Gaming has its privileges

To kick off the first year of Xbox™ 360 being the World Cyber Games’ “Official Console Partner”, Xbox has lined up a series of activities and games preview for visitors at the “Jump In” booth during the inaugural WCG Asian Championship on 10-13 August 2006.

Xbox Game On Inter School Challenge

Xbox brings next generation gaming to Singapore schools with the “Xbox Game On Inter School Challenge”.  Open to Singapore students aged 13 and above, this nation-wide cyber-gaming competition sees competitors decking it out on 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany™ and Project Gotham Racing 3®   to win over SG$10,000 worth of Xbox Prizes.   Students can sign up at www.gameon.com.sg and must be currently attending either a secondary school or tertiary institute.

First Look at Games

Xbox will preview a series of upcoming games at the“Jump In” booth. A first for Singapore, WCG Asian Championship visitors will get to see a showcase of the top games from Xbox’s Live Arcade (XBLA) portfolio as well as the latest from the creators of the Grand Theft Auto™ and Midnight Club ™ franchises, Rockstar Games Presents™ Table Tennis.

Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved (XBLA)

Return to the farthest reaches of the galaxy, where hordes of evil, neon shapes await! The circles, squares, and diamonds are out to get you!  Green squares evade your fire; purple ones divide into smaller clones. Snake-like lines leave behind a venomous trail and red circles morph into black holes.

Geometry Wars: Evolvedis an upgrade of the original Geometry Wars featuring ten times more particles, high-definition graphics, high-quality digital sound, new bad guys, new special effects, and a new scrolling play area. Geometry Warsbecame an instant classic when it first appeared in Project Gotham Racing® 2. This exclusive Xbox Live Arcade sequel gives you both the original Retro version and a new Evolved mode, which combines modern graphics with old-school fun.

For more information, please visit: http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/g/geometrywarsevolvedlivearcadexbox360/default.htm

Pac-Man World™ 3 (XBLA)

‘Pac-Man’ may be celebrating 25 years, but the timeless game still plays like its 1981. This ‘classic’ becomes the new ‘next-gen’ with the arrival of ‘Pac-Man’ on Xbox Live Arcade. The little yellow pellet-eater from Namco/Bandai is the latest retro title to debut packed with tons of features exclusive to Xbox 360.

For more information, please visit: http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/p/pacmanworld3/default.htm

Astro Pop™(XBLA)

Astro Pop blends fast twitch challenge with an offbeat, fun storyline. Choose from four space pilots, each with unique abilities and weaponry. Then grab, group, and blast bricks to create combos and clear a path to the stars. As you progress, a mysterious link between the pilots unfolds against a backdrop of spectacular graphics, captivating sound effects, and myriads of scoring opportunities.

Astro Pop’s two different gameplay modes coupled with 33 challenging bonus rounds offer hours of extraordinary replay value for players of all ages and skill levels.

http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/a/astropoplivearcadexbox360/

All Xbox Live Arcade games can be demoed for free on Xbox Live Marketplace. Check out Xbox Live and Xbox.com for continuing updates on exciting new content available to Xbox 360 gamers.

Rockstar Games Presents™ Table Tennis

Developed by Rockstar San Diego, Table Tennis harnesses the incredible power of Xbox 360 through an advanced game engine designed specifically for next-generation console technology.Utilizing the full capabilities of the hardware, Table Tennis is visually stunning, the physics are fluid and natural, and, when coupled with the intuitive gameplay, the competition and ferocity found in a live table tennis match are authentically recreated.

Table Tennis is slated to hit local shelves on 24 August 2006.

For more information, please visit: http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/r/rockstargamespresentstabletennisxbox360/

Xbox Journalist Purchase Program

In conjunction to the WCG festivities, Xbox has kicked off the first Journalist Purchase Program for its next generation gaming console, Xbox 360.  All Singapore-based journalists will be able to purchase Xbox 360 games, accessories and consoles at a discounted price in this limited period offer.