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• May 4: Team Xbox to Compete in Cannonball One Lap of America
• May 2: World Series of Video Games Announces Official Xbox Tournaments and Prizes
• May 2: Activision to Release New Call of Duty® 2 XBOX 360™ Multiplayer Maps
• April 24: Perfect Dark Zero Playable Demo and New Downloadable Content Explode onto Xbox Live Marketplace
• April 24: Sumthing Else Music Works launches Halo 2 Volume Two soundtrack Mash Mixer contest
• April 24: 4sight Licensing Solutions Named Named Worldwide Licensing Agent for Microsoft's Xbox Brands
• April 21: Xbox 360 Quick Charge Kit Now Available
• April 20: New "Kameo: Elements of Power Design Your Skin Contest” Challenges Fans To Unleash Their Inner Artist
• April 19: The World Embraces Xbox 360
• April 17: Project Gotham Racing 3 Barrels onto Xbox Live Marketplace with the Downloadable Speed Pack
• April 11: PARAMOUNT PICTURES’ FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND PROGRAM WITH XBOX INTEGRATES MOVIE CONTENT WITHIN THE GAMING ENVIRONMENT
• April 6: Project Gotham Racing 3 Goes Full-Throttle with First-Ever Global Tournament on Xbox Live
• March 17: Consumers Prime for Launch Day Madness as Xbox 360™ Arrives in Asia
• March 17: Microsoft and Epic Records to Offer Ongoing Exclusive Entertainment Content on Xbox Live
• March 14: Microsoft Offers Free Xbox Live Gold Weekend Through Verizon Sponsorship.
• March 14: The World’s Most Exotic Animals Join the Zoo Tycoon 2 Family in 2006
• March 14: Age of Empires III Expansion Pack to Storm Windows PCs in 2006
• March 2: Bethesda Softworks and 2K Games Announce The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion ship date.
• March 2: Best of Platinum Hits Program Offer Popular Xbox Games for $9.99
• February 9: Master Chief Dual-Wields His Way to Windows Vista
• January 17: Microsoft and 4Kids Entertainment Form Alliance
• January 5: Xbox 360 Leads the Way in High-Definition Entertainment
• January 3: OFFICIAL XBOX MAGAZINE SCORES U.S. EXCLUSIVE

• January 27, 2005: Xbox Live Sets New Online Gaming Benchmark
  
• January 27, 2005: Microsoft Announces Unprecedented Fleet for Forza Motorsport
  
• January 27, 2005: Incubus Set to Challenge Gamers in Xbox Live Game with Fame Contest
  
• January 31, 2005:Jade Empire Leaps into Action on April 14
  
• February 14, 2005: Jerome Williams of the New York Knicks to Bring His Best Game to Xbox Live
  
• February 14, 2005: Mexico's Hottest Rock Band to Host the First Ever Latin "Game with Fame" Event on Xbox Live
  
• February 17, 2005: Microsoft Announces Power Cord Replacement for Xbox
  
• February 14, 2005: 3 Doors Down Ready to Rock Gamers in Upcoming "Game with Fame" Event 
  
• February 23, 2005: Xbox Live Gamers to Race with NASCAR Driver Kyle Busch
  
• February 23, 2005: MechAssault 2: Lone Wolf Downloadable Content Now Available 
  
• February 24, 2005: Video Game Legend Hironobu Sakaguchi Joins Microsoft Game Studios as a Developer for Next-Generation Xbox Platform
  
• March 3, 2005: More Japanese Game Luminaries Pick Next-Gen Xbox Platform
  
• March 3, 2005: Tecmo and Xbox Live Announce Tomonobu Itagaki
  
• March 7, 2005: Microsoft Tackles Growing Demands of Game Development
  
• March 7, 2005: Nick Collison of the Seattle SuperSonics Set To Play on Xbox Live
  
• March 9, 2005: Microsoft Reveals First Details of Next-Generation Xbox
  
• March 10, 2005: Virtual vs. Reality – Can You Tell the Difference at 150 MPH?
  
