Halo 3 Reaches 1 Billion Games Played!

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http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2...er-matches.ars

"Despite having been launched nearly two years ago, Halo 3 has steadily remained one of the most played titles on Xbox Live. In fact, the number of matches played is pretty astounding, as Bungie recently announced that the 1 billionth game of Halo 3 was played online on Saturday night.

To put that number in perspective, the games wildly successful predecessor Halo 2 has yet to reach the same plateau despite being released back in 2004. That game has been played 798 million times. Not bad, certainly, but it's no 1 billion.

Bungie goes on to break that gigantic number down, to help give a better idea of just how many games have been played. Roughly estimated, 1 billion matches at 3 minutes and 19 second a match, works out to 63 centuries; 630 years; or 2,300,000 days. In reality, the game has been played for 2,023,153,340,764 seconds online. That's a lot of Halo.

It's most definitely an impressive feat, and the number will likely only continue to grow. Despite the heavy competition from the likes of Call of Duty 4, Halo 3 will probably remain one of the most played games on Xbox Live for quite some time."

Man this game is still kicking ass and taking names for online play.