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Argos breaks Halo 3 street date
Argos breaks Halo 3 street date
GI - September 19, 2007
Submitted by Just_Ben (112) at 8:52AM PST on September 19, 2007
Catalogue retailer Argos has begun selling Microsoft's highly-anticipated Halo 3, a week before the official release. The news comes from the forums of Eurogamer.net, where users have been posting pictures of boxed copies of the game, along with receipts.
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2welshbloke posted on Halo 3 (Xbox 360) at 12:06PM PST on September 19, 2007. RE: Argos breaks Halo 3 street dateArgos have admitted to a "clerical error" and have taken steps to remedy the situation. They are also at pains to say they respect street dates and do not break them intentionally.
Sounds like the enthusiastic HMV web monkey got moved to Argos, I wonder were he will strike next...[ Oracle ] [ Level 30 ] [ Rank: 60 ]bids
8Just_Ben posted on Halo 3 (Xbox 360) at 8:52AM PST on September 19, 2007. Article: Argos breaks Halo 3 street dateCatalogue retailer Argos has begun selling Microsoft's highly-anticipated Halo 3, a week before the official release. The news comes from the forums of Eurogamer.net, where users have been posting pictures of boxed copies of the game, along with receipts.[ Oracle ] [ Level 21 ] [ Rank: 112 ]
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"Microsoft will not penalise Argos for releasing a small number of Halo 3 final boxed copies to the public a week before the official release.
Neil Thompson, senior regional director for the UK and Ireland at Microsoft's Entertainment and Devices division:"From what I understand of it, it was an honest and genuine mistake. I'm disappointed that it happened because of the turmoil it creates, but I totally understand that in every organisation sometimes it's tough to manage every particular aspect of your supply chain and everything, to the nth degree, so that something won't go wrong at some point." "