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Halo3 hits record
Master Chief is starting to make Mario look like a loser.
Microsoft Corp. on Thursday said sales of Halo 3, the space-age video game featuring the shooter known as Master Chief, hit $300 million globally in its first week, making it the fastest-selling video game in history and prompting Bill Gates to go ga-ga over the results.
“Halo is truly a cultural phenomenon, and the launch of Halo3 is an important milestone for Xbox 360 and for video games as entertainment and as an art form,” Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates said in a statement. 
Microsoft earlier this week said Halo 3 shattered video game sales records, selling $170 million worth of copies in its first 24 hours following its Sept. 25 launch.
Thursday, the company also said more than 2.7 million gamers have played the first-person shooter game over its Xbox Live online gaming platform.
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