The real-time strategy genre is a tricky one; it can be hard to get your name out among the AAA franchises that seem to grab all the headlines. Using the Halo universe for a setting is certainly one solid strategy, as Halo Wars has sold over one million units worldwide.

Microsoft is sharing a few other impressive stats: 2.6 million multiplayer matches have been played, and 118 years of time have been spent on Xbox Live playing Halo Wars, with over 200,000 people playing each day. While gaming is certainly no better or worse than other hobbies when it comes to sinking time, those numbers do make you think about what else could have been accomplished... before you get back to playing co-op.

With this milestone reached in such a short time—the game was released at the beginning of the month—you can bet the title will be supported into the future. Microsoft calls these early stats "just the beginning." What else can we expect? That's unknown, but it's coming. "Microsoft is working closely with partner and newly formed studio Robot Entertainment, which is comprised of Halo Wars and Age of Empires veterans from Ensemble Studios. More Halo Wars content is being prepared, so stay tuned."

What do we want to see? A Covenant campaign, for starters. More units and missions is also a no-brainer. There is a ton of room for expansion in Halo Wars; the game could be kept viable through new content packs for quite a while.