MICROSOFT
ANNOUNCES SEGA LINEUP FOR XBOX AND ONLINE
VERSIONS OF 2K3 SPORTS GAMES FOR 2002
Sega to Bring Sega Sports 2K2 and 2K3 Titles to
Xbox; "Crazy Taxi Next" and "House
of
The Dead" 3 Join Other 2002 Sega Games
Already in Development for Xbox
LOS ANGELES - May 16, 2001 - Building on its
recent alliance with Sega Entertainment Inc.,
which will premiere 11 games for the Microsoft®
Xbox" video game system, Microsoft Corp.
today announced that Sega is creating Xbox
versions of its top-selling Sega Sports" 2K2
franchise, as well as "Crazy Taxi"
Next" (working title) and "House of the
Dead" 3." The games will ship in the
Xbox 2001 launch window in North America.
Microsoft also announced that Sega plans to
develop titles in its Sega Sports 2K3 franchise
for the Xbox broadband online game service, which
will launch summer of 2002. The alliance ensures
that future Sega games for Xbox will take
advantage of the broadband Ethernet connection
and hard disk built into every Xbox system.
"Sega games will be awesome on Xbox this
fall, and once the Xbox broadband online gaming
service turns on in 2002, our 2K3 sports lineup
will deliver some of the most powerful gaming
experiences ever," said Peter Moore,
president and COO at Sega of America. "Xbox
gives our developers a great deal of flexibility
to develop games and gameplay that has never been
played before."
"Gamers should be really excited about what
Sega's talented game artists are creating on
Xbox, now and in the future," said J Allard,
general manager of the Xbox platform at
Microsoft. "Sega's creative artists are
imagining scenarios for the Xbox online service
that will set new standards for what gamers
should expect in video games."
The news was made in advance of the Electronic
Entertainment Expo (E3) 2001, one of the world's
largest annual games industry trade shows.
The current list of Sega games to be shipped for
Xbox in 2001 includes the following:
· "Crazy Taxi"
Next" (working title). Pedestrians will need
to watch out when the "Crazy Taxi"
franchise hits Xbox.
· "House of the
Dead" 3." The horror has returned.
Players will need every ounce of their reflexes
and marksmanship skills if they hope to survive.
· "JSRF - Jet Set Radio
Future"" (working title). Players
should get ready for a cutting-edge soundtrack, a
groundbreaking artistic look and insane new
tricks. It's all about extreme skating, extreme
action and extreme style.
· "Sega GT"
2002." This adrenaline-filled car-racing
game features amazingly real vehicles and
graphics.
· "Panzer Dragoon"
(working title). Xbox owners will be the first to
return to the stunning world of "Panzer
Dragoon." They can take flight once again to
explore the lush beauty, fierce technology and
mysterious dragon-breeding culture of one Sega's
most sought-after franchises.
· "Sega Sports" NFL
2K2." The substance, realism and competition
of "Sega Sports NFL 2K2" charges onto
the powerful Xbox.
· "Sega Sports" NBA
2K2." Touted as the best basketball game
released last year, "NBA 2K2" makes its
debut on Xbox and is sure to rise to the top of
the basketball ranks.
Sega Sports games that will ship in 2002 and take
advantage of the Xbox broadband online gaming
service include "Sega Sports" NBA
2K3," "Sega Sports" NFL 2K3,"
"Sega Sports" World Series® Baseball
2K3" and "Sega Sports" NCAA
College Football 2K3."
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