Halo franchise surpasses 50 million sales

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Microsoft's best known flagship franchise has now surpassed the 50 million units sold mark.

Halo: Combat Evolved was launched for Xbox in 2001 and proved incredibly popular at the time, though it was Halo 2 that ignited the franchise player's passion for online gaming.

Halo 4 has reportedly now sold over 4 million copies since launch and will surely grow over the holiday period.

Microsoft released this press statement regarding the sales of Halo.

“The "Halo" franchise is an award-winning collection of properties that has grown into a global entertainment phenomenon. Beginning with the original "Halo: Combat Evolved" (2001), the critically acclaimed and record-shattering series of games has since inspired multiple New York Times bestselling novels, comic books, action figures, apparel and more.

Published by Microsoft Studios, the "Halo" franchise of games is exclusive to the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system and the Xbox LIVE online entertainment network. To date, more than 50 million copies of "Halo" games have been sold worldwide, driving more than 5 billion hours of gameplay by people connected to Xbox LIVE.”

343 Industries, the team behind Halo 4 have already announced they are creating artwork, concepts and prototypes for the next Halo game.

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OrigamoPosted:

343 have already started work on the next Halo, wow.

BlackVeilBridesArmyPosted:

Wow Its More Popular Than Minecraft :o

ViviPosted:

didnt even mention Halo 3...Halo 4 sucks :(

bbyPosted:

That's a crazy amount of sales.

GrownPosted:

Halo 4 is alrite im glad its sellin and getting people playing.

VayaPosted:

I cant wait for the trailers for the next halo!

IglesiasPosted:

Wow 343 is already announcing that they are creating new artwork, concepts, and prototypes for the next Halo ! Bring Cortana back !

GS3Posted:

Never been a big fan of Halo games but that's pretty impressive!

DrRagefacePosted:

Good Job for the Halo franchise. I have loved each of the games except for reach. Reach was the only one I thought was "just" ok. 343 don't let us down.

nhannon9Posted:

Everyone didn't like Halo Reach, sure it wasn't like Halo 3 but it was nice for a little change. As for Halo 4, I am loving it so far. The campaign was stunning, as well as the multiplayer.