Building Mythologies Out of Games: Halo Franchise

The number is so huge that it's almost unbelievable. Bungie reports that Halo 3 players have killed 10 billion Covenant enemies. Ten billion. Throw in the first two Halo games and the number could be twice as high -- maybe more. Still, the Covenant keeps coming. As if people needed any more evidence that the Halo franchise remains the king of shooters, a Halo encyclopedia is in the works, explaining what this world is about and breaking down the history of the human/Covenant conflict.

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