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Xbox Live Launch Xbox Live, Microsoft's online service that lets gamers play online, will launch this Friday, November 15. Starter kits are now available for $49.95, which includes a year-long subscription to the service. For more information on Xbox Live and its games, read on.

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The Games:
This Friday, Xbox owners will be able to play a wide array of Xbox Live-enabled games. Here's a list of Xbox games that you'll be able to play online starting this weekend:

MechAssault
Unreal Championship
NFL 2K3
NBA 2K3
NFL Fever 2003
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon
Whacked!

NHL 2K3
MotoGP

Here are the games that will follow later this year:

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In addition to games that will be playable online through Xbox Live this year, other games will use the service to download new content. Here is a look at games that will offer downloadable content.

ToeJam and Earl 3: Mission to Earth
MX Superfly
Tom Clancy's Spinter Cell




Further info:



GameSpot Live Special Feature

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Xbox Live games to come
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Q&A: Xbox Live and Europe
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Xbox Live ISP details
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Xbox Live-compatible ISPs announced
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Xbox Live starter kit games confirmed
Microsoft confirms that demo versions of Whacked! and MotoGP will ship with the Xbox Live starter kit in the US. FULL STORY