Contents 1 2 Events 2.1 Business 3 Success 4 References

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EventsEdit

• March 14: Microsoft announces Games for Windows - Live, a version of Xbox Live for the Windows platform. The service launched on May 8.^[1]
• March 27: Microsoft announces the new "Xbox 360 Elite" stock-keeping unit (SKU). The revision comes with a bigger hard drive and the ability to output HDMI it went on sale in April.^[2]
• July 5: After an outpouring of complaints over faulty Xbox 360 hardware, Microsoft announces an extension for the Xbox 360's warranty that applies retroactively to all consumers who have purchased the console since launch.^[3]
• September 25: Halo 3 is released and grosses US$170 million in a 24-hour period, a record for the highest grossing opening day in video game history.^[4]
• September 26: Activision buys Bizarre Creations, developer of the Project Gotham Racing series.^[5]
• October 5: Bungie announces its split with Microsoft to become an independent studio.^[6]
• October 10: The Orange Box (A video game compilation that includes Half-Life 2, Half-Life 2: Episode One, Half-Life 2: Episode Two, Portal & Team Fortress 2) is officially released in North America on gaming platforms: PC & Xbox 360.

BusinessEdit

• July 10 to July 13 — E3 Media & Business Summit at several hotels and the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California, USA.
• August 23 to August 26 — the Leipzig Games Developers Convention in Leipzig, Germany.
• August 24 to August 26 — Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center in Seattle, Washington, USA.
• September 20 to September 23 — Tokyo Game Show at the Makuhari Messe International Convention complex in Mihama-ku, Chiba, Japan.
• September 28 to September 30 — Digital Life at New York's Javits Center.
• October 18 to October 20 — E for All Expo at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
• November 2 to November 4 — Videogames Expo (VGXPO) at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
• November 27 to November 28 — Montreal Games Summit at the Palais de Congress international convention.

SuccessEdit

Both GameTrailers and ScrewAttack have called and listed 2007 as the best year in gaming history due to so many memorable releases of well received games.

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