Halo Wars demo on Xbox LIVE sees record download numbers

Anticipation around the upcoming release of Halo Wars is mounting. The demo, released on Xbox LIVE on February 6th quickly set the day-one record for the most demo downloads on the service.

In its first five days, the demo has been downloaded by more than two million Xbox LIVE Gold members around the world.

The Halo Wars demo introduces players to the game’s groundbreaking control scheme through two tutorials, gives a taste of the epic story with the first two campaign missions, and enables people to experience the intense, competitive action offered via one of the game’s 14 Skirmish maps. The demo is now available to Xbox LIVE Silver members.

New Halo Wars content doesn’t stop there, as the third video documentary in an exciting seven-part video series, titled “Strategy on Xbox” is available today. The team behind Halo Wars invites you to see how the game was conceived and how they cracked strategy games for the console. This latest episode also provides insider tips so players can fully realise the devastating potential of the UNSC and Covenant units at their command. Just released today, the newest episode of the Halo Wars video documentary series is available for download on Xbox LIVE Marketplace or can be viewed at http://www.xbox.com/en-NZ/games/h/halowars/ or HaloWars.com.

Halo Wars is rated PG and will be available starting February 26th in New Zealand. For more information visit http://www.xbox.com/en-NZ/games/h/halowars/ or HaloWars.com.