SEGA Announces Ninth Online Title for 2002: SEGA Sports NHL 2K3 for Xbox.Entertainment Editors SEGA (company, games) SEGA - manufacturer of video game hardware and software. Usenet newsgroup: news:rec.games.video.sega. Sports Summit NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 5, 2002 Releasing the Most Online Content This Year, SEGA Expands Breadth of Online Offerings to Include Critically Acclaimed Hockey Simulation SEGA(R) of America, Inc. announced today that "SEGA Sports(TM) NHL NHL Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, see there (R) 2K3" will be online for the Xbox(TM) video game system from Microsoft(R). Expanding upon the company's online roster of games for the new next-generation consoles, "SEGA Sports NHL 2K3" marks the ninth online game that SEGA will deliver this year allowing gamers to play online head-to-head against friends (or foes!) across the country. With the most experience in online console gaming, SEGA will deliver more online console games than any other company in 2002. Additionally, SEGA is the first and only company to deliver online content to all three of the new consoles including PlayStation(R) 2 computer entertainment system, the Xbox(TM) video game system from Microsoft and Nintendo GameCube(TM). Supporting full online multiplayer gameplay, "SEGA Sports NHL 2K3," joins the ranks of SEGA's 2002 online roster of games including "SEGA Sports(TM) NFL NFL abbr. National Football League NFL (US) n abbr (= National Football League) → Fußball-Nationalliga 2K3," "SEGA Sports(TM) NBA 2K3" and "SEGA Sports(TM) NCAA NCAA abbr. National Collegiate Athletic Association (R) College Basketball 2K3" for PlayStation 2 and Xbox; "Phantasy Star(TM) Online" (working title) for Xbox; and "Phantasy Star Online Phantasy Star Online (PSO) was an online title for Sega Dreamcast released in 2000. A bugfix/upgrade edition was released the following year, entitled Phantasy Star Online Ver. 2. : Episode I & II" for Nintendo GameCube. "SEGA is the undisputed industry leader when it comes to online console gaming and we're pleased to be adding 'SEGA Sports NHL 2K3' to our expanding library of online content," said Peter Moore, president and COO, SEGA of America, Inc. "While other publishers are just starting to ship their first online console games, SEGA has already released our 17th -- and this is just the beginning." SEGA's online games for 2002 include: -- "SEGA Sports(TM) NHL(R) 2K3" (Xbox) -- "SEGA Sports NHL 2K3" skates its way to the Xbox with online play, making it the first ever hockey game online for any console. -- "SEGA Sports(TM) NFL 2K3" (PlayStation 2, Xbox) -- The first-ever online console sports game series," SEGA Sports(TM) NFL 2K," returns for the 2003 season, this time on PlayStation 2 and Xbox. -- "SEGA Sports(TM) NBA 2K3" (PlayStation 2, Xbox) -- The critically acclaimed basketball franchise takes it to the hardwood online on PlayStation 2 and Xbox. -- "SEGA Sports(TM) NCAA(R) College Basketball 2K3" (PlayStation 2, Xbox) -- The newly added "SEGA Sports NCAA College Basketball 2K3" brings college hoops online for the first time on PlayStation 2 and Xbox. -- "Phantasy Star(TM) Online" (working title) (Xbox) -- "Phantasy Star Online" makes its way to Xbox. -- "Phantasy Star(TM) Online: Episode I & II" (Nintendo GameCube) -- The latest version of the award-winning online global RPG that sparked a gaming phenomenon, "Phantasy Star Online" makes its way to Nintendo GameCube. About SEGA SEGA(R) of America is the American arm of Tokyo, Japan-based SEGA Corporation, a $3.5 billion corporation by market capitalization, recognized as a worldwide leader in interactive entertainment both inside and outside the home. The company develops, publishes and distributes interactive entertainment software products for a variety of hardware platforms including PC, wireless devices, and those manufactured by Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. SEGA of America's Web site is located at www.sega.com. Note to Editors: "PlayStation" and the "PS" Family logo are registered trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (TM), (R) and the Nintendo GameCube logo are trademarks of Nintendo. Xbox is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. (c)2002 NFL Properties LLC. Team names and logos are trademarks of the teams indicated. 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NHL and the NHL Shield are registered trademarks of the National Hockey League National Hockey League (NHL) Organization of professional North American ice-hockey teams. The league was formed in 1917 by five Canadian teams; the first U.S. team, the Boston Bruins, was added in 1924. It today consists of 30 teams in two conferences and six divisions. . All NHL logos and marks and team logos and marks depicted herein are the property of the NHL and the respective teams and may not be reproduced without the prior written consent of NHL Enterprises, L.P. (c) 2002. All rights reserved. Officially Licensed Product of the National Hockey League. (c) NHLPA NHLPA National Hockey League Players' Association NHLPA National Historic Preservation Act . NHL 2K3 is an Officially Licensed Product of the NHLPA. NHLPA, National Hockey League Players' Association and the NHLPA logo are trademarks of the NHLPA and are used under license by SEGA of America, Inc. 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