Number XIII lucky for some

Ubisoft has today announced a Christmas promotion for its cel-shaded first-person shooter, XIII. The "13 Days to Xmas" promotion, which got under way on December 13, will see Xbox Live subscribers who spend a minimum of 13 hours playing games online before the end of Christmas Day automatically being entered into a drawing to win one of 50 free copies of XIII.

To be eligible for the competition, Xbox Live players must not have been banned recently and need to have opted in for communications from Microsoft and its partners. Competition winners will be selected at random on January 9, 2004. For more information on the "13 Days to Xmas" promotion, check out the official rules on xbox.com.