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Halo 2 makes 75 million in its first night
« on: November 9, 2004 06:50 am CST »
Halo 2 makes 75 million in its first night. Topic says it all.. The game cost 30 million to make, but in the first night it makes 75 million.


That is one hell of a profit. One HELL of a profit.


I bet the developers are getting one nice christmas bonus.
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« Reply #1 on: November 9, 2004 06:54 am CST »
How on earth can they spend $30m to make a GAME?  That's a movie's budget.  High-level games typically run only $1-5m.
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« Reply #2 on: November 9, 2004 07:38 am CST »
I'm not much of a console gamer, but that is insane. Not for how much they spent on it, but for how much they made within their first 4-6 hours of selling it.


That is only the people who have no life and will wait in line several hours to play it.

After christmas, this thing is going to have made close to if not over 300 mill.


That is just amazing.
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« Reply #3 on: November 9, 2004 09:29 am CST »
I wonder how much HalfLife 2 cost to make if Halo 2 cost 30 million.
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« Reply #4 on: November 9, 2004 09:43 am CST »
Considering they had to rebuild the engine -- More then they had planned
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« Reply #5 on: November 9, 2004 05:45 pm CST »
I heard it was over 100 million first night. I also heard people waited 10 in the morning to be first in line.
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« Reply #6 on: November 9, 2004 07:08 pm CST »
...........is it out for PC or Xbox only?

and yes, im gonna get it, must be a damn mother forking good game....

halo1 sucked... maps were too lame and redundant, you go through the same area's for an hour wtf was that??!?!

storyline for halo2 sounds more interesting and i got the demo like 6 months ago and it looks pretty cool and the game looks rad
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« Reply #7 on: November 9, 2004 08:54 pm CST »
9.8 on ign. Ties GTA:SA I think.
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« Reply #8 on: November 10, 2004 05:28 pm CST »
75 million within the first 4-6 hours...
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« Reply #9 on: November 10, 2004 09:46 pm CST »
Played Halo 2 over at my girlfriends house, outstanding game.  There are much more cinematics, so it has a very deep story as far as I can see.  But, if you didnt like the original Halo (wtf nesso?) you wont like Halo 2.
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« Reply #10 on: November 10, 2004 10:44 pm CST »
Im not trying to take anything away from Bungee, or the Halo series, but it really has become the whore of the video game world.  Everyone has had a turn.

May I point out one of the latest Penny-Arcade comics:
http://www.penny-arcade.com/view.php3?d ... 1-08&res=l

These guys really do know what they are talking about, and it shows with their humor.  What game besides Halo 2 excites everyone from the jocks to the girlfriends and everyone in between?  I doubt you could really name one.  Thus, my point is this: The game is good, a little bit overrated, and entirely un game-like in its apeal to such a variety.

Just another reason Tribes rules everything.  (Oh, and Vengeance is better than Halo or Halo 2 any day of the week.)
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« Reply #11 on: November 10, 2004 11:51 pm CST »
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Played Halo 2 over at my girlfriends house, outstanding game.  There are much more cinematics, so it has a very deep story as far as I can see.  But, if you didnt like the original Halo (wtf nesso?) you wont like Halo 2.


i told you dude i get bored when im going through the same rooms a gillion times!  there are many lvls like that!
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« Reply #12 on: November 11, 2004 08:39 am CST »
The best part of Halo 1 was the multiplayer.  Me and my friends always get together with a bunch of xbox's and tv's and kill eachother.  I havent gotten a chance to play halo 2 yet though im goin over my buddies to try it today on xbox live which i heard is great.
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Halo what? Ohh right
« Reply #13 on: November 12, 2004 11:18 pm CST »
Hmm.. what happened to the days of LANs? I can remember the good 'ol tiimes of playing Quake II with friends.

Something isn't too appealing about being crowded around on a sofa squinting at your "corner" of the TV. Yes, true, you can bring your own TV and link 'em all up, but come on!

I guess I'm just jealous because it’s not the Tribes series getting that hype, glory and wide-recognition. But Tribes knocks them off in one area. The community.

They even got music from Incubus, Breaking Benjamin etc. for their game.

Ah hell, damnit. Xbox will never find a spot in my home. :-P (maybe)

Tribes > Halo + Halo2 put together. Amen.
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Re: Halo what? Ohh right
« Reply #14 on: November 12, 2004 11:39 pm CST »
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Hmm.. what happened to the days of LANs? I can remember the good 'ol tiimes of playing Quake II with friends.

Something isn't too appealing about being crowded around on a sofa squinting at your "corner" of the TV. Yes, true, you can bring your own TV and link 'em all up, but come on!

I guess I'm just jealous because it’s not the Tribes series getting that hype, glory and wide-recognition. But Tribes knocks them off in one area. The community.

They even got music from Incubus, Breaking Benjamin etc. for their game.

Ah hell, damnit. Xbox will never find a spot in my home. :-P (maybe)

Tribes > Halo + Halo2 put together. Amen.
Who’s with me? Don’t tell me I’m standing a lone on this one!

Talliun


I say "Hell yes," to that statement. I have T:V lan parties all the time. Screw halo. Ill play it once, beat it, and never play it again. Im putting my money into WoW and Halflife 2.
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