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The Black XBox 360

Microsoft’s Entertainment and Devices Division Middle East today released a new Xbox 360 console that delivers games and content to everyone in the family for an estimated retail price of AED 1,199. Available in stores in UAE January 10, 2008, Xbox 360 ‘Arcade’ is the first Xbox 360 console to include five family-friendly games. Xbox 360 Arcade also includes a wireless controller, a HDMI connection to enable high-definition output if desired and 256MB of memory–useful for storing games and other entertainment content. At an estimated retail price of just AED 1,199, the Xbox 360 Arcade console will include the full versions of “PAC-MAN Championship Edition,” (NAMCO BANDAI Games), “Uno,” “Luxor 2,” “Boom Boom Rocket™” (Electronic Arts), and “Feeding Frenzy.”

“In addition to offering an incredible all-in-one package for families to get right into the fun, the Xbox 360 Arcade system features the industry leading family settings that allow parents to control what their kids are watching and playing, and we know how important that control is to families around the world,” Said Armagan Demir, Head of Microsoft Entertainment and Devices Division Middle East.

The news of Xbox 360 Arcade comes as part of a broader initiative by Microsoft to bring the Xbox 360 experience to families everywhere.

Microsoft’s commitment to family entertainment is complimented by the largest library of more than 200 family-friendly games available at retailers in UAE as of January 10, including “BEE MOVIE™ GAME” (Activision), “Guitar Hero III®: Legends of Rock” (Activision), “Naruto: Rise of a Ninja” (UbiSoft), and “Viva Piñata: Party Animals.”
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Take a look at what games are expected to come out this year for Microsoft’s Xbox 360 console.

February

NFL Tour (1st)
Devil May Cry 4 (8th)
Turok (8th)
Frontlines: Fuel Of War (15th)
Lost Planet Colonies (22nd)
A-Train HX (22nd)
Army of Two (29th)
Bully: Scholarship Edition (29th)
Brothers in Arms: Hells Highway (TBC)
Lost Odyssey (TBC)
Battlefield: Bad Company (TBC)
Mercenaries 2: World in Flames (TBC)
Hei$t (TBC)
Kingdom Under Fire: Circle of Doom (TBC)
Turning Point: Fall of Liberty (TBC)
The Spiderwick Chronicles (TBC)

March

Dynasty Warriors 6 (7th)
Alan Wake (21st)
FIFA Street 3 (28th)
Midnight Club: Los Angeles (28th)
Viking: Battle for Asgard (28th)
Race Driver One (28th)
Conflict: Denied Ops (TBC)
Universe at War: Earth Assault (TBC)
Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Conviction (TBC)
Unreal Tournament 3 (TBC)
Enemy Territory: Quake Wars (TBC)
The Club (TBC)
Alone in the Dark 5 (TBC)
World In Conflict (TBC)
Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures (TBC)
Mirror’s Edge (TBC)
Samurai Warriors 2: Xtreme Legends (TBC)
Warhammer: Battle March (TBC)
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 (TBC)

Q1 2008 (Jan, Feb, Mar)

The Siege of Khe Sanh (TBC)
Lost: The Video Game (TBC)
Rock Band (TBC)
Too Human (TBC)
Dark Sector (TBC)
Left 4 Dead (TBC)
Hellboy: The Science of Evil (TBC)
Condemned 2: Bloodshot (TBC)
Tom Clancy’s EndWar (TBC)
SEGA Superstar Tennis (TBC)

Q2 2008 (Apr, May, Jun)

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (TBC)
Grand Theft Auto IV (TBC)
Huxley (TBC)
Fable 2 (TBC)
Destroy All Humans: Path Of The Furon (TBC)

2008

Mobile Ops: The One Year War (TBC)
Mafia II (TBC)
Cipher Complex (TBC)
Indiana Jones (TBC)
Theseis (TBC)
Elveon (TBC)
The Lord Of The Rings: The White Council (TBC)
Just Cause 2 (TBC)
Fracture (TBC)
Saints Row 2 (TBC)
Warhound (TBC)
Resident Evil 5 (TBC)
Shootout: Normandy (TBC)
Sacred 2 Fallen Angel (TBC)
Halo Wars (TBC)
Ghostbusters (TBC)
MX vs ATV: Untamed (TBC)
Prototype (TBC)
The Wheelman (TBC)
WET (TBC)
Robert Ludlum’s The Bourne Conspiracy (TBC)
Dead Space (TBC)

Note: these dates are subject to change and may not be final release dates!
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Command & Conquer 3: Kane’s Wrath

Command & Conquer 3: Kane’s Wrath is an expansion pack in development for the real-time strategy video game Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars. It is expected to be released in the beginning of 2008 for Windows and Xbox 360.

As a follow up to the hit PC release Command & Conquer 3, the upcoming expansion pack “Kane’s Wrath” will return to the Tiberium universe. The focus of this new single player campaign will be commander Kane, as players are treated to an all-new storyline that spans over two decades. The expansion pack also features new, live-action cinematic sequences that feature a full cast of celebrity actors.

New game play features include the ability to build bases and assemble custom armies. Players will also be able to attack enemies on a global scale and dive into the tactical side of combat after the attack is launched.

New features:

New Units : GDI Hover-Tank with mounted Sonic Emmitter (Shatterer), a hover Anti-Aircraft vehicle (SlingShot), Cyborg Nod Infantry (The Awakened), An armoured APC for Nod (Reckoner), A new Nod stealthed artilery piece (Specter) and lastly a helicopter-like aircraft (Hammerhead).