Halo 3 earns $300 million in first week

More than 2.7 million gamers have played the game on Xbox LIVE.

Microsoft has announced that Halo 3 has generated more than $300 million in revenue in its first week alone. The universally acclaimed Xbox 360 sequel was released in North America on September 25, across Europe on September 26 and in Japan on September 27. The game is available in 37 countries and in 17 languages.

Microsoft points towards early reports showing that Xbox 360 console sales have more than doubled compared to the weekly average before the launch of Halo 3.

Although still to release official sales figures for the game, Microsoft has said that more than 2.7 million gamers have played Halo 3 on Xbox LIVE in its first week, racking up more than 40 million hours of online play. Since the game's launch gamers have unlocked 30 million achievements and record numbers of new Xbox LIVE Gold Memberships have been created with gamers eager to play online with friends.