Windows 2000 SP3 beta is out and about...
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If you have a signon, go there and grab yourself the beta!
Otherwise, Icrontic has managed to grab a copy and it's up on their site.
Microsoft Game Studios presents five exclusive titles at launch, including:
- "Halo" the much-anticipated sci-fi shooter, takes place on a mysterious alien ring-world. Packed with combat, "Halo" will have players battling on foot, in vehicles, indoors and outdoors with alien and human weaponry. The objective: to destroy mankind's sworn enemy, the Covenant.
- "Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee>/b>" brings Oddworld to life in full 3-D. Players embark on a journey through a changing world of oddball creatures, off-the-wall action and outlandish goons. Players guide aquatic Gabbit champion Munch(TM) and Mudokon partner Abe(TM) in their third adventure across Oddworld.
- "NFL Fever 2002" combines fast and hard-hitting action with deep season and career modes. Featuring stadiums from all 31 NFL teams and enabling players to participate in up to 25 seasons, "NFL Fever 2002" allows players to amass both individual and team trophies as well as build dynasties, season after season.
- "Project Gotham Racing" is the future-generation racing game where fun and reward come from focusing equally on speed, flair and risk-taking. Players choose from more than 25 different cars and compete on more than 200 city-based circuits in photo-realistic downtown environments in San Francisco, Tokyo, London and New York.
- "Fuzion Frenzy
" is a nonstop party game with an edge, combining the continuous, frenetic action of a futuristic street sport with the action-packed fun of minigames. Set in a dynamic 3-D urban environment with six arenas and more than 45 minigames, "Fuzion Frenzy" provides competitive fun for up to four players.
Other titles available the week of launch include "Madden NFL 2002," "NASCAR Thunder 2002" and "Cel Damage" from Electronic Arts; "NHL Hitz 2002" from Midway; "NASCAR Heat 2002" "TransWorld Surf"and "Test Drive Off Road - Wide Open" from Infogrames; "Mad Dash Racing" from Eidos; TDK's "Shrek"; "4x4 Evo 2" from Godgames; "Dark Summit" from THQ; "Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2x" from Activision; and Konami's "AirForce Delta Storm"."In addition to our blockbuster launch-week lineup, gamers can look forward to electrifying games to come in the near future from world-renowned publishers like Sega, Capcom, Namco, Acclaim, Interplay, Take-Two, Ubi Soft Entertainment, LucasArts, Crave and Sierra Entertainment"m said J Allard, general manager of the Xbox platform at Microsoft. "Xbox has arrived, and the future of gaming has never looked brighter."