(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'm going to be serious here, I dont really like halo one bit....OK so I havent properly played any of the games (for the story) but when you have a shoot out with a guy that keeps jumping 30 feet in the air for like 5 mins straight I lose intrest in that game lol.

I wont buy it anyway.

I prefer COD, but i'd like Halo on the PS3 but I highly doubt reach will outsell BO

The fact that BO is cross platform kind of helps too

VERY true lol

plus black ops has soo much (more?) to offer.

I think more ppl will buy halo reach for the story and the firefight mode.

but with black ops you have story, coop and multiplayer with (real) fully customizeable guns etc over 3 consoles (not includeing DS)

AND what most ppl are looking for and willing to buy BO to find out if it returns........zombies:mad:

Halo Reach will outsell Black Ops on 360, but overall I don't believe so.

10 Years ago HALO was ahead of time, fast forward to present day the game hasn't changed that much the graphics are simple and out dated and they keep giving you more of the same. I only bought one HALO that was HALO 2 played it for 10 minutes and hated it and gave it away so with that said there's no way that an EXCLUSIVE TITLE like HALO will outsell a title that's going to be on 4 Platforms XBOX360,PS3,WII & Nintendo DS this is not happening. :wtf:

Think hes on about, halo reach will outsell black ops on xbox 360 only.

I own a xbox 360 but wont be getting halo.

where did this disscusion come from? lol

sadly its not my plant (got the pic from WaytooMeny)
it looks a bit like a blue strain to me but I'm color blind:confused:

and its not 1 giant bud, its a branch, the guy probly grow his crop useing the "sea of green" technique so he had lots of mini top buds
(I'll send the pic)

Wtf.. Bill Gates is not lead of Microsoft than longer.. Steve Balmer took over it ages ago.

why compare cod to halo that crap is garbage i hate halooooooooo