Xbox 360 to launch with 18 titles

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Microsoft on Monday formally unveiled the lineup of titles that will be ready for the launch of its next-generation Xbox 360 video game console.

Calling the lineup the "strongest launch in the history of video game consoles," Microsoft said there would be 18 games ready for the plannedNov. 22 release of the Xbox.

Among them are many of the latest iterations in proven franchises, including Electronic Arts' Madden NFL '06, "NBA LIVE '06" and "Need for Speed Most Wanted," as well as Activision's "Call of Duty 2" and "Tony Hawk's American Wasteland." Related story Taking Xbox 360 for a spin Reporter gets hands-on lookat next-generation console.