• March 11, 2005: Tecmo and Xbox Live Announce That Tomonby Itagaki, Will be the DOAU Mystery Gamer For Dead Or Alive Ultimate Tournament.
  
• March 24, 2005: Two More Mystery Gamer Sessions Added To The Dead or Alive Ultimate Mystery Gamer Competition
  
• March 25, 2005: The Countdown Has Begun! Halo® 2 Multiplayer Map Pack Slated for June Release
  
• March 30, 2005: Conker Targets Webmasters with New Fan Site Kit
  
• April 1, 2005: Jade Empire, BioWare’s Epic Martial Arts Masterpiece, Goes Gold
  
• April 8, 2005: All-Star Publishers Commit to Deliver Content for Next-Generation Xbox Platform
  
• April 11, 2005: Microsoft Teams With MTV to Provide Exclusive Sneak Peek at the Debut of the Next-Generation Xbox
  
• April 27, 2005: Battle to Save Earth on Xbox Live in First Ever
  
• April 29, 2005: Samsung Electronics and Microsoft announce revolutionary HDTV alliance on Next-Generation Xbox video game console.
  
• May 12, 2005: More Mechanized Mayhem! Microsoft Releases MechAssault 2Downloadable Content
  
• May 12, 2005: Microsoft unveils the next-generation Xbox console in a star-studded show on MTV.
  
• May 17, 2005: Mountain Dew and Microsoft to Give Away an Xbox 360 Every 10 Minutes This Fall
  
• May 17,  2005: Activision to Launch Greg Hastings’ Tournament Paintball MAX’D This Fall Across Multiple Game Platforms
  
• May 27, 2005: Race to Save Earth in Worldwide Halo 2 Tournament Nears Finish Line
  
• June 9, 2005: Xbox Live Halo 2 Tournament Website Presents Virtual Winners’ Circle 
  
• July 20, 2005: Xbox Live Online Gaming Community Doubles in Just One Year, New Member Added Every 30 Seconds
  
• August 17, 2005: Microsoft Announces European and North American Xbox 360 Launch Details.
  
• September 8, 2005: Xbox Live Offers New Levels, Features and Premium Retail Packs to Supercharge Online Gaming Experiences on Xbox 360
  
• September 14, 2005: Xbox Live Awarded Prestigious Emmy for Outstanding Achievement in Technology and Advanced New Media
  
• September 22, 2005: FIFA, XBOX AND EA KICK OFF FIFA INTERACTIVE WORLD CUP 2005
  
• September 29, 2005: Nine Genres of Music Burn Up the Track in PGR 3®
  
• October 5, 2005: The Countdown Begins: Xbox 360 to Hit Store Shelves Nov. 22 in North America, Dec. 2 in Europe and Dec. 10 in Japan.
  
• October 5, 2005: ACADEMY AWARD® WINNERS PETER JACKSON AND FRAN WALSH TO EXECUTIVE PRODUCE HALO FOR THE BIG SCREEN FOR SUMMER 2007
  
• October 20, 2005: Microsoft Reveals True Nature of “Hex 168” Online Contest and Secret Xbox 360 Launch Event
  
• October 27, 2005: Microsoft Announces Company’s First Cross-Platform Gaming Controller.
• Samsung, Microsoft Unleash Consumer Promotion to Mark Launch of Perfect Dark Zero
  (November 28, 2005)
• Largest Collection of College Athletes
  (November 18, 2005)
• Xbox Live® Marketplace Content Revealed
  (Novemeber 15, 2005)
• Maxmedia to Produce Feature Animation Adaptation of Xbox 360 Video Game, “Kameo: Elements of Power”
  (November 15, 2005)
• Microsoft Announces Xbox 360 Day One Launch Lineup—Strongest Launch in the History of Video Game Consoles
  (November 14, 2005)

• January 7, 2004: Microsoft Delivers Digital Entertainment Throughout the Home With Windows Media Center Extender Technology
  
• January 8, 2004: Breathtaking Kapalua Golf Course Now Available to Download for Links 2004 on Xbox
  
• January 14, 2004: Play With the Stars! Xbox Live Visits the Sundance Film Festival
  
• January 19, 2004: Win a Chance to Play Against OutKast on Xbox Live
  
• January 19, 2004: Hey Ya! Xbox Launches Game With Fame Program With OutKast
  
• January 27, 2004: Brute Force Joins the Ranks of Xbox Platinum Hits
  
• February 5, 2004: Man the Dropships!
  
