Microsoft has happily revealed that its newly-launched Halo: Reach game has managed to hit$200 million in global sales on its launch day alone. In case you aren’t familiar with the pricing, Reach will be going for $60, with special editions priced at $80 and $250. The $200 million figure marks the biggest launch of any game so far this year and also making it the biggest game Microsoft has ever released. To date, the Halo franchise has sold more than 34 million copies through its nine-year history, grossing nearly $2 billion in sales, helping Microsoft push its Xbox console forward.
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