November 21^st, 2005 (10:59am) - Do you consider yourself brave? Do you have stamina beyond that of normal men and women? Can you brave harsh weather conditions and perils the likes of which you may have never seen before to attain that most holy grail?

Well go get in line to wait for an Xbox 360 now, because more than 4,500 stores will be having "midnight madness" starting at 12:01a.m. tonight selling their shares of the Xbox 360 console and the 18 available launch games.

"The debut of Xbox 360 marks one of the biggest consumer launches in Microsoft’s history," claims Robbie Bach, president of the Entertainment and Devices Division at Microsoft and chief Xbox officer. "With its sheer power, portfolio of graphically stunning games, rich online capabilities, and features for enjoying music, movies and photos, Xbox 360 delivers integrated digital gaming and entertainment experiences that simply can’t be matched."

The excitement is already reaching a fever pitch all around the globe. More than 3,500 gamers from around the world invaded an Xbox 360 oasis in California’s Mojave Desert last night to celebrate the arrival of Xbox 360 at an exclusive launch party called Xbox 360: Zero Hour. Attendees are now experiencing more than 24 hours of Xbox 360 gameplay and tonight will have a chance to buy the console, launch games and gaming peripherals on site from Best Buy.

Xbox 360 festivities will continue as the system launches Dec. 2 in Europe and Dec. 10 in Japan.

With less than a day to go, it’s time to go stand in line...