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Microsoft hit with $5 million lawsuit over Halo 3, Xbox 360 problems (Ars Technica)

A new class-action lawsuit alleges that the combination of the Xbox 360 and Halo 3 produces nearly insurmountable glitches. Read More...

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1. Halo 3 (Xbox 360) (Arizona Daily Wildcat)

No contest here. One of the best first-person shooters ever made, "Halo 3" tops this year's best games. The gameplay is so immersive that even months after its release players are still discovering new strategies and Easter-eggs.

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Microsoft Details Xbox 360 Update, Announces XBLA Greatest Hits (Gamasutra)

Microsoft has further detailed new and enhanced features in its forthcoming December 4th Xbox 360 dashboard update, including new video codecs and enhanced member profiles, as well as a new greatest hits line of Xbox Live Arcade games. Several new features of the free fall update have previously been reported, including an Xbox Originals line of downloadable Xbox games including Halo, Fable ...

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Microsoft Sued Over Halo 3's 'Consistent' Crashes (TechWeb via Yahoo! News)

A San Diego man says Halo 3 is a faulty product that frequently crashes when played on the Xbox 360.

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Xbox Live Fall Update Details (Voodoo Extreme)

See, news is so slow that I'm posting about updates to the Xbox 360 Live service: As promised,...

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Microsoft hit with $5 million lawsuit over Halo 3, Xbox 360 problems (Ars Technica)

A new class-action lawsuit alleges that the combination of the Xbox 360 and Halo 3 produces nearly insurmountable glitches. Read More...

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1. Halo 3 (Xbox 360) (Arizona Daily Wildcat)

No contest here. One of the best first-person shooters ever made, "Halo 3" tops this year's best games. The gameplay is so immersive that even months after its release players are still discovering new strategies and Easter-eggs.

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Microsoft Sued Over Halo 3's 'Consistent' Crashes (TechWeb via Yahoo! News)

A San Diego man says Halo 3 is a faulty product that frequently crashes when played on the Xbox 360.

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Happy ‘halo’days with Microsoft Xbox 360 (CPILive.net)

Microsoft Xbox 360 has released three new console packages, in the Middle East, in conjunction with the recent launch of the entertainment phenomenon of the year, ‘Halo 3’.

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American Brings First Halo 3 Law Suit (Spong)

Game isn't compatible with Xbox 360!

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Microsoft Sued Over Halo 3's 'Consistent' Crashes (TechWeb via Yahoo! News)

A San Diego man says Halo 3 is a faulty product that frequently crashes when played on the Xbox 360.

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Happy ‘halo’days with Microsoft Xbox 360 (CPILive.net)

Microsoft Xbox 360 has released three new console packages, in the Middle East, in conjunction with the recent launch of the entertainment phenomenon of the year, ‘Halo 3’.

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Microsoft sued over Halo 3's 'consistenet crashes' (iTNews)

A San Diego resident who recently purchased Halo 3, which stars the pistol packing super soldier, has filed a lawsuit against Microsoft -- alleging that the company released a faulty product that frequently crashes when played on the Xbox 360.

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The dark side of Xbox Live (Games Radar)

Anyone who's taken a trip to Xbox Live will have come across it. And it's not just seen in Halo 3. Even the most placid of game genres suffer from it. Yep, we're taking about potty mouths hurling homophobic insults at anyone they come across.

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Microsoft Sued Over Halo 3 Crashes (AnandTech)

San Diego resident rains on Microsoft's Halo 3 party...

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Happy ‘halo’days with Microsoft Xbox 360 (CPILive.net)

Microsoft Xbox 360 has released three new console packages, in the Middle East, in conjunction with the recent launch of the entertainment phenomenon of the year, ‘Halo 3’.

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Disgruntled Halo 3 gamer launches class-action suit (Geek.com)

Just before Turkey Day last week, one unhappy Xbox 360 owner was so disappointed in his copy of Halo 3 he decided to take his gripe to Federal Court and is suing Microsoft and Bungie. Randy Nunez who filed the suit in Southern District of California, claims that his copy of Halo 3 on the Xbox [...]

