“What we’ve experienced is nothing short of phenomenal,” said Bob McKenzie, GameStop senior vice president of merchandising. “‘Halo 3′ has eclipsed many previous records and will prove to one of the must-have items of 2007.”

The long anticipated Halo3 being to close from the hands of gamers, has already exceeded one million pre orders. Microsoft is taking many steps in order to promote the game; they are also offering a number of different products to help coincide with the launch of Halo 3. Various special editions of the game are being offered like Halo3 Zune edition, Xbox controller, Headset, etc. Halo 3 is expected to be released in late September.