NEWS - Thursday, September 21, 2006

Platinum Xbox 360 Titles Coming In October
Microsoft will release a range of budget-priced Xbox 360 titles for the US, labelled Platinum Hits, and due for release October 15th. First-party titles Perfect Dark Zero, Project Gotham Racing 3 and Kameo: Elements of Power will join third-party game Need for Speed Most Wanted, all retailing at USD $29.99 (24 Euro). A similar range was announced yesterday for the European market, as Microsoft initiates a variety of marketing drives to boost sales of the next-generation machine ahead of the launch of new consoles from Sony and Nintendo. "Xbox 360 will have a ten million unit head start by the end of 2006, and there will be plenty of new console owners eager to jump in to the best-selling Xbox 360 titles," commented Mitch Koch, VP for worldwide retail sales at Microsoft US.Source: http://www.gamesindustry.biz/