Here's what you need to enter the Ultimate Gaming Arena:

• Xbox video game system
• High-speed Internet service (cable or DSL)
• Connection to Xbox console via Ethernet cable
• Xbox Live subscription
• Xbox Live enabled game

• Get your Xbox Live Windows Media Player 9 Series skin!

What do half a million gamers in 19 countries have that you don’t? Xbox Live, baby! Xbox Live is the Ultimate Gaming Arena. It’s a place where something is always going on. You can find people to play with and talk to 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. It’s a place where you have a single, persistent identity - your Gamertag - across all games. A place where you can download new stuff for your games any time you feel like it. Most importantly, it’s a place where gaming is king.

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• Play Xbox games online over the Internet with a high-speed connection.
• Communicate in real timeduring games and set up chats with your friends.
• Meet gamers from all over the world and build a posse of your favorite teammates and adversaries.