Kotaku
Wipe them tears away from your eyes. Halo Beta may be over, but you know what Robert Smith always says, "Boys don't cry". In honor of how well you're all taking this, let's take a look at the numbers that you racked up for Bungie and Microsoft. According to their reports, an excess of 820,000 unique participants spent more than 12 million hours playing Halo. Shane Kim, corporate vice president of Microsoft Game Studios, had this to say about the numbers:
The participation in the Halo 3 beta was staggering. Witnessing such a great reaction to a small portion of the game has been inspiring. It's a testament to the fervor and anticipation that surrounds Halo 3. We're confident that on Sept. 25 Halo 3 will drive an unprecedented wave of new gamers to the Xbox 360 platform and Xbox Live.
12 million hours of gameplay sounds to me like some of you didn't even get up off the couch to go potty. I know videogames are important, but so are healthy digestive systems. APBYP: Always Potty Before You Play.
