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After yesterday’s full-fledged assault on mainstream gaming news coverage, we were refreshed to read this great USA Today report on the current state of the Halo franchise. Sure, it further promotes the tired opinion that Bungie’s ever-popular shooter is set to overtake the Star Wars franchise in the cultural marketplace. However, it backs up that assertion with startling figures: According to the report, Halo 3: ODST](Gaming and Video Game News & Reviews | Engadget) has sold 2.5 million units in the past two weeks, bringing the total sales for the entire franchise up to a cool 27 million.
The marketing and hype for this was nowhere near what I remember for Halo 2 or Halo 3. 2.5 million in two weeks is amazing.
Re: ODST reaches 2.5 million sales; Haloverse expansions detailed
Halo gets $$'s lolz