Play Arena & Enter To Win

The XBox Live service turns five years old this Thursday, and Microsoft is celebrating with a special contest. Players who participate in a multiplayer XBox 360 game online between 12:01 am and 11:59 pm Eastern time on November 15 will be eligible to win a variety of prizes. Everyone who wishes to participate must register their gamertag first, then head online in their favorite XBox game this Thursday. Good luck!

Five First Prize packages: VIP Accessory Kits consisting of the following:
• Xbox 360 Wireless Controller
• Xbox 360 Play and Charge Kit
• Xbox LIVE Vision Camera
• Xbox 360 Quick Charge Kit
• Xbox 360 Universal Media Remote
• Xbox 360 Wireless Networking Adapter
• Xbox 360 Wireless Headset
• Xbox 360 Memory Unit (64MB)
• Limited Edition Xbox 360 Aluminum Carrying Case (lock combination: 360)

Five Second Prizes:
• Xbox 360 HD DVD Player

Five Third Prizes:
• Xbox 360 Wireless Racing Wheel

Five Fourth Prizes:
• Xbox 360 Wireless Headset

Twenty-five Fifth Prizes:
• 12-Month Xbox LIVE Gold Subscription

Twenty-five Sixth prizes:
• 1600 Microsoft Points

The Art of Wing Commander Arena - Part Twenty-Four

This is the final orthographic image. This is the Rapier II in the the textures it used in the finished Wing Commander Arena game. The interesting thing here is the never-before-seen details... like the gun inset and the landing gear! The latter, especially, is pretty interesting; it shows real dedication to detail, given that the game that was designed to be viewed from the top down. In fact, this art was done for a Privateer-style ship arming screen.