[b]2K Games[/b] and [b]FIRAXIS[/b] announced today that their title [i]Sid Meier?s Pirates! Live the Life[/i] is available today in retail across North America for the Xbox.

Also a PC title, the Xbox port offers many new additions to the game including two new Xbox-exclusive mini-games, Xbox [i]Live[/i] leaderboards and content downloads, and support for HDTV resolutions and Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound. (Not to mention you get to be pirates! I mean come on)

?With its broad appeal, open-ended gameplay and ability to captivate players for hours on end, [i]Pirates![/i] is a prime example of the quality of gameplay FIRAXIS creates,? said Christoph Hartmann, Managing Director of 2K Games. [i]Pirates![/i] for the Xbox is just the first of many anticipated titles to come from the newly formed and highly valued [b]2K Games[/b] and [b]FIRAXIS[/b] Games relationship.?

“[b]FIRAXIS Games[/b] is thrilled to release our first Xbox title in collaboration with [b]2K Games[/b],” said Jeff Briggs, Founder, President and CEO of [b]FIRAXIS Games[/b]. “With new Xbox exclusive features, [i]Pirates![/i] really takes advantage of the power of [b]Microsoft?s[/b] great gaming platform.?

[i]Sid Meier?s Pirates![/i] for Xbox is rated T for teen and carries a retail price of $39.99.

[a] https://www.forumwizard.net/index.php?page=gameportal&id=472[aa] [b]Xbox[/b] Sid Meier?s Pirates! GamePortal[/a]