Xbox™ Live, the fast-action, always-connected broadband gaming service
which launches in Europe later this year, will be previewed on the Xbox stand in
the Games Matrix at Stuff Live, Europe’s biggest technology showcase, from 3-6 October
at Earls Court in London. It will be the first chance for UK gamers to play the
world’s most realistic and exciting games online with the ability to talk tactics
with other players through the Xbox Communicator headset and download stats, new
levels and characters to the hard drive. Also on show for the
first time in the UK will be some of the 175 Xbox games
out in time for Christmas this year, including Blinx, Buffy The Vampire Slayer,
Unreal Tournament, Sega GT 2002, Quantum Redshift and Splinter Cell.
Xbox Live’s features across all games include the following:
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Gamertag – a gamer’s unique ID for all games across the global
service.
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Friends list – allowing gamers to find friends online and invite
them to a game — no matter which Xbox Live game they’re playing.
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Xbox Communicator – voice communication is integrated with
all Xbox Live multiplayer games, enabling interaction with friends and foes
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Matchmaking – QuickMatch enables players to enter a multiplay
experience with a single click, and OptiMatch, an Xbox Live exclusive, helps them
select games and opponents based on similar skill levels.
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High-speed content downloads to the Xbox hard disk – only
Xbox offers console gamers the ability to download and permanently store both
free and for-a-fee content including new levels, characters, missions and
stats
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