Comments on I Almost Went To A Halo 3 Launch Party

To clarify, some celebrities did actually show up later (Bill Gates was there to hand out the first copy, and a number of other local celebrities were there as well.) I just didn't have the patience to bother staying long enough to see any of them.

I was astonished at how much press this release was getting this morning. On local outlets as well as national, it was in heavy rotation as a top story every 15 minutes.

Last week, one of newscast actually predicted that this would be "the biggest event in entertainment history", I shit you not.

I lurched.

You can watch it for free on www.g4tv.com if you need - or if you have Comcast, you can see it free on OnDemand (under Cutting Edge - G4 TV - and then select Halo 3 (various segments).

No need to lineup. It's not like it's the Wii after all.

I like those halo commercials with the minatures. I'd buy some, if i could.

The Wii is for pussies.

Warren Moon was there as well. I think a hall of fame QB counts as both an athlete and a celebrity. :)

Halo3 is expected to do bigger sales numbers than that insanely-hyped Harry Potter 7 book, and will easily outsell last weekend's movie box office.

It would be nice to get just a fifteenth of the coverage for the dozens of other locally-developed videogames, including the one I work on. Oh, well. I can't spite my friends at Bungie their accolades -- they murdered themselves all summer for this.

Re Warren Moon:

Exhibit A: http://www.lipstickalley.com/showthread.php?t=81081

Exhibit B:
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/1015894.html

Pardon me if I as a gamer am not won over by Moon's football record compared to all of that.

Re local games makers: Send your information and wares our way, please.

@5 - you say that like you don't like them.

I do, Mr. Poe.

Seems kinda counterintuitive to blow big money on these types of launches. I figured people that want the game are happy to just get a copy of it as soon as they can, then run home to be alone with it.

Oh hell, what's the harm? The game is fun and so what if people want to line up at midnight and buy it. @7, I hope you get the credit for your work, too.

Interesting that the "biggest event in entertainment history" dollar-wise is almost exclusively enjoyed by young white boys.

Each to his own...some people really had a great time! There were some celebrities there, and almost the whole Bungie team showed up on busses. It went well I think.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/gamerscore/sets/72157602154649651/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/imaginationispower/sets/72157602144795688/

Warning - disks may be scratched - check it at the store before going home.

I'm not dissing people that like video games, or doubting the logic of a bunch of people that have a common interest getting together (hey, professional sports don't seem to have a problem doing it, and require even less participation from its fans). It just strikes me as a little odd MSFT would put too much money into it - seems like they're gonna sell no matter what. I guess I missed the point.

Then again, it's not like they're advertising much of network TV, maybe they're already benefiting in this way.

I think y'all is crazy. Jamier @12 is right. Ya know what I'm sayin'?