Cable Forum - new starter kits confirmed and halo 2 news.

microsoft has unleashed details of some new xbox live starter kits to entice xbox players to sign up to its growing online gaming service.

first off FIFA 2005 with a 12 month xbox live subscription will set you back ÃƒÆ’Ã†â€™ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã…Â¡ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£69.99, this is set for a release friday october 8th.

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The second new kit is an updated version of the standard Xbox Live starter pack, which offers a 12 month subscription and a new batch of demos, including FIFA 2005 and OutRun 2. This will cost ÃƒÆ’Ã†â€™ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã…Â¡ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£39.99 and will be available from 29 October.

Finally, an Xbox Live Halo 2 starter kit will retail at ÃƒÆ’Ã†â€™ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã…Â¡ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£69.99 and bundles the game with a 12 month subscription. This will hit shelves the same day as Halo 2 is released - Thursday 11 November.

also many fans of halo will be pleased to learn halo 2 has been officially completed and is now in testing and WILL be released on november the 11th.

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"there's no more updating on the progress of the game, since the game is done. Finished and shipped to a nebulous region known as RTC (Release To Certification) where it will be dumped from eight digital tapes on to a DVD and go through some final testing. Usually that's just a matter of routine".

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