xbox Live for thousands of years.
Pontiac's "First to Play/First to Own" promotions give Bungie fans a chance for early access to anticipated shooter on both coasts.
Hidden Fronts map pack soon free; Microsoft peripherals dated; NCsoft's MMOG hits the skids.
Two weeks after the game was "99.9 percent complete," the Master Chief is now on a direct course for a September 25 launch.
Crytek instigates skirmish by releasing sampler of highly anticipated first-person shooter on the same day as Halo 3's launch.
Bungie's throwing everything short of the kitchen sink into its Xbox 360 shooter sequel. We took a look at the interesting new level editor, and one campaign mission as well.
Pricing, date announced for Special Edition Xbox 360; UK and European qualifiers announced for Championship Gaming Series.
Bungie confirms closed Epsilon test will be last before game goes gold; studio putting finishing touches on game's Forge content editor.
As we prepare for the Master Chief to finish the fight, we'll bring you new details, video, and a full review leading up to the game's release.
Demo duo hits Sony's network, Bungie shows new multiplayer map, fantasy MMOG now free, Genesis adds two more to Wii's downloadable game service.
We take the Chief and a couple of friends on the road to New Mombasa in this brief preview of Halo 3's cooperative feature.
Special Halo-themed 360 to arrive down under on September 20; price set at A$679.95 ($534).
Bungie shows off new vehicles and maps for Halo 3.
We've got more for you about Halo 3's co-op, the Heroic and Legendary levels, whether Halo 3 will beat Gears of War in the Xbox Live stakes, and details about ...
Brian Michael Bendis talks about jumping on board Bungie's sci-fi epic with Halo: Uprising limited series.
We uncover more of Master Chief's secrets with Bungie writer Frank O'Connor.
Bungie's forthcoming FPS now the fastest-selling game preorder in North American history; Microsoft announces cobranding deals with Mountain Dew, Burger King, Doritos, and Pontiac.
Newspaper ads prove accurate as cost of Core, Premium, Elite packages will fall in varying amounts on August 8; Halo-branded system to sell for $399.
Harmonix's rhythm game named best E3 game by game-journalist jury; Mass Effect, LittleBigPlanet also honored.
Bungie confirms that upcoming sci-fi shooter will let gamers play through story as Master Chief, the Arbiter, and two new Covenant Elites.
Entertainment and Devices Division sees a 47 percent increase in its annual operating loss, thanks to $1.06 billion in warranty-extension costs and slowing 360 sales.
Head of Microsoft Game Studios talks about the new E3, the stalled Halo film, and the Xbox 360 price cut--or lack thereof.
Bungie shows off the first single-player gameplay for Halo 3, and yeah, it looks great.
[UPDATE] Third installment of sci-fi first-person shooter series set to receive its own special edition of the console, HDMI output confirmed; pink, light blue, dark blue wireless controllers also announced.
The newest Halo 3 turned heads at the end of Microsoft's E3 press conference. Here's what we saw.
[UPDATE] E3 kicks off with a Halo-themed Xbox 360 and new glimpses of Resident Evil 5, Call of Duty 4, and more; BioWare RPG coming in November, Bizarre Creations street ...
Sony has made the first price cut in the new generation of console wars, and industry watchers think it might be time for Microsoft to answer.
Fox's new licensing deal for Microsoft and Bungie's sci-fi shooter series spawns reports that the indefinitely postponed film project is back on.
Microsoft marketing campaign to drum up support for upcoming Bungie shooter takes it to the streets and the Web.
Spawn creator planning five action figures, three vehicles based on Microsoft's first-person shooter for release next spring.
Almost a million unique gamers played Bungie's latest first-person shooter over the four-week beta period.
[UPDATE] Microsoft confirms custom 360 controllers and a wireless headset for Bungie's shooter; Retailers list US dates for Orochi Warriors 360 and PS2, Daisenryaku Exceed for PS2, and Front Mission ...
Peripheral maker reports annual net profit of $3.7 million, up from a loss the previous year.
Screens released for Halo tabletop game, ESRB plays house, and KumaWar developer teams up with the History Channel for a second time.
King of Fighters gets the big-screen treatment, Turbo Squid's new user-made-content site launches, American McGee's Grimm gets GameTapped, and Peter Jackson might still produce the Halo movie.
Goldman-Sachs expects first-week sales of Bungie's shooter to reach about $170 million, giving Microsoft's gaming division its first profitable quarter.
The success of the first-party-oriented Wii and DS cut into third parties' profits; EA, THQ, Take-Two hard hit.
We took a quick tour of the Halo 3 Beta maps to see how the graphics have evolved from Halo 2 to Halo 3.
[UPDATE] Scrambling developer says remedy to problems with the Crackdown Halo 3 beta have finally arrived; gamers independently confirm problems are over.
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