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Photos: Zero Hour for Xbox 360

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  • Waiting to get in hanger

    Waiting to get in hanger

    Thousands of game fans sat on "marshmallow" bean bags waiting to get inside the Zero Hour aircraft hangar for their first look at the Xbox 360.

    Published: July 20, 2006 -- 16:00 GMT (09:00 PDT)

    Caption by: Bill Detwiler

  • Lined up to get in

    Lined up to get in

    More than 2,000 game fans lined up to get into the Zero Hour launch event for the Xbox 360 in Palmdale, Calif. The event will last for 30 hours--from Sunday night, Nov. 20, 2005, until 12:01 a.m. Tuesday.

    Published: July 20, 2006 -- 16:00 GMT (09:00 PDT)

    Caption by: Bill Detwiler

  • Peter Moore and J. Allard

    Peter Moore and J. Allard

    Peter Moore, Microsoft's corporate vice president for Xbox worldwide marketing and publishing (right), and J. Allard, corporate vice president and chief XNA architect (left) with gamers at Zero Hour, the launch event for Xbox 360, in Palmdale, Calif.

    Published: July 20, 2006 -- 16:00 GMT (09:00 PDT)

    Caption by: Bill Detwiler

  • Hangar opens up

    Hangar opens up

    At precisely 7 p.m. Sunday night, the hangar at the Zero Hour launch event opened up, allowing thousands of gamers inside for their first look at the Xbox 360.

    Published: July 20, 2006 -- 16:00 GMT (09:00 PDT)

    Caption by: Bill Detwiler

  • Inside the hangar: 500 Xboxes

    Inside the hangar: 500 Xboxes

    The floor inside the hangar at Zero Hour was said to have at least 500 Xbox 360s available to attendees.

    Published: July 20, 2006 -- 16:00 GMT (09:00 PDT)

    Caption by: Bill Detwiler

  • Domes

    Domes

    Several geodesic domes served as game venues at Microsoft's Zero Hour launch event for the Xbox 360.

    Published: July 20, 2006 -- 16:00 GMT (09:00 PDT)

    Caption by: Bill Detwiler

  • "Need for Speed" closeup

    "Need for Speed" closeup

    Playing "Need for Speed: Most Wanted" at Zero Hour.

    Published: July 20, 2006 -- 16:00 GMT (09:00 PDT)

    Caption by: Bill Detwiler

  • "Quake 4" players

    "Quake 4" players

    Inside the hangar at the Zero Hour launch event for Xbox 360, participants circle a table and play "Quake 4."

    Published: July 20, 2006 -- 16:00 GMT (09:00 PDT)

    Caption by: Bill Detwiler

  • Hex tree photos of players

    Hex tree photos of players

    Three hundred sixty gamers won all-expense-paid trips to Zero Hour by participating in the Hex 168 competition. This tree included photographs players submitted to the game.

    Published: July 20, 2006 -- 16:00 GMT (09:00 PDT)

    Caption by: Bill Detwiler

1 of 9 NEXT PREV
  • Waiting to get in hanger
  • Lined up to get in
  • Peter Moore and J. Allard
  • Hangar opens up
  • Inside the hangar: 500 Xboxes
  • Domes
  • "Need for Speed" closeup
  • "Quake 4" players
  • Hex tree photos of players

Microsoft plays host to more than 2,000 loyal game players at Zero Hour, a launch party for Xbox 360.

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Waiting to get in hanger

Thousands of game fans sat on "marshmallow" bean bags waiting to get inside the Zero Hour aircraft hangar for their first look at the Xbox 360.

Published: July 20, 2006 -- 16:00 GMT (09:00 PDT)

Caption by: Bill Detwiler

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