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Halo 3 Legendary Edition only $59.99 on Amazon Deal of the Day (I4U)

Amazon.com is always good for a great deal. Today Amazon features as Deal of the Day Halo 3 Legendary Edition for only $59.99 ($129.99). This is the same price as the normal Halo 3 game sells for. The Halo 3 Legendary Edition arrives in a Spartan...

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Xbox Live goes FaceBook (Ferrago)

Xbox Live will soon be encouraging gamers to expand their networks of pals, Microsoft this week confirming that the autumn update will see gamers gaining access to their friends' friend lists.

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Xbox Live to get more social features (gamesindustry.biz)

Microsoft is introducing more social networking features to its celebrated Xbox Live service. As part of the Fall update going live on December 4, users will be able to view Friends lists directly from the Dashboard, or keep the list private.

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Happy ‘halo’days with Microsoft Xbox 360 (CPILive.net)

Microsoft Xbox 360 has released three new console packages, in the Middle East, in conjunction with the recent launch of the entertainment phenomenon of the year, ‘Halo 3’.

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Disgruntled Halo 3 gamer launches class-action suit (Geek.com)

Just before Turkey Day last week, one unhappy Xbox 360 owner was so disappointed in his copy of Halo 3 he decided to take his gripe to Federal Court and is suing Microsoft and Bungie. Randy Nunez who filed the suit in Southern District of California, claims that his copy of Halo 3 on the Xbox [...]

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Halo theme (MJOLNIR Mix) Released as a free playable song for Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock For Xbox 360 (GameInfoWire)

Activision And Microsoft Give Thanks To Guitar Hero and Halo Fans

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Phelps children raised on faith of Westboro Baptist (Baltimore Examiner)

Two boys play a "Halo" game on Xbox 360 and build Lego spaceships in the den of a peach-colored house in a quiet neighborhood here.

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Phelps children raised on faith (Baltimore Examiner)

Two boys play "Halo" on Xbox 360 and build Lego spaceships in the den of a peach-colored house in a quiet neighborhood of Topeka.

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Microsoft offers Halo 3 to Xbox upgraders (Infomatics)

Microsoft and its Bungie Studios gaming unit are pushing to get gamers to migrate from the original Xbox platform to the Xbox 360 this holiday season.

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Suit Filed Over 'Halo 3 Incompatibility' (Slashdot)

Via Kotaku, a story on the CourtHouseNews site is discussing a suit filed by a CA man against Microsoft over Halo 3. "Microsoft's highly touted "Halo 3" video game, made exclusively for its Xbox 360, causes the Xbox to freeze or crash, ruining the game, according to a federal class-action complaint ... Lead plaintiff Randy Nunez says he paid $59.99 for his game. He wants class certification and ...

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Free Halo 3 Deal for Original Xbox Owners (1up.com)

Update to a 360 and roll over your Xbox Live account to get Halo 3 free.

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Microsoft's Halo slips with crash lawsuit (The New Zealand Herald)

A class action lawsuit has been filed in the United States, claiming Microsoft's blockbuster game Halo 3 is responsible for crashes on the Xbox 360 console.

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Japanese Actress Admits Halo 3 Obsession [Xbox 360] (Addict 3D)

Hell, he even got the logo shaved into his skull! And now we can point to a Japanese female who openly admits to liking Halo .

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Free Halo 3 Deal for Original Xbox Owners (1up.com)

Update to a 360 and roll over your Xbox Live account to get Halo 3 free.

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Microsoft Xbox 360 Halo 3 Special Edition (CNET)

With its extensive digital media features, a superior online service, and an excellent game library, the Xbox 360 remains the game console to beat.

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Halo 3 map pack on December 11 (Games Radar)

Three maps for 800 MS points. A bit pricey? Bungie breaks its big news in a press release declares that a Halo 3 map pack will be hitting Xbox Live on December 11.

