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Record breaking Halo 4 sales reach $220 million on first day

Published 10:59 14 Nov 2012 GMT

Updated 13:50 14 Nov 2014 GMT

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Record breaking Halo 4 sales reach $220 million on first day

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Microsoft has said that sales of Halo 4 have broken all previous records since it went on sale yesterday.

By Declan Whooley

The fourth installment of the decade-old franchise hit sales of $220 million on the opening day and is expected to surpass the $300 million mark in the first week which would break all previous sales records.

There had been a frenzied build-up to the launch as the game has grown globally since being launched in the market in 2001. Since then, Microsoft has generated a whopping $3.38 billion in revenue from the franchise.

Halo 4 is set to battle it out with Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, which also hit the shelves yesterday, as the number one game of the 2012.

Long nights ahead for enthusiasts of both!

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Record breaking Halo 4 sales reach $220 million on first day