• February 5, 2004: Microsoft Announces the Eight Finalists for the $25,000 XSN Sports World Championship
  
• February 13, 2004: David Muellerweiss of Chapel Hill, N.C., Wins XSN Sports World Championship
  
• February 18, 2004: Xbox Announces "If You Ruled the Gaming World" Contest
  
• February 20, 2004: Breathtaking Kapalua Golf Course Now Available Worldwide to Download for Links 2004 on Xbox
  
• March 5, 2004: Xbox Live Offers Gamers a Chance to Race with Fefe Dobson
  
• March 9, 2004: Race with Fame! Actress Michelle Rodriguez to Challenge Gamers on Xbox Live
  
• March 18, 2004: Composer Danny Elfman Contributes to Fable Soundtrack
  
• March 18, 2004: Smarter, Faster, Deadlier...Microsoft Announces Unreal Championship 2: The Liandri Conflict
  
• March 19, 2004: New Executive Appointments Announced in Microsoft's Home and Entertainment Division
  
• March 23, 2004: Buy Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell® Pandora Tomorrow™ and Win a Year Of Xbox™ Live
  
• March 24, 2004: Microsoft: Next Generation of Games Starts With XNA
  
• March 29, 2004: Microsoft Announces New Robust North American Xbox Price Move
  
• April 2, 2004: Dream Team: Halo and Special-Edition Xbox Make Gamers Green With Envy
  
• April 6, 2004: The “Xbox Live Hoop Madness 2 Tournament” Correctly Predicts the Outcome of the NCAA Men’s Final Four
  
• April 9, 2004: Project Gotham Racing 2 and Xbox LiveChallenge the World’s Best Online Racing Gamers
  
• April 13, 2004: Lose Yourself in the Halo Universe at the New Bungie.net
  
• April 21, 2004: Xbox Live Offers New Subscription Options, New Live Features and Broadens Worldwide Community
  
• April 21, 2004: The Strokes to Rock Xbox Live in "Game with Fame" Event
  
• May 7, 2004: Hear the Cry of the Wolf at the Official MechAssault 2: Lone Wolf Web Site
  
• May 10, 2004: Microsoft Kicks Off the Electronic Entertainment Exposition
  
• May 10, 2004: Halo 2 Set to Make History on November 9
  
  
• May 10, 2004: Microsoft Game Studios Leads Way On Xbox and Windows Gaming Platform
  
• May 14, 2004: BenQ to Provide Microsoft Game Studios with Plasma Display and LCD Technology During 2004 Electronic Entertainment Expo
  
• May 20, 2004: Vive La France! Paris Booster Pack Now Available forProject Gotham Racing 2
  
• May 28, 2004: Microsoft Announces Finalists for Project Gotham Racing 2 International Tournament
  
• June 1, 2004: Nicholas Swanner of Meridian, Mississippi Wins International XboxLive Tournament
  
• June 3, 2004: Microsoft Gets Medieval with Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders
  
• June 8, 2004: Game Critics Awards: Best of E3 2004 - Microsoft Game Studios Takes Home the Gold with Four Awards
  
• June 13, 2004: Sumthing Else Music Works to Release Original Soundtrack for the Xbox Video Game Sudeki
  
• June 16, 2004: Summer Heats Up on Xbox Live With Sizzling News Features and Hot Blockbuster Titles
  
• June 16, 2004: Blinx 2: Masters of Time & Space Announced for xbox
  
• July 8, 2004: Drop the Top and Tear Up Town with the Long Beach Booster Pack for Project Gotham Racing 2!
  
