Over 2m download Halo Wars demo in first week

***wraggster*** · February 13th, 2009, 21:00

In its first week of availability, the demo for Ensemble's Halo Wars was downloaded by over two million users.

That's according to Microsoft, as it claims that more people joined the Xbox Live service in January than any other month. Fable II Knothole Island and Fallout 3: Operation Anchorage were two of the top performers.

The company also noted that third party Xbox 360 software generated USD 139 million in sales during January, as Valve's Left 4 Dead was the fourth highest seller for the month.

Hardware sales were up 33 per cent, to 309,000 units.

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/article...-in-first-week

**The Hombrew Hunter** · February 15th, 2009, 01:45

Too bad Halo is awful...

I joined in January because my 277 Pro 60GB with EndWar bundle came in then.

**Shadowblind** · February 15th, 2009, 03:08

Originally Posted by The Hombrew Hunter

Too bad Halo is awful...

I joined in January because my 277 Pro 60GB with EndWar bundle came in then.

Lol. Halo Wars based on the demo, is the best console RTS in memory. Basing a game off its name rather then its developer or merit is just dumb. Too bad Ensemble is closing... :/