Work is due to begin on the first three landmarks - the 25m Halo, dubbed "the flying saucer" in Rossendale, Colourfields for Blackburn and the Atom for Pendle.

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Frazier said that the Xbox 360 installed base is three times the size it was when the previous Halo 3 game was released in 2007.

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