360 Launch Line-up Announced
Company: Microsoft Product: Xbox 360
Microsoft Corp. today announced that 18 Xbox 360 games, spanning all the popular genres, and 13 Xbox 360 accessories will be available when the video game and entertainment system launches in North America on Nov. 22. Exclusive, thrilling racing games such as Project Gotham Racing 3, sports games that hit hard with high-definition graphics and sound such as Madden NFL 06 and NBA 2K6, action-adventure games such as Kameo: Elements of Power, innovative titles with multiplayer co-op gameplay like Perfect Dark Zero, and intense action exclusives such as Call of Duty 2 contribute to the broadest and deepest retail launch lineup in console history.
The following Xbox 360 games will be available in North America retail locations on or before the console is launched Nov. 22: Amped 3 (2K Sports) Call of Duty 2 (Activision Inc.) Condemned: Criminal Origins (SEGA Corp.) FIFA Soccer 06 Road to 2006 FIFA World Cup (Electronic Arts Inc.) GUN (Activision) Kameo: Elements of Power (Microsoft Game Studios and Rare Ltd.) Madden NFL 06 (Electronic Arts) NBA 2K6 (2K Sports) NBA LIVE 06 (Electronic Arts) Need for Speed Most Wanted (Electronic Arts) NHL 2K6 (2K Sports) Perfect Dark Zero (Microsoft Game Studios and Rare Ltd.) Peter Jackson?s King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie (Ubisoft) Project Gotham Racing 3 (Microsoft Game Studios and Bizarre Creations Ltd.) Quake 4 (id Software and Activision) Ridge Racer 6 (Namco Ltd.) Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 06 (Electronic Arts) Tony Hawk?s American Wasteland (Activision)
Xbox 360 launch titles from Microsoft Game Studios will be competitively priced, with standard editions of Kameo: Elements of Power, Project Gotham Racing 3 and Perfect Dark Zero all retailing for $49.99 (U.S. ERP). A two-disc Perfect Dark Zero Limited Collector?s Edition will also be available this holiday season for an ERP of $59.99. Xbox 360 accessories will range in price from $11.99 to $99.99. ?There has never been a more exciting time to be a gamer,? said Peter Moore, corporate vice president of Worldwide Marketing and Publishing for the Home and Entertainment Division of Microsoft. ?Xbox 360 will deliver mind-blowing experiences across multiple genres, no matter what your personal gaming preferences are. On Nov. 22, the next generation of gaming begins. From there, gamers will be overwhelmed with the pipeline of amazing Xbox 360 games yet to come.?
-Starscream, GameVortex Communications AKA Ricky Tucker
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