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Microsoft screws up INQ's Xbox 360 repair (The Inquirer)

WE JUST KNEW it wouldn't go smoothly. Shortly after our Xbox 360 went to the mass-grave of RROD failures, when playing the mediocre Halo 3, we sent it off to Microsoft for our free repair.

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Mass Effect: Xbox 360 Game Doesn't Live Up to its Hype (PC World)

Beautifully rendered with an above-average plot, Bioware's new sci-fi epic for the Xbox 360 still turns out to be a disappointingly overhyped encore to Microsoft's main holiday act in gaming, Halo 3.

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MS offers Halo 3 to upgraders this Christmas (Ferrago)

Microsoft will deliver all owners of the original Xbox and Xbox Live a free copy of Halo 3 this Christmas, providing they purchase a new Xbox 360 console to enjoy it all on.

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Xbox Live hopes to press more players into service (Los Angeles Times)

Microsoft Corp. took the wraps off Xbox Live, its online game service, in 2002 with ambitions of one day seeing millions of players compete online.

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Free Halo 3 Deal Turns Sour [Halo 3] (Addict 3D)

Too good to be true . If you check the source on the original post from Friday , you'll see the Bungie link broken. And we used the Bungie link because the Xbox.com one was broken.

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Halo 3 and Nintendo Wii top sales in October (Geek.com)

The sales numbers are in from the NPD Group for October and one company has retaken first place after losing the lead. This change is thanks to a little shooter title you may have heard of: Halo 3 (see our coverage round-up). And speaking of games you may have heard of, that same shooter game [...]

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Bungie wheels out Halo 3 stats ( News ) (EuroGamer)

Having gotten ourselves excited about Half-Life 2: Episode Two PC stats earlier, it'd be remiss of us not to remark on the stats fed to the world by Bungie on Friday about how people have been doing with Halo 3.

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Downloadable Xbox Games Buggy, but Here's a Free Xbox Live Download! (Yahoo! Tech Advisors)

On Tuesday, Microsoft confirmed that it would be launching "Xbox Originals" on December 4, but yesterday noted that consumers shouldn't get their hopes up for a 360-like gaming experience. Five of the seven titles announced, Halo, Fuzion Frenzy, Psychonauts, Crimson Skies, and Fable, are likely to be marred by technical problems from the get-go. Known issues include low frame rates in ...

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Halo hits Xbox Live Marketplace (T3)

Hit title just one of stacks of games forming part of all new Xbox Originals service.

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Microsoft to Sell Downloadable Full Xbox Games (BetaNews)

To celebrate the fifth anniversary of Xbox Live , Microsoft is preparing a system update that will be delivered to users starting December 4 and bring support for downloading full versions of older Xbox titles such as "Halo," "Psychonauts" and "Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge."

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Halo 3, Guitar Hero Rule October Software Sales [Npd] (Addict 3D)

Bungie's Halo 3 was once again master chief of the sales charts, despite a 92% drop in sales from its 3.3 million seller debut in September.

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Japan Gets Different Xbox Originals Lineup [Xbox Originals] (Addict 3D)

Xbox Originals are going to be available everywhere from December 4. North America, Europe, Australasia, even Japan. 'Cept with one difference. Japan gets its own games lineup. They're still getting Halo, Crimson Skies and Fable, but no Crash Bandicoot, and no Psychonauts.

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Halo hits Xbox Live Marketplace (T3)

Hit title just one of stacks of games forming part of all new Xbox Originals service.

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Downloadable Xbox Games Buggy, but Here's a Free Xbox Live Download! (Yahoo! Tech Advisors)

On Tuesday, Microsoft confirmed that it would be launching "Xbox Originals" on December 4, but yesterday noted that consumers shouldn't get their hopes up for a 360-like gaming experience. Five of the seven titles announced, Halo, Fuzion Frenzy, Psychonauts, Crimson Skies, and Fable, are likely to be marred by technical problems from the get-go. Known issues include low frame rates in ...

