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'Halo 3' Hits $300M in Sales

Microsoft hoping franchise will help it win the console wars

By Nick McMaster, Newser Staff

Posted Oct 4, 2007 4:11 PM CDT

(Newser) – Video-game phenomenon "Halo 3" earned more than $300 million in global sales during its first week, Microsoft announced today. Although specific figures were not released, the Wall Street Journal reports, the game surely also drove up sales of its Xbox 360 console, which previously... Read full story »

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