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Latest version of the video game halo. Which sold almost 4 Million Units in just the first week on shelves. Halo just one reason why video games are quickly eclipsing hollywood block busters for pure profit. And abcs Neal Karlinsky explains why. Action big cameras, big special effects. And a music score by a full orchestra in england. World class artists and a crew of hundreds, and what you get is the lead contender for this years biggest entertainment block buster. Not a movie, a video game. Halo 4, the latest in whats become a 3 billion franchise, all based around a game played on microsofts xbox. Even more surprising, this male dominated hit game is run by a hip, working mom from seattle. I think its a cultural phenomenon. I think that its beyond the game. I think its a beloved universe that fans love. Reporter take it from this father of an Elementary School age boy. Halo is Like Star Wars for a whole new generation. The shoot em up series of games which includes eight new york sometimes best sellers, toys and clothing, is based around a futuristic war between humans and an alien force called the covenant. I am getting i just died. Man, i just died a horrible death. Studio chief bonnie ross gave me a taste of the action, along with the games number two in charge, kiki wolfkill. Two women at the top of this maledominated game, both, you know, the players and the people working on it. The game world is changing. We are seeing far more women come in, at a younger age, right . There are far more game programs in school and i think its seen as a less intimidating world. Reporter the games brought in 22 million in its first 24 hours, eclipsing many hit movies. Ross says part of the reason is because games like halo are not just games. There is a detailed story and characters, too, which is staff obsesses over down to the smallest detail. The visuals are stunning, at times more like a movie than a game. Artists slave over every frame. Theres even a lighting department, who art financially adds light and shadow. So, are you guys crazy perfectionists here or what . We are crazy perfection. Some of the lighting, not unlike a movie is about focusing the eye on where you want the player to go. Some of it is purely for sort of dramatic reasons. And some of it is to make it look real. Reporter sounds are all invented inhouse. Ice cubes reacting to hot water and amplified. Even the sound of a game consoles fan. Unknown. Reporter stage actress jen taylor prays the voice of cortana. Wake up, chief. Reporter a main character. I need you. Reporter she dons a suit, loaded with sensors and captured by a series of cameras to have her body digitally inserted into the game. Is it weird playing a video Game Character . No, its awesome. Super fun. Its lovely to go and see all of your work and how its been manifested by 50 people that take it and create this beautiful character. Its really fun. Reporter are you a gamer . Yeah, im a gamer. Reporter its a lot to manage and the process, just like a movie, takes years. And a massive, though undisclosed budget. How people spend their time is changing, you know . And i think the thing thats interesting about a game, i think, thats disht than a movie, you see a movie once at the theater, make a second time on dvd, or on demand. With a game, its your story. And, you know, you keep going back and its your story with friends. It is always new and fresh. Know where hes heading. Same place we are. Reporter fresh enough, she hopes, to take this multibillion dollar franchise far beyond halo 4. Between the games, stories and a series of web tv shows theyve now launched, it plans for a movie some day. Bonnie ross believes halo could be a franchise for decades. Stay close to me. Im your best chance for survival. Reporter i feel like our universe and our ability to tell hundreds of stories in our universe, if we do it right, we should be able to tell stories for the next 20 years. Reporter look out, hollywood. Im Neal Karlinsky for nightline in kirkland, washington. Thanks, neal. Coming up next, what do these nba stars come all the way to africa to find out . And what did these young men show them . [ male announcer ] this is karen and jeremiah. They dont know it yet, but theyre gonna fall in love, get married, have a couple of kids, [ children laughing ] move to the country, and live a long, happy life together where they almost never fight about money. [ dog barks ] because right after they get married, theyll find some retirement people who are paid on salary, not commission. Theyll get straightforward guidance and be able to focus on other things, like each other, which isnt rocket science. Its just common sense. From td ameritrade. Its just common sense. 