Microsoft Game Studios Announces E3 Lineup

"Halo 2," "Fable," "Forza Motorsport," "Jade Empire" and "Dungeon Siege 2" Highlight Mixture of Established Franchises and Future Blockbusters

LOS ANGELES - May 10, 2004 - Microsoft Game Studios today unveiled its product lineup at this year's Electronic Entertainment Exposition (E3), featuring games for the Xbox® video game system and Windows® operating system. Highlighting the portfolio is one of the century's most anticipated video games, "Halo® 2" from Bungie Studios. Today, Microsoft Corp. announced "Forza MotorsportTM," an advanced, fully customizable racing simulation developed by Microsoft Game Studios that will be playable over the Xbox LiveTM service. The lineup also includes three of the most eagerly awaited role-playing games (RPGs) in development: "Fable" for Xbox from Big Blue Box Studios and Lionhead Studios, "Jade Empire" for Xbox from BioWare Corp., and "Dungeon Siege 2" for Windows from Gas Powered Games Corp.