Edgar Bounds and Mike Dedwiler were determined to get their hands on one of the first Microsoft Xbox 360 video game consoles released Tuesday morning -- even if it meant driving 1,800 miles in 35 hours. The journey from their home in Mississippi to Microsoft's ``Zero Hour'' launch event at an airplane hangar in the Mojave Desert paid off: The two were awarded the first two spots in line to purchase the highly anticipated game console.
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