The release of 'Halo: Reach'

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The release of 'Halo: Reach'

Photos: The release of the video game 'Halo: Reach' in New York on Sept. 14, 2010.

Fans gather around the block for the midnight launch of "Halo: Reach" at the new Best Buy Theater, Tuesday, Sep. 14, 2010, in New York.

Kid Cudi performs to a packed house during the "Halo: Reach" launch at the new Best Buy Theater in New York on Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010.

Consumers line-up outside the Best Buy store for the midnight release of Microsoft Game Studios' Xbox 360 "Halo: Reach" videogame, Monday, Sept. 13, 2010, in Glendale, Calif. Electronics retailer Best Buy Co. Inc. said 400 of its stores will open at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday to sell "Halo: Reach, " which it called one of the biggest video game premieres of 2010.

Since the debut of "Halo" in 2001, the alien-invasion-themed game and its related books, toys and apparel have generated $2 billion in sales for Microsoft.

Delio Gautreaux carries his "Halo: Reach" game system after waiting in line to purchase the first copy of video game at the Best Buy Theater, Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010, in New York. He was the first person in line to buy the video game system.

An employee shows a copy of Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox "Halo: Reach" video game at a Game Stop store in Munich, Germany, on Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010.

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Fans gather around the block for the midnight launch of "Halo: Reach" at the new Best Buy Theater, Tuesday, Sep. 14, 2010, in New York.

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