News > Xbox Live Gold free for Australians this weekend
November 22, 2006
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Hailed as the most-anticipated video game launch of 2006 and punctuated by incredible demand from gamers, Gears of War will emerge on Australian retail shelves this week.
From Thursday, gamers can run for cover and crush the enemy on their own, or take the season’s hottest action title online via Xbox Live®, the world’s largest online gaming and entertainment network, which boasts four million members.
To celebrate the launch of Gears of War, Microsoft is shouting a complimentary weekend of Xbox Live Gold access. From 3pm EST, Friday 24 November until 10pm EST, Sunday 26 November, every Australian Xbox 360™ owner with a broadband connection will be able to experience the intense multiplayer action that is Gears of War online.
David McLean, Regional Director Xbox Australia and New Zealand, says, Gears of War is a phenomenal title that truly demonstrates the next generation power of Xbox 360. The buzz around this game is sky high and we expect Gears of War to reach one million sales worldwide faster than any previous original Xbox® game.”
Gears of War from Epic Games and Microsoft® Game Studios is a third-person tactical action/horror game available exclusively on Xbox 360. The intense, genre-defining game thrusts players into humankind’s epic battle for survival against a nightmarish race of creatures known as the Locust Horde.
Cliff Bleszinski, lead designer for Gears of War at Epic Games, says, “The reception that Gears of War has received has been tremendous. Designing Gears of War has been a labour of love, and we’ve poured everything we have into the title. We expect this game to be huge, and it’s exhilarating to see that people are as excited about Gears of War as we are.”
Gears of War is available across Australia from 23 November for RRP $99.95, or RRP $109.95 for a special Limited Collector’s Edition, which will include a collectable embossed metal box, the “Destroyed Beauty” hardbound art book, and a bonus DVD that features the making of Gears of War, the “Art of Gears of War” trailer, and the MTV program “Gears of War: The Race to E3.”