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Microsoft to Sell Downloadable Full Xbox Games (BetaNews)

To celebrate the fifth anniversary of Xbox Live , Microsoft is preparing a system update that will be delivered to users starting December 4 and bring support for downloading full versions of older Xbox titles such as "Halo," "Psychonauts" and "Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge."

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Japan Gets Different Xbox Originals Lineup [Xbox Originals] (Addict 3D)

Xbox Originals are going to be available everywhere from December 4. North America, Europe, Australasia, even Japan. 'Cept with one difference. Japan gets its own games lineup. They're still getting Halo, Crimson Skies and Fable, but no Crash Bandicoot, and no Psychonauts.

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Xbox Originals launches December 4th (Addict 3D)

Microsoft will launch a download service for Xbox classic games on the Xbox Live service for the Xbox 360. The initial line-up of classic Xbox games you will be able to play on your Xbox 360 include Halo, Burnout 3: Takedown, Crimson Skies, Fable, Fuz... .

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Halo hits Xbox Live Marketplace (T3)

Hit title just one of stacks of games forming part of all new Xbox Originals service.

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Japan Gets Different Xbox Originals Lineup [Xbox Originals] (Addict 3D)

Xbox Originals are going to be available everywhere from December 4. North America, Europe, Australasia, even Japan. 'Cept with one difference. Japan gets its own games lineup. They're still getting Halo, Crimson Skies and Fable, but no Crash Bandicoot, and no Psychonauts.

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Xbox Originals launches December 4th (Addict 3D)

Microsoft will launch a download service for Xbox classic games on the Xbox Live service for the Xbox 360. The initial line-up of classic Xbox games you will be able to play on your Xbox 360 include Halo, Burnout 3: Takedown, Crimson Skies, Fable, Fuz... .

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Xbox Live to Get Original Xbox Games (DesignTechnica)

Microsoft is bringing original Xbox games to the Xbox 360 via its Xbox Live online service, including hits like the original version of Halo.

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Microsoft To Launch Downloadable Xbox Game Campaign (Gamasutra)

Microsoft has announced that it will soon offer downloadable Xbox titles including Halo and Psychonauts as part of a new "Xbox Originals" campaign, as well as free Xbox Live Arcade titles in celebration of the previously announced fifth anniversary of the Xbox Live service. November 15th marks the five year point of the service, and and company has said that, "as a gesture of thanks to the ...

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PRESS RELEASE: Sumthing Else Music Works Announces Release Of The Halo 3 Original Soundtrack From The Blockbuster Xbox ... (gamesindustry.biz)

New York - October 17th, 2007 - Sumthing Else Music Works, Inc., through its licensing relationship with Microsoft Game Studios, proudly presents Halo® 3 Original Soundtrack.

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Halo 3 worth the hype? (The Record)

Halo 3 is a pretty good video game. As if it mattered. The much-hyped title for Microsoft's Xbox 360 gaming system is the equivalent of the review-proof movie. No matter what any critic, talking head or commentator said, the game was destined to fly off store shelves.

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Microsoft bringing original Xbox titles to Live (MCV)

Halo to lead retro gaming push on Xbox Live as part of Autumn console update

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Halo Leading Xbox Oldies Coming To Live (Spong)

Autumn update detailed

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Fall Update Announced: Download Old Xbox Games [Fall Update] (Addict 3D)

Some of the contents of Microsoft's Fall Update for the 360 are now public knowledge, courtesy of the Official Xbox Mag. Highlight? The 360 gets its very own Virtual Console, with original Xbox games to be added to the Marketplace.

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Review: TimeShift for Xbox 360 (Geek.com)

The visuals are stunning, the sound captivating, and the gameplay one-of-a-kind. And yet TimeShift seems to be an afterthought in the season of big-time first person shooters. I know there’s some point where money runs out, and Bioshock (see our review), Halo 3 (see our review), The Orange Box (see our review), and Call of Duty [...]

