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Halo Wars Demo Breaks Records

Published February 13, 2009

Anticipation around the upcoming release of Halo Wars is mounting. The demo, which was released on Xbox LIVE® on February 5, quickly set the day-one record for the most demo downloads on the service, and in just its first five days, has been downloaded by more than two million Xbox LIVE Gold members around the world.

Experience the action in this explosive demo.

The Halo Wars demo introduces the game's groundbreaking control scheme through two tutorials, gives a taste of the epic story with the first two campaign missions, and allows you to experience the intense, competitive action offered via one of the game’s 14 Skirmish maps. The demo is now available to Xbox LIVE Silver members.

Go to Marketplace to add Halo Wars to your download queue.

New Video Documentary
New Halo Wars content doesn’t stop there, as the third video documentary in an exciting seven-part video series, titled "Strategy on Xbox" is available today. The team behind Halo Wars invites you to see how the game was conceived and how they "cracked" strategy games for the console. This latest episode also provides insider tips so you can fully realize the devastating potential of the UNSC and Covenant units at your command.

Just released today, the newest episode of the “Halo Wars” video documentary series is available for download on Xbox LIVE Marketplace or can be viewed right here.