HALO3 RELEASE IN BELLEVUE, WASHINGTON

Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft (R) signs the first copy of Halo3 sold to Ritesh David at Best Buy in Bellevue, Washington on September 25, 2007. Selected Best Buy stores in New York City and Seattle, Gamestop in Los Angeles and Circuit City in Miami were among 10,000 retailers throughout the United States that opened their doors at midnight to sell the Microsoft's sci-fi game, a six-year franchise that has revolutionized online shootouts. (UPI Photo/Jim Bryant)