http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/14371/Halo-3-Goes-Gold/
Most Anticipated Title of 2007 Released to Manufacturing, Begins Final
March to Xbox 360
The wait is almost over. “Halo 3,” the final chapter in the
groundbreaking “Halo” trilogy and the most anticipated game release of
2007, has been released to manufacturing.
Three years in the making by renowned developer Bungie Studios, “Halo
3” is now finished and will begin its journey to store shelves around
the world in less than four weeks. “Halo 3,” which has already set new
records as the fastest preordered game in history, has exceeded one
million presales in North America alone. The title is set to shatter
day-one entertainment sales records when it is released worldwide
beginning Tuesday, Sept. 25.
“This is a huge milestone for us and a big cause for celebration at
Bungie and Microsoft Game Studios,” said Harold Ryan, Studio Head at
Bungie Studios. “This is the game we’ve always wanted to make and
certainly the best game our studio has developed. We can’t wait for
gamers to get their hands on it on Sept. 25.”
Created by legendary developer Bungie Studios and exclusive to the
Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system, “Halo 3” will set a new
standard for interactive storytelling and social gaming by engaging
consumers worldwide in Master Chief’s epic battle to save humankind.
In November 2004, the world’s view of video games changed forever with
the release of “Halo 2,” which generated a record-setting $125 million
(U.S.) in sales within the first 24 hours and changed the way people
think about interactive entertainment. Three years later, it remains
the most-played game on Microsoft’s Xbox LIVE® online gaming and
entertainment network, with nearly 1 billion hours of online gaming
logged to date.
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http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=12737
Halo's Gone Gold!
Posted by lukems at 8/29/2007 10:12 AM PDT
Halo 3 for Xbox 360 has gone Gold! That means we delivered a final
version to our internal certification group that passed all the tests
and is now being whisked away to top secret manufacturing locations to
be turned into retail versions of the game – and eventually packaged
and sent to stores in various cases, tins and cat-helmets. We can’t
wait to share it with you guys on September 25th and 26th, but we have
to say thanks.
We have to say thanks to everyone at Bungie who worked so hard to make
this the best game we've ever made. We have to say thanks to everyone
at Microsoft who helped us make it the best game we ever made. We have
to say thanks to our tireless team of artists, designers, engineers,
musicians, technicians, writers, directors, producers, thinkers,
administrators, ninjas, specialists, gorillas, webmasters and pimps.
We’re a family and we made this game for you, our extended family. We
hope you like it. Nobody deserves any more recognition than anyone
else, but an extra special thanks goes out anyway, to the test team
who got it to this stage, in a pool of their own sweat, tears and
blood.
And of course, we wouldn't be here today without the tireless devotion
of our fan community - we thank you all as well for supporting Bungie
Studios in our never ending quest for World Domination and we look
forward to sharing another billion+ hours together on Xbox Live when
Halo 3 lands in just a few short weeks. The wait is almost over.
We Finished our Fight. Your fight begins in 27 days.
Are you ready?
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