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Xbox 360 enjoys sales spike in Halo release week

The release of Halo 3 has had a dramatic impact on sales of Xbox 360 hardware, doubling the previous week’s sales to the highest level of 2007. According to ChartTrack, the system even managed to outsell Nintendo’s Wii for the first time in 26 weeks – a full half year. …

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Xbox 360 enjoys sales spike in Halo release week

The release of Halo 3 has had a dramatic impact on sales of Xbox 360 hardware, doubling the previous week’s sales to the highest level of 2007. According to ChartTrack, the system even managed to outsell Nintendo’s Wii for the first time in 26 weeks – a full half year. …

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Halo 3 breaks records

Halo 3 has become the fastest-selling Xbox 360 game of all time – and the second-fastest selling game in UK history, behind GTA: San Andreas. However, PS2 had been on sale for four years when San Andreas was released in 2004, and had sold 6.6 million consoles in the UK …

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Halo 3 breaks records

Halo 3 has become the fastest-selling Xbox 360 game of all time – and the second-fastest selling game in UK history, behind GTA: San Andreas. However, PS2 had been on sale for four years when San Andreas was released in 2004, and had sold 6.6 million consoles in the UK …

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UK CHARTS: Halo 3 storms to the summit

Microsoft’s Halo 3 has made one of the more predictable debuts this year – leaping straight in at number one in the ChartTrack All Formats chart. The FPS holds off the multi-format FIFA 08, which takes second spot, ahead of two more EA titles – MySims in third and Tiger …

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UK CHARTS: Halo 3 storms to the summit

Microsoft’s Halo 3 has made one of the more predictable debuts this year – leaping straight in at number one in the ChartTrack All Formats chart. The FPS holds off the multi-format FIFA 08, which takes second spot, ahead of two more EA titles – MySims in third and Tiger …

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New Warhawk SKU confirmed for US

LevelUp reports that Sony looks set to introduce a third SKU of its online-online multiplayer shooter Warhawk when it releases a stand-alone retail version of the game in the US – though no details concerning a European release have yet been announced. Currently UK PS3 owners have the choice between …

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New Warhawk SKU confirmed for US

LevelUp reports that Sony looks set to introduce a third SKU of its online-online multiplayer shooter Warhawk when it releases a stand-alone retail version of the game in the US – though no details concerning a European release have yet been announced. Currently UK PS3 owners have the choice between …

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