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Sega
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TOKYO - March 30, 2001 - Today at the 2001 Tokyo Game Show,
Microsoft Corp. and video game powerhouse Sega Corp. announced a long-term, strategic
alliance to bring future versions of Sega's great games to Microsoft's future-generation
XboxT video game system. The companies kicked off their relationship by announcing an
11-title publishing agreement to premiere many of Sega's upcoming games on the Microsoft®
Xbox console. The first games to premiere on Xbox will be "Jet Grind Radio
Future(tm)" (tentative title), "Panzer Dragoon(tm)" (latest version),
"GUNVALKYRIE(tm)", and "Sega GT(tm)" (latest version). In addition,
Sega plans to utilize the Xbox video game system's broadband online gaming capabilities."Having Sega on board with Xbox is a huge win for gamers around
the world," said Robbie Bach, chief Xbox officer (CXO) at Microsoft. "The
creative artists at Sega not only are going to deliver great Xbox games, they will help us
establish the benchmark for great Xbox gaming experiences both on and offline."
"We believe that Microsoft will be very successful with Xbox, which is why we have
such a close, strategic relationship with them," said Peter Moore, president and COO,
Sega of America. "Our world-renowned development studios have been very impressed
with the Xbox hardware, and they are excited to bring new gaming experiences to consumers
by utilizing the platform's power and network capabilities. We share Microsoft's
commitment to broadband
online gaming and will work with it to deliver the best content possible to gamers."
The games announced for Xbox today include the following:
- Jet Grind Radio Future (tentative title).
Gamers should get ready to skate, grind and trick to a new beat. "Jet Grind Radio
Future" is a next-generation street action game for Xbox that delivers fast-paced
action, new awesome tunes and an artistic look that's truly groundbreaking.
- Sega GT (latest version). The most recent
version of "Sega GT" delivers adrenaline-filled, full-contact auto racing that
allows gamers to design, build and customize the world's hottest cars and capture all the
heated thrills found in high-performance driving.
- GUNVALKYRIE The next-generation shooter
for Xbox, "GUNVALKYRIE" takes players to war to ignite the battlefields by
joining an elite force of mercenaries to battle it out for control of the universe.
- Panzer Dragoon (latest version). 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 of Sega's most sought-after franchises.
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