Microsoft has announced that Halo Wars has officially gone gold, the real time strategy title exclusively for the Xbox 360. Thanks to this announcement it was posted that a demo will be made available for the game before launch on Feb 5th at 2 am PT.

In addition, the recently announced Xbox LIVE public demo for “Halo Wars” will be available beginning on Feb. 5 at 2 a.m. PST in Xbox LIVE enabled regions worldwide. In the demo, players will be able master Ensemble’s groundbreaking control scheme in optional beginner and advanced tutorials or jump right into the action to experience the beginning of the “Halo Wars” story with the first two campaign missions. The demo will also include “Chasms,” one of “Halo Wars’” 14 multiplayer maps, wherein players can battle it out in Skirmish mode vs. A.I., playing either as the UNSC with Captain Cutter’s leader powers, or as the Covenant with the Prophet of Regret’s own unique abilities. Don’t forget to set your Xbox to download this demo!

Just remember that Halo Wars is rated 'T' for "Teen" by the ESRB and will cost you a bill of $59.99.

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