Halo 3 Mania

Halo Themed Xbox 360
Look for this new console in September. This new Special Edition contains these components:

* Halo 3 Special Edition Console
* Halo 3 Special Edition Wireless Controller
* Halo 3 Special Edition 20GB Hard Drive
* Halo 3 Special Edition Wired Headset
* Halo 3 Special Edition Gamer Pics and Theme (Exclusive download via Xbox LIVE)
* Component HD AV Cable
* Ethernet Cable
* HDMI Port
* Play & Charge Kit
* Xbox LIVE Silver Membership
* One-month Lbox LIVE Gold Membership
* Halo 3 game not included--sold separately

The custom-painted Xbox 360
The custom-painted Xbox 360 inspired by Halo 3 is selling at a price of $925 on eBay. Take a look at the stunning custom-made design on the console and the controller.










Limited Edition of Halo 3 - Mountain Dew

Halo 3? Mountain Dew? Has the world gone crazy??

Oh no, wait. I forgot that we live in a time of cross-promotion whorism where Calvin Klein would take the skin off a child if he thought it would get them a “Smell like CK Day” at Yankee Stadium. Sigh.

That being said, everyone Halo fan worth their weight in Beta codes will probably line up for these bad boys. Of course they will. That’s how these things work. That’s why Calvin Klein would do the thing mentioned above. Sorry, I’m just stuck in some kind of a weird shame-spiral this morning. I’ll stop. Halo fanboys, enjoy your sodies.

No word on when this will be hitting store shelves. No word on anything relating to this actually. These pics were found on Major Nelson’s flickr, but he hasn’t blogged about them yet. Hopefully we’ll get the dirt soon.

Halo 3 Myspace Layout

Follow Directions Below to use this Halo 3 Myspace Layout.

Copy and paste the Halo 3 Myspace Layout Code into the “About Me” section of your MySpace page. Remove the old layout code before adding a new one.

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Halo 3 mania leads to record-breaking haul

Rabid fans clamouring for the latest in the billion-dollar Halo franchise helped make entertainment history on Tuesday, when Halo 3 grossed more than $170 million (all figures U.S.) in one day, estimates the game's publisher, Microsoft Game Studios. While the numbers have not yet been validated by a market research firm, Microsoft is confident its tallies are correct based on initial retail reports.

If this number is accurate, Halo 3 has broken the record for the biggest single-day revenues in the entertainment industry. The previous record was set in May 2007, when Sony Pictures's feature film Spider-Man 3 raked in more than $150 million at the box office its opening weekend.

Microsoft's expectations were high, however, not just because the game clocked a million preorders in July 2007 – a full two months before the game's launch – but its predecessor, Halo 2, made history when it grossed more than $125 million in its first 24 hours in November 2004.

Nintendo stock soaring

With all the hoopla surrounding Microsoft's best-selling Halo 3 for the Xbox 360, you might forget there's a little ol' company called Nintendo that has just reached an impressive milestone of its own.

Nintendo is now the second most valuable traded stock in Japan, just behind Toyota, due largely in part to strong Nintendo DS and Nintendo Wii hardware and software sales, says the video game company. The success of the DS and Wii platforms has driven Nintendo's stock past Canon and other major consumer electronics companies and banks, says Reuters and other news agencies.

On Tuesday – the same day Microsoft's Halo 3 made waves on this side of the pond – shares in Nintendo closed up 3.1 per cent at 59,200 yen, which brought its market value to 8.39 trillion yen. Canon's market value currently stands at 8.12 trillion yen. But it might take Nintendo some Donkey Kong-like strength to catch up to Toyota, the world's most profitable car manufacturer, which has an estimated market value of 24 trillion yen.

Unlike its competitors, it doesn't hurt that Nintendo's hardware is profitable; market research firms believe Nintendo makes roughly $49 on every Wii sold.

Top 10 PC Games

Consoles, shmonsoles. Computer gamers might not be sold on the successes of the Nintendo Wii and Xbox 360 if they prefer to play games with a mouse and keyboard. The following is a look at the Top 10 best-selling PC games for the week ending Sept. 15, according to the NPD Group.

1. The Sims 2 Bon Voyage (Electronic Arts)

2. World Of Warcraft (Sierra/Blizzard)

3. Medal Of Honor: Airborne (Electronic Arts)

4. Bioshock (2K Games)

5. World Of Warcraft: Burning Crusade (Sierra/Blizzard)

6. Medieval II: Total War Kingdoms (Sega)

7. The Sims 2 Deluxe (Electronic Arts)

8. Civilization IV: Beyond The Sword (2K Games)

9. Battlefield 2 (Electronic Arts)

10. Age Of Empires III (Microsoft Game Studios)