Anticipation around the upcoming release of “Halo Wars” is mounting. The demo, which was released on Xbox LIVE on Feb. 5, quickly set the day-one record for the most demo downloads on the service, and in just its first five days, has been downloaded by more than two million Xbox LIVE Gold members around the world.
 
The “Halo Wars” demo introduces players to the game’s groundbreaking control scheme through two tutorials, gives a taste of the epic story with the first two campaign missions, and allows people to experience the intense, competitive action offered via one of the game’s 14 Skirmish maps. The demo is now available to Xbox LIVE Silver members.
 
New “Halo Wars” content doesn’t stop there, as the third video documentary in an exciting seven-part video series, titled “Strategy on Xbox” is available today. The team behind “Halo Wars” invites you to see how the game was conceived and how they “cracked” strategy games for the console. This latest episode also provides insider tips so players can fully realize the devastating potential of the UNSC and Covenant units at their command. Just released today, the newest episode of the “Halo Wars” video documentary series is available for download on Xbox LIVE Marketplace or can be viewed at Xbox.com/Halo and downloaded via our ftp at: https://media.highroad.com. Username: media. Password: H1ghR0ad2008!
 
“Halo Wars” is rated T for Teen by the ESRB and will be available starting March 3 in Canada. For more information, visit HaloWars.com.