Halo 3 On Xbox Live: Over 1 Billion Served
by Tyrell Jackson on March 3, 2009 at 9:07 amBungie has just confirmed that their biggest title, Halo 3, has set an impressive benchmark in console online gaming. Over Xbox Live, over one billion matches has been played in Halo 3 which beats out the previous record of 798 million set by it’s predecessor, Halo 2.
“Thanks a billion for all the good games and the continued community support,” wrote the Bungie team. “We’re in awe of the success Halo 3 has been met with, but we’re not done yet. Stick around and stay tuned, there’s definitely more to come.”
This momentum is expected to continue throughout the year as Bungie sets to release they’re highly anticipated Mythic Map pack for Halo 3 which brings in 3 new playable multiplayer maps. For those who purchase Halo Wars, the map pack will come bundled in but for those wanting to wait, Bungie will release the map pack worldwide this September.
It is very rewarding to see Halo 3 garner this continued success. It just shows what may happen when a developer decides to stick hard with their games, even years after it has released instead of disbanding them. Personally, some of my greatest Xbox Live memories come from playing Halo 3 online. I just hate it when people on my team in a Ranked match decides to bail out, really sucks, but I believe Halo 3 will always be a dominating factor over XBL over the course of the 360 lifespan.
Source: Games Industry Biz
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on March 3, 2009 9:57 am
A billion. Wow.
on March 3, 2009 3:27 pm
That’s a LOOOT of utterences of the N-word.
on March 3, 2009 3:28 pm
The knights of standards and practices are gonna feel this one..
on March 6, 2009 1:03 am
Halo is good…but, it ain’t no Rise of the Triad… :P