WIN A LIMITED EDITION FIAT XBOX STILO WITH XBOX LIVE
Xbox® is challenging gamers to pit their driving skills against each other in the Xbox UK "Forza® Challenge" tournament to win a limited edition Fiat Xbox Stilo worth £11, 995. Petrol head gamers can burn some rubber and compete in the Xbox® LiveTM tournament from today.
One of four lucky finalists will fight to the finish at the "Forza Challenge" finals on 24th September in Virgin Megastores' flagship Oxford Street store.
To register for this exhilarating tournament simply input your valid Xbox Live account details at the registration site located at www.forzachallenge.com.
Entrants will be encouraged to test their skills by driving a TVR Tuscan R on the short Silverstone II (Silverstone Short Circuit) located in the Forza Motorsport Time Trials section. Entrants can race the circuit as many times as possible ahead of the 3am deadline on Monday 12th September. The top scorers will be invited to compete for a chance to come to the finals in London.
Xbox Live is the world's only unified online console games service, uniting gamers all over the world. Once you start playing against other people no two games will ever be the same again. With Xbox Live you'll experience more action, more excitement, more adrenaline and much more fun. You'll also get downloadable content to expand and enhance your games even further.
Gamers who sign up to Xbox Live now will be able to move seamlessly to Xbox Live on the next-generation Xbox 360, available this Christmas. So there's never been a better time to sign up to Xbox Live and get ready for the next level of gaming.
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