Dubai was one of the first cities in Europe, Middle East, and Africa to launch ‘Halo Wars’.

‘Halo’ fans gathered in droves on Friday to be among the first to purchase a copy of the Xbox 360 exclusive, ‘Halo Wars’, at the Midnight Launch event at Virgin Megastore, Mall of the Emirates.

Making his guest appearance to meet and greet the fans was the hero of the ‘Halo Universe’, MasterChief.

MasterChief, along with Microsoft and Virgin staff gave away the ‘Halo Wars’ giveaways to those who registered and pre-ordered the game.

The most eager of gamers also had the immediate chance to play ‘Halo Wars’ that was running on the Xbox 360 gaming stations at the store.-TradeArabia News Service