$170 MILLION DOLLARS
That is how much, or so Microsoft says, that Halo 3 sold in the US in its first 24 hours of release yesterday. From the estimated $125 million Halo 2 made in its first 24 hours, Halo 3 trumped its predecessor by $45 million. Now because this news comes from Microsoft reps, you are going to have to take this with a grain of salt until the data is released.
None the less, if these sales figures are true, Halo 3 will have made the most money in its first 24 hours over any other American media entertainment property. Ever.
This story is news worthy on a number of levels. First the impact of a new king of the hill in first day revenue for an American media entertainment property, if Microsoft is to be believed. Also, the prominance of not a movie, book, or CD at the top of first day sales but a video game. Yes, believe. Video games are here to stay, and they grow stronger and stronger as a medium day by day. Ignorant people will now stop having to be "afraid" of the video game uprising. It is here to stay.
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Monday, September 10, 2007
The Fog Index
After painstakingly looking for a 100-word writing piece (most of my writing is way over 100 words), I found a self-description of myself using metaphors and analogies from two years ago in LLD 2. When all the steps were completed, I came out with a Fog index of 8.36. The fog index says most Americans read at about the 9th-grade level, so experts advise shooting for a Fog index of 7 or 8. Now I came a little close with an 8.36, but I guess this means I am a good writer for dumb people?
Top News #2
Let the withdrawal in Iraq begin.
Today on Capitol Hill, Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. general in Iraq, outlined a plan to withdrawal 30,000 troops by next summer. Last winter, a change in strategy made by Petraeus by means of building up more U.S. troops in Iraq were able to meet military objectives "in a large measure." After the only other person to testify before Congress, Ambassador Ryan Crocker, said 2006 was a "bad year for Iraq. The country came close to unraveling politically, economically and in secure terms. 2007 has brought improvement." With the improvements from 2006 to 2007 and the recent decline in incidents in the past few weeks led Petraeus to his decision. But in conjuration with the withdrawal, in mid-December, an Army brigade between 3,500-4,000 would be sent out to Iraq.
This story has huge news values that cover impact, timeliness, prominence, and proximity. All the families that have sons, daughters, wives, husbands, etc. in the armed forces now might have them come home from Iraq in the near future. This story has an impact locally and on a national scale as armed forces from across the country live all over the place.
Original story: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070910/ap_on_go_co/us_iraq;_ylt=As4js2u7sXuwQYTSti4zeNms0NUE
Today on Capitol Hill, Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. general in Iraq, outlined a plan to withdrawal 30,000 troops by next summer. Last winter, a change in strategy made by Petraeus by means of building up more U.S. troops in Iraq were able to meet military objectives "in a large measure." After the only other person to testify before Congress, Ambassador Ryan Crocker, said 2006 was a "bad year for Iraq. The country came close to unraveling politically, economically and in secure terms. 2007 has brought improvement." With the improvements from 2006 to 2007 and the recent decline in incidents in the past few weeks led Petraeus to his decision. But in conjuration with the withdrawal, in mid-December, an Army brigade between 3,500-4,000 would be sent out to Iraq.
This story has huge news values that cover impact, timeliness, prominence, and proximity. All the families that have sons, daughters, wives, husbands, etc. in the armed forces now might have them come home from Iraq in the near future. This story has an impact locally and on a national scale as armed forces from across the country live all over the place.
Original story: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070910/ap_on_go_co/us_iraq;_ylt=As4js2u7sXuwQYTSti4zeNms0NUE
Wednesday, September 5, 2007
Leads Exercise #3
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The worst accident in Amtrak's history occurred yesterday when an Amtrak train collided with three Conrail locomotives on a switch that merges four tracks into two. The catastrophic accident killed 15 and injured 175.
The worst accident in Amtrak's history occurred yesterday when an Amtrak train collided with three Conrail locomotives on a switch that merges four tracks into two. The catastrophic accident killed 15 and injured 175.
Monday, September 3, 2007
Top News #1
Halo 3 is locked and loaded for its September release.
According to gamespot.com, the biggest video game franchise this decade, Halo, has gone gold on its third iteration. Halo 3 for the Xbox 360 will hit store shelves in the U.S. on September 25th and will most likely mark the biggest one day profit of all time in entertainment. In 2004, Halo 2, made a profit of almost $125 million dollars in sales day one. Halo 3 will launch with a regular edition at $59.99, a limited edition at $69.99, and a legendary edition with a helmet of Master Chief at $129.99. Over one million preorders have been put down between the three different versions of the game. Microsoft hopes that Halo continues to boost the Xbox brand even further than what it already had done for the original Xbox.
http://www.gamespot.com/news/6177826.html?om_act=convert&om_clk=newstop&tag=newstop;title;18
According to gamespot.com, the biggest video game franchise this decade, Halo, has gone gold on its third iteration. Halo 3 for the Xbox 360 will hit store shelves in the U.S. on September 25th and will most likely mark the biggest one day profit of all time in entertainment. In 2004, Halo 2, made a profit of almost $125 million dollars in sales day one. Halo 3 will launch with a regular edition at $59.99, a limited edition at $69.99, and a legendary edition with a helmet of Master Chief at $129.99. Over one million preorders have been put down between the three different versions of the game. Microsoft hopes that Halo continues to boost the Xbox brand even further than what it already had done for the original Xbox.
http://www.gamespot.com/news/6177826.html?om_act=convert&om_clk=newstop&tag=newstop;title;18
Got what it takes to be a reporter? (pg. 29)
One of the most self-satisfying or demeaning things a person can do is take a self-test. They can either make you feel really good about yourself or pretty terrible. The self-test, "Got what it takes to be a reporter," entails whether or not you are fit or unfit to be a reporter. After breezing through the self-test I scored a twenty two. Now according to the scoring system, journalism is a good fit for me, but I may need to change my attitude or improve some skills. After I thought about what that meant, I realized this self-test is too much of a generalization of what a journalist does.
Not all journalists are working in the news room for a particular city's paper or writing for the White House. There are also enthusiast journalists such as critics. For example, I want to be a video game journalist, particularly an editor for writing reviews like a movie critic. This self-test only covered the news side of journalism and not the creative editorial side deeming it flawed.
Mr. Freeze: What killed the dinosaurs? The Ice Age! - Batman and Robin (1997)
Not all journalists are working in the news room for a particular city's paper or writing for the White House. There are also enthusiast journalists such as critics. For example, I want to be a video game journalist, particularly an editor for writing reviews like a movie critic. This self-test only covered the news side of journalism and not the creative editorial side deeming it flawed.
Mr. Freeze: What killed the dinosaurs? The Ice Age! - Batman and Robin (1997)
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