Halo Shifts A Million... News

Halo: Combat Evolved has become the fastest million-unit seller ever for any next-generation console. According to NPDFunworld, Halo: Combat Evolved recently crossed the 1 million mark in sales in the United States and Canada. Statistically, this means that more than six copies of Halo: Combat Evolved have been sold every minute of every day since its launch on Nov. 15, 2001. <br /> <br /> “We are thrilled that ‘Halo: Combat Evolved’ has won over Xbox gamers, with sales hitting 1 million units at an amazing pace,” said Ed Fries, vice president of Xbox Game Content at Microsoft. “There’s nothing like it anywhere else. It’s only on Xbox. If you haven’t played ‘Halo: Combat Evolved,’ you’re missing out on the best video game experience available.” <br /> <br /> In other Halo related news we’ve heard that a new Halo announcement will be made by Bungie either this week or next, whether this is to do with Halo arriving on the PC or something else is as-of-yet unknown. <br />