Yahoo! Games Announces Relationship with Microsoft Game Studios; New Relationship Catapults Yahoo! Games on Demand Past 100 Games Mark.Entertainment Editors/Business Editors/Videogame Writers SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 2, 2003 Yahoo! Games Yahoo! Games is the section of the Yahoo! website in which Yahoo! users can play games either with other users or by themselves. The games on the website are typically Java applets or quick Flash games, but there are others which require a download. , the leading online games destination (Nielsen//NetRatings -- August 2003), today announced Microsoft Game Studios, a leading worldwide publisher and developer of games for Windows For the magazine, see . Games for Windows is a gaming platform and marketing campaign by Microsoft that dates back at least to 2005, and was revised in 2006. Games for the platform must meet certification standards similar to those of modern popular videogame consoles. (R), Xbox(TM) video game system and online platforms, is the newest publisher to contribute titles to Yahoo! Games on Demand (http://gamesondemand.yahoo.com). With this new relationship, more than 100 titles are available to consumers for play on Yahoo! Games on Demand. "Our relationship with Microsoft Game Studios marks another milestone in Yahoo!'s mission to deliver top quality PC games to millions of online consumers," said Dan Hart, general manager of Yahoo! Games. "This relationship gives Yahoo! Games the ability meet the growing demand for direct rental and streaming play via the Internet, and lets consumers choose from more than 100 PC game titles through Yahoo! Games on Demand." Yahoo! Games on Demand is a one-stop destination to play a diverse selection of more than 100 popular PC games from leading publishers, giving users a choice of popular new and classic games, in genres ranging from action and strategy to simulation and arcade. Players can sign up for Yahoo! Games on Demand Unlimited monthly or quarterly subscription packages, which enables them to play all subscription games with no time limits. Fifteen new titles will be added to Yahoo! Games on Demand through this relationship with Microsoft Game Studios. Available titles include: Age of Mythology Age of Mythology (commonly abbreviated as AoM), is a popular mythology-based, real-time strategy computer game developed by Ensemble Studios and published by Microsoft Game Studios. It was released on November 1, 2002 in North America and a week later in Europe. (R), Combat Flight Simulator Combat flight simulators are video games similar to flight simulator software used to simulate military aircraft and their operations. These video games are distinct from dedicated flight simulators used for military flight training which are far more complex and consist of (TM) 3, Dungeon Siege, Microsoft Flight Simulator Microsoft Flight Simulator is a flight simulator program for Microsoft Windows, marketed and often seen as a video game. One of the longest-running, best-known and most comprehensive home flight simulator series, Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004, Freelancer(TM), Rise of Nations(TM), and Zoo Tycoon(TM). About Yahoo! Games The leading destination for online games and one of the largest game communities on the Internet, Yahoo! Games offers more than 50 free, Java-based games to a worldwide audience of players. In addition, Yahoo! Games offers single-player and multi-player games and downloadable games and demos. Premium service offerings include Yahoo! Games All-Star, providing players with tournaments, game leagues and other customized game-play features and Yahoo! Games on Demand, delivering the ability to rent and play PC games directly on the broadband-connected desktop through a streamed service. Yahoo! Games hosts more than five and a half billion minutes of online game-play per month and continues to be ranked the No. 1 online games site by Nielsen//NetRatings(1). About Yahoo! Yahoo! Inc. is a leading provider of comprehensive online products and services to consumers and businesses worldwide. Yahoo! is the No. 1 Internet brand globally and the most trafficked Internet destination worldwide. Headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif., Yahoo!'s global network includes 25 World properties and is available in 13 languages. About Microsoft Game Studios Microsoft Game Studios is a leading worldwide publisher and developer of games for Windows, Xbox video game system and online platforms. Comprising a network of top developers, Microsoft Game Studios is committed to creating innovative and diverse games for Windows (http://www.microsoft.com/games/), including such franchises as "Age of Empires(R)," "Flight Simulator" and "Zoo Tycoon(R)"; Xbox (http://www.xbox.com/), including such franchises as "Halo," "Project Gotham Racing Project Gotham Racing (PGR) is a racing game, first in its series, developed by Bizarre Creations and published by Microsoft for the Xbox gaming console. (R)" and "NFL NFL abbr. National Football League NFL (US) n abbr (= National Football League) → Fußball-Nationalliga Fever"; and Zone.com (http://www.zone.com/), the official games channel for the MSN (1) (MicroSoft Network) A family of Internet-based services from Microsoft, which includes a search engine, e-mail (Hotmail), instant messaging (Windows Live Messaging) and a general-purpose portal with news, information and shopping (MSN Directory). (R) network and home to such hits as "Bejeweled be·jew·eled or be·jew·elled adj. Decorated with or as if with jewels. " and "OutSmart out·smart tr.v. out·smart·ed, out·smart·ing, out·smarts To gain the advantage over by cunning; outwit. outsmart Verb Informal same as outwit Verb 1. (TM)." Yahoo! and the Yahoo! logos are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Yahoo! Inc. All other names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective owners. (1) Nielsen//NetRatings MarketView Report, August 2003 |
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