Apparently there’s some popular-ish video game coming out:

As early as July more than 1 million consumers had ordered the game, which will be available in three versions, costing $60, $70 and $130. (The top version comes with a space helmet inspired by Halo 3.) The game will ship in 17 languages.

“There is no question the Halo 3 launch is the biggest event of the year in video games, and for a lot of people it will be the biggest entertainment event of the year, period,” said Andy McNamara, editor in chief of the magazine Game Informer. “Halo just has its tendrils into the imagination of a whole generation. Frankly, I don’t know if Microsoft would even be in the game business today if it weren’t for Halo.”

Halo 3 is widely expected to be the top-selling game of the year for Microsoft’s Xbox 360 console, the sole machine on which the game can be run. Halo 3 is also expected to drive users toward the company’s Xbox Live Internet service. The only other release that had been expected to compete with Halo 3 this coming holiday season was Take-Two’s Grand Theft Auto IV, often called G.T.A., but that game was recently delayed until next year.

Anyone out there actually lining up for this puppy tonight?

EDIT: NeoGaf is reporting some kind of problem with the Halo 3 Limited Edition. OMG the fifth horseman is MICROSOFT TEH SUXXOR!!1!!

PPS: Although early word is saying the game is the shit of all time.

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