Retailers Prepare for Xbox Rush as Consumers Clamor for Video Game Deals
Gamers, gift givers, adrenaline fanatics and entertainment enthusiasts throughout North America are in video game nirvana today as Microsoft Corp. unveiled plans for a special Xbox® holiday offer. The specially priced promotion, available at some retailers as early as Sept. 17, features the powerful Microsoft® Xbox console, a two-month trial subscription to the highly acclaimed Xbox Live (TM) service, the blockbuster game "Star Wars®: The Clone Wars (TM) " from LucasArts and THQ Inc.'s "Tetris® Worlds (TM) Live," an enhanced version of the perennial favorite optimized for online play.
With a torrent of new action-packed titles, a flood of innovative new features, and the surging popularity of the unified Xbox Live online gaming service, Xbox already has claimed the top spot on many wish lists this year. Approximately 400 games will be available by the holiday season, satiating gamers of all skill levels and interests. Breakthroughs such as Music Mixer and XSN Sports titles further expand the appeal of Xbox, while the console's built-in Ethernet port means gamers can plug into the 500,000-member-strong Xbox Live community.
News source: Microsoft PressPass
Gamers, gift givers, adrenaline fanatics and entertainment enthusiasts throughout North America are in video game nirvana today as Microsoft Corp. unveiled plans for a special Xbox® holiday offer. The specially priced promotion, available at some retailers as early as Sept. 17, features the powerful Microsoft® Xbox console, a two-month trial subscription to the highly acclaimed Xbox Live (TM) service, the blockbuster game "Star Wars®: The Clone Wars (TM) " from LucasArts and THQ Inc.'s "Tetris® Worlds (TM) Live," an enhanced version of the perennial favorite optimized for online play.
With a torrent of new action-packed titles, a flood of innovative new features, and the surging popularity of the unified Xbox Live online gaming service, Xbox already has claimed the top spot on many wish lists this year. Approximately 400 games will be available by the holiday season, satiating gamers of all skill levels and interests. Breakthroughs such as Music Mixer and XSN Sports titles further expand the appeal of Xbox, while the console's built-in Ethernet port means gamers can plug into the 500,000-member-strong Xbox Live community.
News source: Microsoft PressPass
The cost per message has yet to be finalised, but SITA spokeswoman Brigitte Renaud said that pricing would be commercially agreed between the airlines, with SITA taking into consideration what passengers are prepared to pay.
The service will be supported through SITA's Aircom satellite which links via Inmarsat satellites into the company's SMS service.
According to Renaud the service will not interfere with any vital flight systems.
"It is only going to be a software upgrade, with no additions to the existing airborne configuration, so there is nothing to worry about," she said.
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Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
Then I'd buy an Xbox. Of course then I wouldn't need to buy any other game.
what a b*tch strategy of trying to sell more. GC and PS2 are much better.
Yawn.
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