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Halo 3 launch date announced |
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Thursday, 17 May 2007 |
 Microsoft announced that game debuts in the US on 25 September and one day later in Europe. Like many console games it has a multi-player section that allows players to take each other on in a variety of settings. In mid-May the first three multi-player maps were released to players in a beta test of the Halo 3 game. In the multi-player games, players use weapons and vehicles to win battles or achieve strategic objectives, such as capturing flags or defending territories.
The first Halo was launched with Microsoft's Xbox in November 2001. More than 2.5m copies of the Halo 2 were sold on its day of release - with sales of more than $125m.Microsoft has said that this year's Christmas season will be "critical" in its ongoing console war with rival Sony.
"They don't really have an answer to Halo 3," Shane Kim, head of Microsoft Game Studios told Reuters. Microsoft has pitched the release of the game as one of the biggest entertainment launches of the year, comparing it to the new Harry Potter book and the movie Spider-Man 3.
Halo 3 Trailer shown during Monday Night Football on December 4, 2006.
Halo 3 E3 Trailer
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