Microsoft reveals game lineup for Xbox 360 launch

Iria · Oct 4, 2005, 11:12 PM

LOS ANGELES/AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday unveiled a partial roster of video games for the launch of its new Xbox 360 gaming console next month.

Exclusive Xbox 360 titles available for the holiday season will include the action-adventure game "Kameo: Elements of Power" and the much-anticipated shooting game "Perfect Dark Zero," both from Microsoft-owned Rare.

Independent game studio Blizzard Creations' "Project Gotham Racing 3" also should be available in time for Christmas, Microsoft said at a press event in Amsterdam.

The Xbox 360, Microsoft's next-generation gaming machine, will be released in the United States on November 22. The standard version of the console will sell for $300, while a package with extras, including a hard drive that lets users play some games for the original Xbox, will be $400.

Analysts have been closely watching the lineup of games for the Xbox 360 debut because cutting-edge games help drive console sales by the hard-core gamers who are first to buy new machines.

Microsoft, the second-largest maker of video game consoles, has said it expects 15 to 20 games on the market when the Xbox 360 launches. It sees 25 to 40 games out by the end of 2005.

Just over a half dozen games were available for the 2001 launch of the original Xbox.
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Source: Reuters

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Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 87	Microsoft reveals game lineup for Xbox 360 launch LOS ANGELES/AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday unveiled a partial roster of video games for the launch of its new Xbox 360 gaming console next month. Exclusive Xbox 360 titles available for the holiday season will include the action-adventure game "Kameo: Elements of Power" and the much-anticipated shooting game "Perfect Dark Zero," both from Microsoft-owned Rare. Independent game studio Blizzard Creations' "Project Gotham Racing 3" also should be available in time for Christmas, Microsoft said at a press event in Amsterdam. The Xbox 360, Microsoft's next-generation gaming machine, will be released in the United States on November 22. The standard version of the console will sell for $300, while a package with extras, including a hard drive that lets users play some games for the original Xbox, will be $400. Analysts have been closely watching the lineup of games for the Xbox 360 debut because cutting-edge games help drive console sales by the hard-core gamers who are first to buy new machines. Microsoft, the second-largest maker of video game consoles, has said it expects 15 to 20 games on the market when the Xbox 360 launches. It sees 25 to 40 games out by the end of 2005. Just over a half dozen games were available for the 2001 launch of the original Xbox. __________ Source: Reuters