Halo 2 to Be Unleashed at Midnight
11/08/2004 22:23 Filed in: Culture Watch
How many will miss work/school tomorrow?
Microsoft is officially releasing Halo 2 for its XBox game machine On November 9th, but stores all over the country are opening at midnight to let buyers get an early jump on the game.
For the uninitiated, Halo 2 is long-awaited (right at three years) sequel to the game called a "platform maker" because people bought XBox machines simply to play Halo. It has never been ported to the PS2 or GameCube.
A mostly male crowd will be lining up at stores tonight to get their copy. I have no idea how to track such things, but it would be interesting to see what male absenteeism will be like in schools and in the workplace around the country on Tuesday. Personally, I can't justify taking time off from my job to play a video game.
However, this might be the first time ever that I would welcome the flu.
For the uninitiated, Halo 2 is long-awaited (right at three years) sequel to the game called a "platform maker" because people bought XBox machines simply to play Halo. It has never been ported to the PS2 or GameCube.
A mostly male crowd will be lining up at stores tonight to get their copy. I have no idea how to track such things, but it would be interesting to see what male absenteeism will be like in schools and in the workplace around the country on Tuesday. Personally, I can't justify taking time off from my job to play a video game.
However, this might be the first time ever that I would welcome the flu.