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February 8, 2005 Mexico's Hottest Rock Band to Host the First Ever Latin "Game with Fame" Event on Xbox Live Last year they ruled MTV's Latin Video Music Awards, and now alt-rockers Molotov are planning to dominate in Halo® 2 as they challenge gamers in the first ever Latin Xbox Live™ "Game with Fame" event. Players looking to take on the band should keep an eye out for the GamerTag "molotovband" on February 16, from 6-8 p.m. PST. The band is also holding a Molotov "Game with Fame" contest, in which one lucky entrant will win an Xbox® and a one-year subscription to Xbox Live, while runners-up will win t-shirts and MSN Music gift certificates. Contest entry details are available at http://molotov.umusic.com Information about Molotov, and sample tracks from their latest album, "Con Todo Respeto," including their chart-topping hit "Amateur (Rock Me Amadeus)," can be found at http://music.msn.com/album/?album=39374183. More information about this "Game with Fame" event is available at http://www.xbox.com/en-US/news/events/gamewithfame-molotov.htm. Pushing the Xbox hardware to its very limits, Halo 2 expands on everything that made the original game great, while adding a wealth of technological and gameplay advances. Significantly improved graphics, enhanced artificial intelligence (AI), an advanced real-time lighting engine and destructible interactive environments are just a small part of Halo 2's evolution of design and technology. Every improvement in Halo 2 is designed to take gameplay to a new level -- and in the end, to tell a more compelling story. Utilizing Xbox Live to redefine online play, Halo 2 delivers superior online multiplayer capabilities. Whether playing with a clan on a new multiplayer map, boarding a friend's Warthog, dogfighting in Banshees or checking player stats, Halo 2 brings the social experience to a higher level via Xbox Live. More information about Halo 2 is available at http://www.halo2.com/. Xbox Live's "Game with Fame" gives game fans the opportunity to play on Xbox Live against some of today's hottest stars. Past "Game with Fame" celebrity players include The Strokes, Hoobastank and Buffalo Bills' Running Back Willis McGahee. For further information on other Xbox Live events, be sure to visit the "Game with Fame" Web site at http://www.xbox.com/en-US/news/events/gamewithfame.htm. A new frontier in imagination and extraordinary interaction, no one else offers the richness of online gameplay found on Xbox Live. The world's only unified global online console games service, Xbox Live is continuously innovating to provide members with unparalleled experiences. This unique service unites gamers together in a dynamic community where they can experience the best online games, exclusive programming and continuous downloadable content. Xbox Live launched in the United States in November 2002 and is available in 24 countries. Please visit http://www.xbox.com/live for more information. Xbox (http://www.xbox.com/) is Microsoft's future-generation video game system that delivers the most powerful games experiences ever. Xbox empowers game artists by giving them the technology to fulfill their creative visions as never before, creating games that blur the lines between fantasy and reality. Xbox is now available in North America, Japan, Europe and Australia. |