(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Microsoft honestly believes that Halo: Reach will outsell Call of Duty: Black Ops this autumn.

"It's going to be a really good fight and yes I do [believe it]," Stephen McGill, Xbox UK boss, told Eurogamer at a Halo: Reach celebrity launch event last night. "We have huge expectations."

"More than 34 million people have bought [a Halo game] and those people are going to want to play Halo: Reach. We're going to do incredibly well."

"Halo was the stand-out title when we launched Xbox ten years ago," he added. "It was the title that made FPS on consoles an accessible, fun, life-changing experience."

The Halo: Reach review embargo lifts early on Sunday morning, and McGill expects "very good, very high, glowing reviews". He's seen "a few" magazine scores already and was apparently "very happy".

McGill was also confident about the future of Halo beyond Reach and beyond Bungie, claiming that the series is "in very good hands" and that there are "great plans" for it.

Last night's event featured a live Halo: Reach showdown between celebrities and gamers. The team of stars - footballer Rio Ferdinand, Gadget Show presenter Jason Bradbury, rugby player Ben Cohen, recording artist Mr Hudson and TV presenter Jameela Jamil - was, in McGill's words, "completely trounced".

Radio 1's DJ Reggie Yates hosted the match and branded Rio Ferdinand "officially rubbish at Halo".

Ordinary gamer Robert Daniel Brown was on the winning team. He told Eurogamer he'd had "the greatest night of my life", and put the victory down to "good teamwork and communication". "We totally thrashed the opposition," he said. His top tip for Halo: Reach multiplayer: "Use the Battle Rifle; it's the only gun that all of the professionals use."

Halo: Reach launches on Tuesday, 14th September


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I don't pay attention to things like that. Either way the article is valid

just buy the game and have fun and i hate people that fight over wich game is better

dont have an xbox so i wont buy and never will

I don't understand, how can a xbox exclusive sellout a game that will be on both platforms? Somebody must have made a mistake when doing there math.

You forgot pc

To me Halo is nothing but the UT series in a different box. I played Halo 1, hated it, Halo 2, hated it, Halo 3, hated it. I gave up on it after that.

I don't see what the big deal is with a game that brings nothing great to the table let alone sells millions and millions of games in which nothing is really different.

But I do agree, Halo will never outsell Black Ops, Im not even sure if Halo has ever been able to outsell a single CoD game after 2.

Halo has more pre-ordered copies on xbox (obviously) than blackps does on both.
So it shall be a close fight.

Yes I did you have a point, Thank you! :beer::beer:

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Mannn I don't know what it is either the only thing I can think of is that HALO set's to appeal to a certain age "the teen to 20" group but you have all kinds of people buying it so I don't know. I just don't see the appeal of this game but different people have different taste not everyone want's to run around with Akimbo Shotty's...LOL As far as the XBOX exclusive title's I can see more appeal towards GEARS OF WAR 3 since this franchise has made a good name for themselves. :derp:

I think its going to be close but black ops is going to win.