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Between those boxes and this place, im totally staying sane this year. Do i smell snickerdoodles . Maybe. [ timer dings ] got to go. Priority mail flat rate boxes. Online pricing starts at 5. 15. Only from the postal service. Announcer nightline continues from new york city with bill weir. Years ago in a remote corner of zambia, i met an 8yearold boy who grew up on a dirt floor under a thatched roof and whose best item of clothing happened to be a Boston Celtics tshirt. He didnt know the means of the words on his chest, the shirt probably came from some pile of donation, but it showed the reach of the nba brand. You see this a lot. And tonight, theres some goodhearted men within the nba, trying to help similar children in ways that go far beyond secondhand tshirts. Heres Jeffrey Kofman. Here we go. One last time. One last time. Ready . Recover. Get them. Reporter they just might be the luckiest boys in africa. And maybe the world. Excellent work, guys, excellent work. Reporter selected from 20 countries, flown here to johannesburg for four days of intensive basketball coaching basket one, far side, go. Reporter from some of the biggest names in the world of sports. Nba, we are coming. Nba, we are coming. Reporter thats nba, as in National Basketball association. And that is nba allstar dikembe mutombo, all 72 of him. You put a lot of energy into this. Why . Because somebody did care for me for me to be where i am today. I feel like its an obligation, to me and my duty and my power, to make sure that the next generation is successful. Drive it, drive it. Reporter organized and paid for by the nba, they call this basketball without borders. Attack. See the help. Wheres my help . Get over here. Reporter these kids have all played basketball before and shown some promise. But they come from countries most of us couldnt locate on a map. Cameroon. Egypt. Get your spot. Good, swing it. Reporter that is mark hughes, director of scouting for the new york knicks. This is his fourth year volunteering as a coach here. What do you think the kids get out of it . They have heart, passion, they play hard. What they dont have is a spot of great construction. Guys, when we say attack, we want you to drive the ball to the basket. Reporter are you here as a coach or a scout . Both. Reporter so, will you go back and say, hey, there are a couple of guys here we have to absolutely. Good shot, boy. Reporter just ask luc mbah a moute. He was at the first of these nba camps in africa. Good shot, good shot. Nice cut and a deep catch by mbah a moute. Reporter today, he makes almost 5 million as a player with the milwaukee bucks. Hes one of six basketball without borders graduates now playing with the nba. For kids, they have the right to stay kids, you know . And basketball brings them back to that stage, you know, going through all the stuff they going through, wars, different, some of them losing their parents, when they get the ball, they become kids again. Reporter unicef has a hand in this, too. They use these guys to help get a message to americans who often tune out when they hear the words africa and poverty. I get that unicef worries about food, about water, about shelter. But basketball . When the big players stand at the podium and talk about their game, but also talk about the children of africa, america hears it. Block and block. Reporter when you look at the faces of the boys in this clinic, do you see Something Different from a clinic of American Kids . I see a certain gratitude level thats different. And i see them looking for a road out. Not a road to glory, a road out of poverty. Reporter many of these boys have never been outside their countries before. Never been on an airplane. Okay, so, show me what you can do. At 68, hes from africas south sudan. For the moment, though, he is thrilled to finally have shoes that fit his size 17 feet. This is amazing. Im really great i got the shoes without paying, so, this is very its very good, really. Reporter by the fourth and final day of nba camp, you start to see a difference. Go, go, go. Reporter the boys have been divided into teams and they are playing better. Playing as a team. Hamza is from nigeria. What have you learned here that you didnt know before about basketball . I have learned that the more i share the ball, the more my teammates want to play. The more they want to participate in the game. And the better chance we have to win. Reporter mark hughes, the scout from the new york knicks, has seen some promising prospects. Any of them impress you . Yeah, i think a lot of the kids were imblepressive. They are so energetic. For us, there are a few guys that i think may have a chance. Good