Halo Reach sales are expected to increase as with the increase in positives reviews for this latest, and last, Halo game. The video game was released Tuesday morning at midnight as thousands of retailers around the world opened their doors to exclusively sell copies of Halo: Reach.Special marquee launch events are taking place in major cities around the world, including New York, further adding to the fervor surrounding the highly anticipated video game, which is expected to top all previous entertainment launches this year. Halo: Reach tells the story of Noble Team, a group of Spartans, who through sacrifice and courage, saved countless lives in the face of impossible odds. The planet Reach is humanitys last line of defense between the encroaching Covenant and their ultimate goal, the destruction of Earth.The video game will be the last one produced by the company that developed the Halo series, the company official said. But that doesnt mean no more versions of Halo will be released, but developer Bungie studios wont be involved, Marcus Lehto, the companys creative director, told the Los Angeles Times.The award-winning Halo franchise has already generated $2 billion in revenues, and while Bungie wont be involved in further releases, Microsoft will keep the product moving through a new business unit called 343 Industries, the newspaper said.Halo Reach is our way of taking the full story circle, and describing the genesis of the events and actions that we have shown before, Lehto said.Science fiction novels such as Larry Nivens Ringworld and movies like Starship Troopers inspired the Halo series, Lehto said. The first three games take place in the 26th century, and depict humanitys fight to save itself from being overtaken.To date, more than 34 million copies of Halo games have been sold worldwide, driving more than 3.3 billion hours of gameplay by people connected to Xbox LIVE.
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