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Sega announces Virtua Fighter 5 for Xbox 360

Videogame maker Sega has confirmed that they are developing the Virtua Fighter 5 game for the Xbox 360 gaming console.

This game was originally meant to be a Playstation 3 exclusive. Looks like Sony has managed to lose yet another exclusive for their recently launched console platform.

This game would be launched for the 360 in the summer of 2007. Sega is already due to launch it for the PlayStation 3 on February 20, 2007 in North America.

Sega Virtua Fighter 5 includes the ability to customize your own character by selecting from four base costumes and a wide range of unlockable accessories and earnable items. Gamers can win costumes and accessories by entering tournaments in the game and unlock more stuff.

Jeff Bell, corporate vice president of global marketing for the Interactive Entertainment Business at Microsoft spoke on this game: “The Virtua Fighter series from SEGA has one of the most prestigious histories in video games. It’s a franchise that has grown an army of loyal fans both in arcades and on consoles worldwide, and is consistently rated extremely high by the media. Fighting game fans have been hungry for Virtua Fighter 5 and we can now proudly deliver this game with SEGA to Xbox 360 gamers around the world.”