Microsoft trumpets Christmas software line-up

Wed 29 Nov 2006 3:53pm GMT / 10:53am EST / 7:53am PST

Not to be out done by the hype surrounding the launch of rival consoles, Microsoft is shouting about its software line-up for the Xbox 360 - a year after it first hit Europe.

Not to be out done by the hype surrounding the launch of rival consoles, Microsoft is shouting about its software line-up for the Xbox 360 - a year after it first hit Europe.

Xbox 360 exclusives Viva PiƱata, Gears of War, Test Drive Unlimited, Saints Row, Dead Rising and Dead or Alive Xtreme 2 are leading the marketing push of over 160 titles available for the system.

"Xbox 360 offers the broadest and deepest selection of mind-blowing experiences this Christmas," commented Chris Lewis, Microsoft's Xbox 360 Euro boss.

"We're excited, just one year after launch, to be able to offer such a diverse games line-up offering exclusive new titles and established blockbusters," he said.

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