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According to Msnbc.com, Bungie’s latest (and supposedly final) full game set in the Halo universe sold enough copies for the Xbox 360 to hit $200 million in sales on its first day. According to Microsoft, this makes Halo: Reach the biggest opening day of any entertainment venture this year, including movies. Of course, you don’t have to pay $60 to catch a flick at your local cineplex (yet), so I think that claim is a bit misleading. Dollar for dollar, Halo: Reach comes out the champ but if you compare ticket sales to units sold I think it’d be a different story.
Last Tuesday, right before I went to bed, my RSS app started muttering that the “World of Warcraft” movie finally had a director — Sam Raimi. By Wednesday, just about every entertainment blog I read had something to say on the subject, mostly ranging from “Yay!” to “ZOMG YAY!!!1!” with a collection of plot ideas and casting suggestions thrown in.
But the latest “Halo” movie news has sparked a resounding “Boo.” Peter Jackson was teed up to be part of the film and a companion video game, “Halo Chronicles.” After the “District 9″ premiere, Jackson told Joystiq that the whole “Halo” project, including the video game, has fallen apart. “District 9″ more or less exists because the “Halo” project fizzled out.
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