"Halo 3" grossed US$170million in its first day of release, and $300million its first week. More than one million people played "Halo 3" on Xbox Live in the first twenty hours. To date, "Halo 3" has sold in excess of 14.5 million copies. The game was also the best-selling video game of 2007 in the U.S. Overall, the game was very well received by critics, with the Forge and multiplayer offerings singled out as strong features; however, some reviewers criticized single-player aspects, especially the plot and campaign layout. "Halo 3" is frequently listed as one of the greatest video games of all time. A prequel to the game, ', was released worldwide in September 2009. A sequel, "Halo 4", released in November 2012, was developed by new studio 343 Industries. "Halo 3" was re-released as part of ' for the Xbox One in November 2014 and for Windows in July 2020.