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PSP tops Japan hardware charts

While the release of the PSP Slim and Lite in Japan has reignited hardware sales of the console, numbers for other platforms dropped further, according to the latest retail data from Media Create.
Phil Elliott
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Halo 3 sets US entertainment record

Microsoft has announced that Halo 3 has officially become the biggest entertainment launch in history, garnering an estimated $170 million in sales in the US alone in the first 24 hours
Mark Androvich
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New racing IP for Activison, suggests analyst

Responding to Activision's acquisition of Bizarre Creations, Wedbush Morgan Securities analyst Michael Pachter thinks that the developer could create a new multiplatform racing IP
Mark Androvich
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Believe the Hype

Neil Thompson on street dates, the Elite, handheld gaming and the Halo 3 frenzy.
Phil Elliott
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Halo 3 receives the red carpet treatment

Microsoft launched Halo 3 in the UK on Tuesday evening with a film-style premiere event at the IMAX cinema outside Waterloo in London.
Phil Elliott
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Microsoft to replace scratched Halo 3 disks

Following reports that defective packaging for the limited edition of Halo 3 allow the game to come loose and become scratched, Microsoft has added the game to its disc replacement program
Mark Androvich
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Elite tempting new gamers

The Xbox 360 Elite is selling well, and market research is indicating a high proportion of those buying it are people who don't already own an original Xbox 360.
Phil Elliott
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Halo 3: Midnight madness

For employees at the GameStop in Folsom, California, one of the 10,000 US retailers opening at midnight, the launch of Halo 3 was just as big as expected
Mark Androvich
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Halo 3 may generate $170 million Q1 revenue

According to Goldman Sachs analysts, Halo 3 may generate USD 170 million in revenue during Microsoft's first quarter which ends five days after the game's launch
Mark Androvich
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Halo 3 pre-orders reach 1.5 million in US

With less than 24 hours to go before the game's launch, Microsoft has reported that it has already sold more than 1.5 million copies of Halo 3 in the US
Mark Androvich
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360 Degree Vision

Neil Thompson talks to <i>GamesIndustry</i> about Microsoft's strategy for the Xbox 360, what he thinks about Sony's decisions so far, and why Japan is somewhere the company won't be giving up on
Phil Elliott
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Thompson: Home delay is "disappointing"

Microsoft's Neil Thompson has told <i>GamesIndustry.biz</i> in an exclusive interview that he feels Sony's delay to the Home project is down to the company underestimating the challenges of the platform.
Phil Elliott
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Halo 3 leaked online

Microsoft and Bungie's Halo 3 has been leaked onto the internet, with multiple file-sharing sites hosting the highly-anticipated shooter.
Matt Martin
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Microsoft won't punish Argos

Microsoft will not penalise Argos for releasing a small number of Halo 3 final boxed copies to the public a week before the official release.
Phil Elliott
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More Halo 3 sales predictions

Halo 3 will sell more than 4 million units in the US by the end of October, according to GamerMetrics analyst Nick Williams
Mark Androvich
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Japan sees hardware sales slump

Japan's hardware sales have taken a nosedive in the past month, with some platforms now selling fewer than half the numbers of just four weeks ago.
Phil Elliott
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Analyst expects Halo 3 to quickly reach $200 million

Lazard Capital Markets analyst Colin Sebastian is predicting that sales of Halo 3 could reach USD 200 million in "one of the largest and most successful product launches in digital entertainment."
Mark Androvich
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Wii leads current hardware generation

Cumulative sales of Nintendo's Wii have now surpassed sales of the Xbox 360, making it the best-selling console of the current hardware generation
Mark Androvich