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Top Japanese Publishers Announce Commitment to Xbox 360
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TOKYO—Today at the Xbox® Summit 2005 in Tokyo, more than 50 of Japan's
elite game publishers pledged their support for the Xbox 360™ video
game and entertainment system, underscoring the momentum Microsoft®
Corp. is amassing behind the next-generation console. The games
announced today, to a standing-room-only audience, span a full range of
genres and include titles previously exclusive to other video game
systems. These next-generation games, including major franchises such
as Resident Evil and Ridge Racer, showcase the
incredible experiences enabled through Xbox 360, presenting
entertainment experiences that are always connected, always
personalized, and always optimized for high-definition television,
while also spectacular on standard-definition televisions. By
leveraging the system's revolutionary combination of hardware, software
and services, these developers have brought their globally popular
brand of gaming artistry to the next generation.
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New Xbox Live Bundles Announced
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Microsoft® announced today that a new version of the 12 Month Xbox Live®
Starter Kit is now available in retail stores. The package, which
retails for $69.99, includes a 12-month Xbox Live subscription, an Xbox
Live Communicator Headset, a full version of the award-winning Project Gotham Racing® 2,
and casual games from Xbox Live Arcade. New Xbox Live gamers will enjoy
more than 300 games this holiday, along with more than 400 pieces of
downloadable game content.
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Halo 2 Cleans Up at G-Phoria Awards
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Halo® 2,
the most popular game in history for Xbox®, took home several handfuls
of hardware at the 2005 G-Phoria video game awards. The best-selling
first-person shooter (FPS) from Bungie Studios and Microsoft Games
Studios not only won the Game of the Year award, but several other
high-profile awards as well.
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Manufacturing Powerhouses Lined Up to Produce Xbox 360
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Microsoft® announced today that Celestica, Flextronics, and Wistron
will produce the Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system.
Microsoft's highly anticipated next-generation platform remains on
track for a global launch this holiday season in North America, Europe,
and Japan.
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Perfect Dark Novel Announced
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Tor Books, the largest publisher of science fiction and fantasy books
in the world, announced that it has signed a licensing agreement with
Microsoft Game Studios® for the publishing rights to three novels based
on the world of Perfect Dark. The first novel available in October, Perfect Dark: Initial Vector, sets up the world of secret agent Joanna Dark, as gamers worldwide eagerly await the upcoming release of Perfect Dark Zero™. As a key title in the Xbox 360™ lineup, Perfect Dark Zero is set to showcase the raw power of the console and it's already created a frenzy of anticipation among videogame fans.
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Peter Jackson to Executive Produce Halo Movie
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Universal Pictures and Twentieth Century Fox announced today that
triple-Academy Award winners Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh will serve as
the executive producers of Halo®: Combat Evolved
for the big screen. The upcoming feature film will be based on the
phenomenally popular game for the Xbox® video game console from
Microsoft® and Bungie Studios. Jackson and Walsh will provide creative
counsel on all aspects of the film via their WingNut Films banner, and
Jackson's award-winning companies Weta Digital Ltd. and Weta Workshop
Ltd. will provide creatures, miniatures and visual effects for the
production. The Halo agreement marks the first time that
Jackson and Walsh have performed these services on a major studio film
that Jackson is not directing.
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Next Generation of Xbox Live Arcade
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At the Digital Life consumer technology showcase in New York,
Microsoft® will reveal the launch window portfolio for Xbox Live®
Arcade for Xbox 360™.
Peter Moore, corporate vice president of
worldwide marketing and publishing for Xbox at Microsoft, will announce
in his Digital Life keynote speech the highly-anticipated Xbox Live
Arcade launch titles, supported by the world's leading publishers
including Electronic Arts, Midway Home Entertainment, Capcom, Vivendi
Universal Games, Konami, SEGA and Hudson Soft.
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Manufacturing Powerhouses Lined Up To Produce Xbox 360
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Microsoft announced today that Celestica (NYSE: CLS, TSX: CLS/SV),
Flextronics (NASDAQ: FLEX) and Wistron (TSE:3231.tw) will produce the
Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system. Microsoft’s highly
anticipated next-generation platform remains on track for a global
launch this holiday season in North America, Europe and Japan.
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Xbox Live Offers New Levels, Features and Premium Retail Packs to Supercharge Online Gaming...
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REDMOND, Wash. — Sept. 8, 2005 — Microsoft Corp. today
announced that the next generation of online multiplayer gaming service
Xbox Live® will be available in North America on the Xbox 360™ video
game and entertainment system starting this holiday. In addition to the
free Xbox Live Silver membership available to every Xbox 360 owner, for
only $49.99 (U.S.) or $59.99 (CDN)* gamers can amplify their gaming
experience with a 12-month Xbox Live Gold membership. Gamers looking
for a truly engaging and immersive online multiplayer experience can
pick up one of the Xbox Live Premium Gold Packs, which include the new
Xbox 360 Headset, Xbox Live Arcade games, Microsoft® Points for use in
Xbox Live Marketplace, and mail-in rebates for up to $20 (U.S.) off any
Xbox 360 game.
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