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Analysts: Wii To Regain Control, PS3 To Struggle In October NPD (Gamasutra)

Ahead of the release of NPD's October hardware and software sales results, Wedbush Morgan's Michael Pachter and simExchange's Jesse Divinch have predicted the Wii will once again emerge on top of the hardware charts, and Activision will dominate software with Guitar Hero and Call of Duty. Though the September release of Halo 3 saw Xbox 360 sales push just past those of the Wii, the analysts ...

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Call of Duty 4 Might Outsell Halo 3 (Voodoo Extreme)

TeamXbox brings the word that Call of Duty 4 may outsell Halo 3 if Nollenberger Capital Partners'...

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First In-Game Halo 3 Marriage Proposal? Probably. [Xbox Love] (Addict 3D)

Nerd love is a beautiful, often creative thing. Take for example Xbox Live user Moviesign's unique marriage proposal to longtime girlfriend and fellow gamer Furtive Penguin.

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Packeteer(R) Releases New Gaming, Instant Messaging Video and P2P Classification Plug-Ins to Control Widespread ... (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

CUPERTINO, Calif.----Packeteer® , the global leader in WAN application delivery, today announced the release of new application classification plug-ins that enable customers to automatically identity and control online games such as Halo 3, which access Microsoft's Xbox Live network, as well as MSN Instant Messaging , Video and BitTorrent Peer-to-Peer traffic that can consume enormous amounts ...

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First In-Game Halo 3 Marriage Proposal? Probably. [Xbox Love] (Addict 3D)

Nerd love is a beautiful, often creative thing. Take for example Xbox Live user Moviesign's unique marriage proposal to longtime girlfriend and fellow gamer Furtive Penguin.

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Halo 3 hosts marriage proposal (GameSpot)

Creative use of Forge mode forges union between a pair of smitten Xbox Live subscribers.

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Xbox Live To Debut 'Live Is 5ive' Anniversary Celebrations (Gamasutra)

Xbox Live is approaching the fifth anniversary of its North American launch, which took place on November 15, 2002 on the original Xbox, and Microsoft has announced its "Xbox Live Is 5ive" celebration, a series of online, community-focused events on the Xbox 360's Live service to celebrate the date. On November 15th, the events will kick off with the "Game With Fame" competition, which offers ...

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New IP and new Halo on the way from Bungie (MCV)

Studio manager reveals next step for the 115-man studio in exclusive Develop interview

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Microsoft aims to make Xbox more family-friendly (ZDNet)

New feature lets parents set a daily or weekly limit on how many hours children can use the game console. Microsoft on Wednesday showed off a new Xbox feature that will allow parents to set the amount of time that kids can play games. The move...

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Microsoft aims to make Xbox more family-friendly (ZDNet)

New feature lets parents set a daily or weekly limit on how many hours children can use the game console. Microsoft on Wednesday showed off a new Xbox feature that will allow parents to set the amount of time that kids can play games. The move...

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Halo 3 Induces Suicide Bombing Mentality? [Stuck] (Addict 3D)

Because after all, the really elite Halo players don't want to die. If they die too often, they won't win the round, and if they don't win the round, they won't advance up the Xbox Live rankings.

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Halo 3 worth the hype? (The Record)

Halo 3 is a pretty good video game. As if it mattered. The much-hyped title for Microsoft's Xbox 360 gaming system is the equivalent of the review-proof movie. No matter what any critic, talking head or commentator said, the game was destined to fly off store shelves.

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Microsoft works family angle in new Xbox ads (USA Today)

Microsoft's new Xbox ads reach out to an audience beyond the stereotypical young male "gamer."

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Xbox invites everyone to weekend of free gaming at Xtival '07 (Pocket-lint via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

Free LIVE Gold for all Xbox 360 owners

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Halo 3 worth the hype? (The Record)

Halo 3 is a pretty good video game. As if it mattered. The much-hyped title for Microsoft's Xbox 360 gaming system is the equivalent of the review-proof movie. No matter what any critic, talking head or commentator said, the game was destined to fly off store shelves.

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Halo 3 Induces Suicide Bombing Mentality? [Stuck] (Addict 3D)

Because after all, the really elite Halo players don't want to die. If they die too often, they won't win the round, and if they don't win the round, they won't advance up the Xbox Live rankings.

