BlackStone – Japanese RPG for Xbox(TM) in stores now

Fort Lauderdale, Fla. – March 13, 2002 – Xicat Interactive Inc., announced today that BlackStone: Magic and Steel, has shipped and is on store shelves. BlackStone is Xicat’s second Japanese RPG release in three months for the Xbox(TM) video game system from Microsoft.

“BlackStone: Magic and Steel is a unique fusion of RPG elements and multiplayer hack & slash game play. We’re confident it will be a big title for us this quarter,” says Brad Flack, director of sales at Xicat.

BlackStone: Magic and Steel will be available for the Xbox(TM) video game system from Microsoft and can be found throughout North America. BlackStone is rated T for blood and violence.

About Xicat Interactive:

Publishing award-winning games for PlayStation2®, Nintendo® Gamecube® and Game Boy® Advance, Microsoft® Xbox and Personal Computers, Xicat Interactive, Inc., ( http://www.xicat.com/ ) is headquartered in Ft. Lauderdale, FL., with offices in London and Zurich. A fast-growing innovator in the world of interactive entertainment software publishing Xicat’s popular titles include Metal Dungeon, Sniper: Path of Vengeance, ChopLifter: Crisis Shield, U.S. Special Forces: Team Factor, Jane's Attack Squadron, Top Angler, X-Plane, and Gothic which can be found at software retailers

throughout North America.

About Xbox:

Xbox ( http://www.xbox.com/ ) is Microsoft’s future-generation video game system that delivers the most powerful games experiences ever. Xbox empowers game artists by giving them the technology to fulfill their creative visions as never before, creating games that blur the lines between fantasy and reality. Xbox is now available in North America, Japan, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Mexico.

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