An online multi player gaming and content delivery service named as “XBOX Live” from Microsoft have just landed into the lightning cities of India.

Microsoft XBox Live is available in India from 5th of November, with a bunch of 360 game, educational content and also some video content to be included soon. Global president of Microsoft Entertainment said,

“We have just celebrated the first anniversary of Xbox 360 in the country this year and it is with a celebratory spirit that we offer our Indian consumers even more entertainment options on Xbox 360. This is not only a firm reiteration of our commitment to the Indian market but also an exciting foray into connecting our Indian consumers to a world of seven million Xbox LIVE members around the world.”

Microsoft has also tied-up with UTV, it means that users will have access to other already released but popular Bollywood content of UTV Film.

Image below describes the set of things you can perform with XBOX live…

XBox Live Features….

(from wikipedia)

Xbox Live features:

• Gamer tags for user identification
• Avatars, or gamer pictures, for association with gamer tags.
• Mottos for display on gamer profiles
• Gamer zones which represent gaming style and influence player matchmaking (Recreation, Pro, Family, Underground)
• Ability to change one’s gamer tag for 800 Microsoft Points
• Game achievements are listed with gamer tags and can be compared with friends’ achievements
• Reputation rating which is voted on by other players who decide to either prefer or avoid another player
• Gamer scores which are a total of a player’s achievement points
• Friends list, which is a list of a player’s chosen friends
• Recent player list, which lists the last 50 players one user has played with
• Xbox Live Marketplace content
• Multi player online game play
• Enhanced matchmaking using cumulative gamer score, reputation, location/language profile, skill level, and gamer zone.

(all features given above are as described in wikipedia over here)

Microsoft launched it’s product XBox Live in India early today (on 5thNov), India is the 26th country to get XBox Live. You can enjoy this amazing service at the cost specified below….

• 500 Points Card – Rs 340
• 1,000 Points Card – Rs 680
• 2,000 Points Card – Rs 1,360
• 5,000 Points Card – Rs 3,400
• 12 Month Gold Subscription Card – Rs 2,200
• 1 Month Gold Subscription Card – Rs 350

The list of retail shops in India where you can find XBox Live, can be found here. This Diwali glitter your entertainments with new XBOX Live.