Microsoft Corp. today unveiled the lineup
of games and gaming devices it will showcase at this year's Electronic
Entertainment Expo (E3) at the Los Angeles Convention Center May 13-15.
From strategy and sports to space combat and flight simulations,
Microsoft's diverse lineup of games are designed to appeal to casual gamers
and hard-core fans alike.
The lineup of Microsoft games for E3 1999 does the following:
Builds on past best-sellers with titles such as "Age of Empires(R) II:
The Age of Kings," "Flight Simulator 2000" and the latest in the "Madness"
franchise, the "Midtown Madness(TM)" game.
Breaks new ground with massively multiplayer online games such as
"Asheron's Call(TM)," "Allegiance" and "Fighter Acer(R) II," and
cutting-edge titles "Starlancer," "Conquest: Frontier Wars" and "Loose
Cannon" from top developer Digital Anvil.
Expands the audience for PC sports games through fully licensed products
accessible to a broad range of games fans. The Microsoft sports lineup
includes "Links LS 2000" from Access Software Inc., the producer of
best-selling PC golf games and other sports games such as "NFL Fever 2000"
and "NBA Inside Drive." Outside of North America, Microsoft will also
launch "International Soccer 2000," designed by British developer Rage
Software.
Demonstrates the innovation and creativity in the sci-fi genre with two
titles from Chris and Erin Roberts of Digital Anvil Inc., the developers
who pioneered the genre with "Wing Commander" and "Privateer." Their new
games include "Starlancer," a visually stunning game that combines the
intense action of first-person space combat with a dramatic story inspired
by 20th-century warfare, and "Conquest: Frontier Wars," a real-time
strategy game set in outer space.
Appeals to a broad range of audiences, from hard-core gamers interested
in the alternative universes of massively multiplayer online games to
families who want to tickle their brains with Tetris creator Alexey
Pajitnov's newest title, "Pandora's Box."
The lineup includes the following titles and devices:
GAMES
"Age of Empires: The Age of Kings"
"Flight Simulator 2000"
"Flight Simulator 2000" Professional Edition
"Starlancer"
"Asheron's Call"
"Links LS 2000"
"NFL Fever 2000"
"Conquest: Frontier Wars"
"Loose Cannon"
"Midtown Madness"
"Allegiance"
"Fighter Ace II"
"Pandora's Box"
"Links Extreme"
"NBA Inside Drive 2000"
"Baseball 2000"
"International Football 2000"
GAMING DEVICES
SideWinder(R) Dual Strike
SideWinder Game Pad Pro
Microsoft IntelliMouse(R) Explorer
The following will also be at Microsoft's booth at E3:
Game developers, including Ensemble Studios' Bruce Shelley and Digital
Anvil's Chris Roberts, will be available for interviews from 1 to 4 p.m. on
Thursday, Friday and Saturday, May 13-15. Bruce Shelley will autograph
special-edition "Age of Empires II" posters to attendees on Thursday, May
12 from noon to 1 p.m.
Mark Brunell, quarterback from the Jacksonville Jaguars, will be signing
autographs and challenging show-goers to one-on-one games of "NFL Fever
2000" on Friday, May 14 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
For more details on these products and more, visit Microsoft
