Microsoft Announces Next Round of Xbox 360 Platinum Hits
IT News Online Staff
2007-02-24
Microsoft Corp., on the heels of the expanded Platinum Hits launch in Europe earlier this month, has announced that the next round of titles in the Xbox 360 Platinum Hits library will be available March 16 in North America, Latin America, Japan and the Asia Pacific region.
Next month's Platinum Hits releases include critically acclaimed games from the industry's leading publishers, including Activision Publishing Inc.'s "Call of Duty 2", Electronic Arts Inc.'s "EA SPORTS Fight Night Round 3", Ubisoft Entertainment's "Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter" and 2K Sport's "Top Spin 2". Microsoft said this lineup of Platinum Hits represents some of the best high-definition titles available on Xbox 360 at an appealing price.
Next month's Platinum Hits release, starting at an estimated retail price of $29.99, will include the following titles in the Americas - Battlefield 2: Modern Combat, Burnout Revenge and Fight Night Round 3 (Electronic Arts), Call of Duty 2 (Activision), Dead or Alive 4 (TECMO), Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter (Ubisoft), Top Spin 2 (2K Sports) and Rockstar Games presents Table Tennis (Rockstar Games).
In Japan, the following Platinum Hits titles will be available in March for 2,800 yen - Battlefield 2: Modern Combat and Burnout Revenge (Electronic Arts), Chrome Hounds (Sega) and Perfect Dark Zero (Microsoft Game Studios).
In the Asia Pacific region these new Platinum Hits titles will be available - Dead or Alive 4 (TECMO), N3: Ninety-Nine Nights and Project Gotham Racing 3 (Microsoft Game Studios) and Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter (Ubisoft). New pricing for these games will vary slightly by region.
Gamers throughout Europe are able to pick up the following new Platinum Hits titles, launched earlier this month, for an estimated retail price of 29.99 euros - Call of Duty 2, Dead or Alive 4, Project Gotham Racing 3, Rockstar Games presents Table Tennis, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter and Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Legend (Eidos Interactive Ltd.).
"Platinum Hits not only lets gamers enjoy a broad portfolio of titles at an amazing price," said Jeff Bell, corporate vice president of Global Marketing for the Interactive Entertainment Business at Microsoft. "It also ensures that existing and new gamers alike can get the most from their Xbox 360 by owning a great library of blockbuster hits. So if you missed playing a game the first time around, now there is a great reason to pick it up."
The Xbox 360 Platinum Hits program, which launched worldwide last fall, gives people access to great games at a great value. The Xbox and Xbox 360 Platinum Hits program accounts for more than 16.3 million games sold worldwide. A full list of Platinum Hits titles available in the U.S., Europe and Japan is available online at www.xbox.com/platinumhits.
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