Shadowrun Teleports to North American Store Shelves (Xbox 360 and Windows Vista)

[Peench]

Starting today, humans, elves, dwarves and trolls can join the cross-platform revolution with “Shadowrun” at the estimated retail price of $59.99 (U.S.) for Xbox 360™ and $49.99 (U.S.) for Windows Vista. “Shadowrun” is rated “M” for Mature by the Entertainment Software Ratings Board (ESRB). “Shadowrun” is also part of the Games for Windows® initiative, offering reliability, compatibility and enhanced experiences on Windows Vista®.

Additionally, Xbox 360 gamers can get in on the action with the official “Shadowrun” demo on June 6. The demo will be available for download via Xbox LIVE® Marketplace.

The innovative first-person shooter (FPS) gameplay of “Shadowrun,” developed by FASA Studio, thrusts gamers into strategic battles that utilize magic and technology. Players must vie for supremacy, playing as a human, elf, dwarf or troll. Cleverness, cunning and split-second improvisation are rewarded through a unique combination of modern weapons, ancient magic and advanced technology. As the first game to support Microsoft’s Games for Windows – LIVE service, “Shadowrun” gives players on both Xbox 360 and Windows Vista a chance to compete, cooperate and communicate across both platforms with an Xbox LIVE Gold or Games for Windows - LIVE Gold account*.

“Shadowrun” will ship with nine unique maps and an additional three map variations, showcasing dynamic environments set in a futuristic Santos, Brazil, and its neighboring ancient Ziggurat. “Shadowrun” includes six training chapters, letting gamers fine-tune their strategy and lethal combinations against the intuitively smart and talented A.I. bots. Gamers can also play with bots at four levels of difficulty on every map and with every game type.

* “Shadowrun” is an online multiplayer-focused game. On Xbox 360, am Xbox LIVE Gold account is required to play multiplayer in Shadowrun. On a Windows Vista-based PC, a Games for Windows - LIVE Gold account is required for some types of multiplayer, including cross-platform play and matchmaking.

Shadowrun is rate "M" for Mature.

[Fragmintz]

Played the Beta & had fun with it for a while. Don't think I'll be picking it up though, as I haven't even had time to play Halo 3 b/c of Bar Exam studying (can you frakking believe that?).

[Peench]

Fo shizzle. We just had one of our clerks here pass. She found out last Friday. She took the February bar. Study hard man, you don't want to have to take that exam twice!

[Elite Ronnie]

Someone needs to review this that has it.