• July 13, 2004:Microsoft Unleashes OutRun2 for Xbox This October
  
• July 14, 2004:See the Story Behind the Story - Pre-Order Fable and Receive Bonus "Making of" Documentary DVD
  
• July 15, 2004: Get Ready to Summon Your Spirit Strike - Sudeki Goes Gold
  
• July 15, 2004: Microsoft’s Million-Member March
  
• July 16, 2004: Halo 2 Hits the Big Screen This Summer With Cinematic Trailer
  
• July 22, 2004: Spend Your Summer with Sudeki: Action RPG for Xbox Now Available
  
• August 18, 2004: Maroon 5 Set to Challenge Gamers in Xbox Live "Game with Fame" Event
  
• August 19, 2004: FIFA, Xbox and EA Team Up in Football Gaming Arena
  
• August 26, 2004: Xbox Live's "Game with Fame" Pumps Up the Volume at the Video Music Awards
  
• August 26, 2004: Destiny, Fame and Fortune Await the Brave as Fable Goes Gold
  
• September 15, 2004: Who Will You Be? Choose Your Own Destiny as Fable Hits Store Shelves
  
• September 15, 2004: Get the VIP Treatment! Enter to Win an Xbox Live Backstage Pass to Play Halo 2.
  
• September 17, 2004: Xbox Live and House of Blues Team Up for Killer "Game with Fame" Event.
  
• September 23, 2004: Fable Breaks Sales Records in First Week of Release.
  
• September 28, 2004: Rallisport Challenge 2 Offers Free Xbox Live Download Featuring New Vintage Cars, SUVs and Careers Modes
  
• October 4, 2004: Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders Goes Gold! 
  
• October 7, 2004: Win a Copy of Halo 2 Before It Hits Stores. 
  
• October 11, 2004: Sumthing Else Music Works Announces Release Of The Original Soundtrack CD For The Xbox® Video Game Halo 2.
  
• October 11, 2004: Gamers, Start Your Engines! Race Against a NASCAR Pro on XboxLive
  
• October 11, 2004: It's a Wrap! Halo 2 Goes Gold
  
• October 11, 2004: Xbox Liveand Xfire Team Up for Extreme Gaming Giveaway
  
• October 12, 2004: Forza Motorsport™ for Xbox Races to Stores in February
  
• October 14, 2004: Fable Becomes Fastest-selling Xbox Title In Europe
  
• October 19, 2004: Halo 2 Makes Entertainment History as Global Anticipation Builds
  
• October 21, 2004: Fable Continues To Break Records As Best-Selling Game Across All Platforms In September
  
• October 27, 2004: Ferraris Seen Power-Sliding Into Retail Stores -- OutRun2™ for Xbox Available Now
  
• November 4, 2004: EB Games & Xbox to Launch Halo 2 in Los Angeles
  
• November 8, 2004: JA Rule Launches 6th Album, R.U.L.E., on November 9th, First CD to contain Free 2 Month Xbox Live Subscription Card
  
• November 10, 2004: Halo 2 Marks the Biggest 24 Hours in Entertainment Retail History with $125 Million in Sales
  
• November 12, 2004: From the Gridiron To Games, Buffalo Bills Star Running Back Willis McGahee To Challenge All Comers in Halo 2
  
• November 18, 2004: Dominate the Online World With the MechAssault 2: Lone Wolf Fan Site Kit
  
• November 22, 2004: Now in Stores - Blinx2: Masters of Time & Space
  
• December 1, 2004: Xbox Live™ Teams Up With EA Sports To Present The 11th Annual EA Sports Madden Bowl 
  
• December 2, 2004: Holiday Shoppers Flock to Retailers for Everything Xbox
  
• December 13, 2004: Microsoft Announces MechAssault 2: Lone Wolf  "Play and Win" Contest 
  
