When these folks say that Halo 2 orders are making history, they are not kidding. Heck, I am even buying the Xbox console just so I can play this super cool game. Lunabean reports that this game’s preorder status has generated more money in a day than the any blockbuster smash ever has.

Now those are some impressive numbers! More importantly, this indicates that this holiday season is going to be owned by the gaming industry - no question about it! I think that is great since it is a part of the IT industry in a way. This keeps programmers, artists and many, many other people working hard to keep the industry moving forward.

“Halo 2″ is making history. US pre-orders for the game have topped 1.5 million units, breaking all sorts of pre-order records. Microsoft is quick to point out that the first 24 hours of sales for “Halo 2″ will generate more revenue than day one sales of any Hollywood blockbuster ever, including “Spider-Man 2,” “Harry Potter: POA,” and “Matrix Reloaded”. Add in the fact that “Halo 2″’s online multiplayer is supposed to be amazing and you have a whole lot of people on XboxLIVE, furthering MS’s revenue stream beyond the initial purchase. I simply can’t wait. Need “Halo 2″ now.