Microsoft Seeks Video Game Winner With Halo II

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The anticipated release of Halo 2, the sequel to Microsoft's best-selling 2000 game, is the latest and perhaps the best indication of how the blockbuster mentality of Hollywood has pervaded the video game industry. As development budgets for the most advanced games approach $20 million, the stakes for producers have risen accordingly.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/08/technology/08game.html

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Microsoft Sees $100 Million First Day for 'Halo 2' Game

By REUTERS

Published: November 9, 2004

Filed at 5:23 p.m. ET

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - First-day sales of Microsoft Corp.'s (MSFT.O) new video game ``Halo 2'' will reach $100 million, a senior Microsoft games executive said on Tuesday.

http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/technology/...osoft-halo.html