• December 14, 2004: Chevelle Set to RockHalo 2  in Upcoming Xbox Live "Game with Fame" Contest
  
• December 15, 2004: Dropships Spotted in Low Orbit as MechAssault 2: Lone Wolf Goes Gold 
  
• December 15, 2004: Microsoft Game Studios Scores Big at Spike TV's Video Game Awards
  
• December 20, 2004: Official Website ofForza Motorsport™ Launches With Innovative Car Builder 
  

• June 8, 2003: Game Critics Awards: Best of E3 2004 - Microsoft Game StudiosTakes Home the Gold with Four Awards
  
• August 14, 2003: "NFL Fever 2004" Goes Gold, Preparing XSNsports.com for Launch
  
• August 28, 2003: Microsoft Ushers in a New Era of Sports Video Gaming With XSN Sports
  
• September 10, 2003: BioWare to Develop Jade Empire Exclusively for Xbox
  
• September 12, 2003: Microsoft Game Studios Japan Announces Phantom Dust
  
• September 25, 2003: Stick a Fork in Him, He's Done! Voodoo Vince Now Available
  
• October 13, 2003: High Adventure Takes Flight Crimson Skies Goes Gold! 
  
• October 17, 2003: Preorder Project Gotham Racing 2 and Drive Away with the Exclusive PGR 2 Music Sampler
  
• October 21, 2003: Pirates Attack! Crimson Skies High Road to Revenge Has Entered Your Airspace
  
• October 21, 2003: Grabbed by the Ghoulies Now on Store Shelves
  
• October 21, 2003: NBA AND XBOX LAUNCH INTEGRATED NBA INSIDE DRIVE 2004 DRIVE
  
• October 23, 2003: Midtown Madness 3 Gets Zanier on Xbox
  
• October 27, 2003: Microsoft's XSN Sports Brand Hits the Mountain with Amped 2
  
• October 27, 2003: XSN Sports Serves up Top Spin
  
• October 29, 2003: Get Your Motor Running: Project Gotham Racing 2 Goes Gold
  
• October 29, 2003: Microsoft Xbox Music Mixer Brings Karaoke to the Living Room
  
• October 30, 2003: Enter the "Xbox Grab the Ghoulies Challenge" and Win Spook-tacular Prizes!
  
• November 5, 2003: Lock and Load! Counter-Strike for Xbox Goes Gold
  
• November 6, 2003: Sudeki Fan Site Kit Now Available
  
• November 12, 2003: NBA Inside Drive 2004 Prepares for the Tip-Off!
  
• November 13, 2003: XSN Sports Eagles #1 with Links 2004
  
• November 13, 2003: Prepare to Take the Ice! NHL Rivals 2004 Goes Gold
  
• November 17, 2003: Xbox Live One Year Later: Online Gaming Surges in Popularity
  
• November 17, 2003: The Project Gotham Racing 2 Soundtrack Series: Music That Drives You
  
• November 18 2003: Microsoft Hits the Streets With “Project Gotham Racing 2”
  
• November 19, 2003: Go! Go! Go! Counter-Strike for Xbox Available Now 
  
• November 19, 2003: “NBA Inside Drive 2004" Slams Store Shelves
  
• November 20, 2003: "NHL Rivals 2004" Takes the Ice
  
• November 24, 2003: Xbox Exhibition Volume 4 in Stores Now
  
• December 3, 2003: Microsoft Game Studios Set to Take Gen Con So Cal by Storm
  
• December 4, 2003: New USO Program Uses Xbox Live Innovations to Connect Troops With Families And Friends Back Home
  
• December 9, 2003: Microsoft Announces the $25,000 XSN Sports World Championship
  
• December 16, 2003: Counter-Strike Teams to Face New Crises: Two Downloadable Maps Now Available
  
• December 16, 2003: Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge Hit by First Wave of Free Downloadable Content
  
• December 18, 2003: Microsoft Announces the $25,000 XSN Sports World Championship