job. Good job, guys, good job. Reporter most, of course, wont make it to the nba. But they will go home with skills that they can pass to others. On a continent filled with despair, this is about using hoops to explore hope. Im Jeffrey Kofman for nightline in johannesburg. Thanks to jeffrey for that report. Coming up next, cats and dogs living together. If that was a sign of the apocalypse for bill murray, what would he think of big cats and bunnies, or dogs and dolphins . What is the Science Behind these odd animal couples . Uh, im in a timeout because apparently riding the dog like its a small horse is frowned upon in this establishment luckily though, ya know, i conceal this bad boy underneath my blanket just so i can get on etrade. Check my investment portfolio, research stocks. Wait, why are you taking. Oh, i see. Solitary. Just a man and his thoughts. And a smartphone. With an etrade app. Nobody knows. [ male announcer ] etrade. Investing unleashed. There are few click magnets like online videos of dogs and kittens, in a molten cuddle pile. But thats just one example of the cross species team work and affection that exists out there. In fact, there are enough bizarre examples to fill an entire show by our friends at nat geo wild. Tonight, abcs tanya rivero takes a sneak peek. Reporter this cat adores an owl. This dog dotes on a dolphin. It seems we all need a buddy and animals are no different. But these fascinating creatures go outside their species for companionship. And theyre the focus of a new series on nat geo wild. This black leopard is extremely rare, but even more unique is his friendship with a bunny. Its a modern twist on the biblical lion lying with the lamb. Zoo keepers introduced them when the runt cub was forced out by his siblings. They said they could see in the cats eyes he didnt want to hurt her. If he had, he only needed to raise his paw or take one bite and the bunny would have been gone. The series explores the deep emotional life of animals. Something scientists have been weighing in on more and more. It does show intelligence. It does show emotion. It shows these characteristics that i think we just dont give animals enough credit for. Reporter Casey Anderson says this behavior usually happens when animals are rejected by their own kind, then reach out to others for something as essential to them as food and water. Youll see two animals that, you know, come from unfortunate circumstances, but find each other. They step on each others toes a little bit. But they get the rhythm, figure each other out and learning that dance is so worth it to these individuals. Reporter its so fascinating, especially when you have these predator prey friendships. Because you realize both of them are going against instinct to come together. I think what it proves is maybe that need, that companionship, actually trumps all those other instinct wall needs. And its just kind of wonderful. Reporter its a kind of wonderful anderson has personally experienced in what may be the unlikeliest friendship of all. So this is brutus and hes been with me since he was that big. Reporter meet andersons bff brutus, a 900pound grisly bear. The only reason i can with this close is because brutus thinks im his dad. Reporter anderson rescued brute advertise from a wildlife park ten years ago. Very emotional animal that formed this very strong bond to me. He needed me. As the relationship developed, i realized i needed him as much. Get it, buddy, get it. Reporter he says he stays safe by paying close attention. I know grizzly bear behavior and i dont push it with him. Reporter and because of deep, mutual respect. Part of the way he shows me he likes me is he doesnt hurt me. I respect him. 900pound grizzly bear, to stand next to a man, the most unlikely thing and that to work is his biggest appreciation he could give me, really. Reporter it seems survival in the Animal Kingdom hinges not only on being the fittest, but also on being a friend. Im tanya rivero for nightline in new york. Unlikely animal friends airs tomorrow, saturday november 24th on nat geo wild. And we do hope youll check out a rather explosive version of nightline coming up on monday. Three, two, one Abcs Martha Raddatz gets to know the oscarwinning director of zero dark thirty, the new film about the hunt for Osama Bin Laden made by the team that gave us the hurt locker among others. That is monday night on nightline. Until then, thank you for watching abc news. Hope you check in on gma in the morning and have a great night. Tonight on Jimmy Kimmel Live every march and november, i stand in front of my microwave for no less than 20 minutes trying to figure out how to reset the clock. Robert pattinson. Just take a moment to take him in, i mean, look at him