Gaming News - June 2002

Redmond, WA (June 20, 2002) - Microsoft Game Studios today announced that the official Rise of Nations Fan Site Kit (FSK) is now available at www.microsoft.com/games/riseofnations.  The Rise of Nations FSK file (6 MB) contains the following items to help webmasters create a Rise of Nations site of their own:

• A readme.rtf file complete with helpful hints to get webmasters started
• Rise of Nations logo in jpg format Big Huge Games logo in jpg and tga format
• Four interface icons in psd format
• Four unit screenshots in jpg format
• 11 building screenshots in jpg format
• 49 development team headshots in jpg format
• Eight unit animations in gif format

From Microsoft:

Rise of Nations combines the epic scope of turn-based strategy games like Civilization with the fast-paced action of RTS games. In Rise of Nations, players build a city and then improve its infrastructure, create new cities and expand national borders. Gamers have the option to win through military might, using everything from slingshots and cannons to stealth bombers, or they can corner the market on key commodities as they wheel and deal with a wide variety of civilizations. Unlike other historical RTS games, Rise of Nations allows gamers to quickly play through history, from early civilization to the modern age. This latest title from Big Huge Games Inc. founder Brian Reynolds (designer of Civilization 2 and Alpha Centauri*) is scheduled for U.S. release in spring 2003.

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