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Microsoft works family angle in new Xbox ads (USA Today)

Microsoft's new Xbox ads reach out to an audience beyond the stereotypical young male "gamer."

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Xbox invites everyone to weekend of free gaming at Xtival '07 (Pocket-lint via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

Free LIVE Gold for all Xbox 360 owners

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Players vie to be Halo 3 champ (Columbus Ledger-Enquirer)

The Fraternal Order of Police Lodge No. 9 in Columbus will host an Xbox 360 tournament from 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Saturday in the old Parisian store at Peachtree Mall.

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Halo 3 worth the hype? (The Record)

Halo 3 is a pretty good video game. As if it mattered. The much-hyped title for Microsoft's Xbox 360 gaming system is the equivalent of the review-proof movie. No matter what any critic, talking head or commentator said, the game was destined to fly off store shelves.

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Microsoft works family angle in new Xbox ads (USATODAY.com via Yahoo! News)

Microsoft's new Xbox ads reach out to an audience beyond the stereotypical young male "gamer."

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PRESS RELEASE: MatchBox360 XL – £1000 Halo 3 FFA sponsored by XLEAGUE.TV (gamesindustry.biz)

MatchBox360 are pleased to announce that XLEAGUE.TV will be the official sponsors of the Halo 3 FFA at the forthcoming MatchBox360 XL eSports tournament on 17-18th November at the Birmingham NEC Toute Suite.

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Suicide Bombing Makes Sick Sense in 'Halo 3' (Wired News)

Humiliated and hopelessly outgunned, a revenge-seeking gamer adopts the tactics of a suicide bomber. Who knew a videogame could put you inside a terrorist's head? Commentary by Clive Thompson.

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Xbox 360 Review: Halo 3 (Blogcritics.org)

Just how good is the "final" chapter in Bungie's epic sci-fi shooter? The Halo franchise is the fattest cash cow Microsoft has for its Xbox 360. With over 11.5 million copies of the first and second Halo games sold worldwide, Master Chief is the closest thing to a mascot the Xbox has. Needless to say, with a console that is struggling to keep up in sales numbers with Nintendo's Wii, Microsoft ...

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Xbox 360 Review: Halo 3 (Blogcritics.org)

Just how good is the "final" chapter in Bungie's epic sci-fi shooter? The Halo franchise is the fattest cash cow Microsoft has for its Xbox 360. With over 11.5 million copies of the first and second Halo games sold worldwide, Master Chief is the closest thing to a mascot the Xbox has. Needless to say, with a console that is struggling to keep up in sales numbers with Nintendo's Wii, Microsoft ...

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Xbox's Grange heads to Activision (MCV)

Microsoft's UK head of Xbox PR to join rival publishing outfit as European PR director

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Xbox Marks the Spot: Microsoft Bets Big on Halo 3 (14 WFIE Evansville)

No doubt, Microsoft has a huge hit on its hands with Halo3. But the company's marketing strategy is as much about selling its Xbox 360 game console as it is to promote the sale of video games.

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Microsoft Spins Off Bungie Studios, Creator of 'Halo 3' (Canadian Business)

Jessica Mintz October 5, 2007 - 4:16 p.m. SEATTLE (AP) - Microsoft Corp. has spun off Bungie Studios, creator of the blockbuster "Halo" video game trilogy, but said Friday it will maintain close ties with the company and own a minority stake in it.

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MTS Allstream brings PC/Xbox High Speed Internet Offer to Manitobans just in time for Christmas (CNW Group via Yahoo! Finance)

MTS Allstream Inc. is making it a whole lot easier for Manitobans to get their Christmas shopping done with the PC/Xbox High Speed Internet offer, which lets eligible MTS High Speed Internet customers purchase an Xbox 360 Elite gaming system, a Compaq Presario desktop computer or an HP Pavilion notebook computer, and have it delivered to their door and conveniently charged to their monthly MTS ...

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