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Halo 2 Pre-Orders Reach 1 Million

pdawerks writes "The Seattle Times is reporting that around a million copies of Halo 2 have been pre-ordered. This pre-sale figure makes the Halo sequel the highest presale in the history of videogames. So far, Microsoft has sold 5 million copies of the original Halo: Combat Evolved."

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  1. Crazyinated by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Yeah, its pretty crazy how many pre-orders there are... The gamestop down the road from my dorm (which serves a campus of around 1400) already had over 800 preorders last month.

    College students everywhere are going to be getting a lot more C's and D's come November...

  2. hmm.. by CrackDoesn'tKill · · Score: 2, Funny

    We've all been waiting too long..We're starting to get that 1000 yard stare..

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    Ain't no such thing as left-over crack.
  3. Music Industry by Deliveranc3 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Isn't it interesting that the music industry can't sell 5 million copies and the gaming industry can.

    BBC Piracy documentary with interviews with RIAA insiders.

    Who's the dominant medium now biotch!

    (had to be said).

  4. Halo Haiku! by vandelais · · Score: 4, Funny

    Blue team has the flag.
    Where did that grenade come from?
    Red team-flag returned!

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    Game: Player 'Donald J Trump' now has AI skill level 'experimental'.