April 21, 2003

Last Chance to Be Among the First to Experience Halo for PC at Bungie FanFest

America's Biggest Halo Fan Contest Deadline Extended

Microsoft Game Studios today announced the "Search for America's Biggest Halo Fan" contest has been extended to allow fans more time to demonstrate why they are America's biggest Halo fans. Three lucky winners will win an all-expenses-paid trip to Los Angeles and a VIP pass to attend the Bungie FanFest, where they will be among the first to play Halo for the PC and to catch a glimpse of Halo 2 in action. Those interested in entering the contest are challenged to submit original and creative videos by April 25. For more information about the contest and an example of an excellent fan-submitted video, head over to http://www.Bungie.net/. 

A panel of Bungie and Microsoft representatives will judge the video submissions, and the top three finalists will be announced at http://www.Bungie.net/  on May 5, 2003. Finalists will be whisked away to Los Angeles to attend the Bungie Fan Fest event, where the top video will be selected by a panel of judges. The person deemed America's Biggest Halo Fan will receive a poster signed by members of Bungie Studios, credits in Halo PC and a free copy of the Halo PC game. For complete contest information and official rules head over to the http://www.Bungie.net/. 

Halo, the best selling Xbox action game, is coming to PC gamers for the first time with new features previously unavailable, including online multiplayer support, new maps, vehicles and weapons. Halo is optimized for the PC with the precision offered by mouse-and-keyboard support. Halo's online multiplayer feature will enable players to battle it out with fellow gamers worldwide in a variety of individual and team-based games. Currently in development by Gearbox Studios in conjunction with Bungie Studios, Halo PC is slated for release this summer.

Bungie was founded in 1991 with two goals: to develop games that combine brilliant technology, beautiful art, intelligent stories and deep gameplay, and then sell enough of those games to achieve the real goal of total world domination. Over the last 10 years it produced games like the Marathon Trilogy and the first two Myth games, hailed as classics by critics and gamers around the world. "Halo: Combat Evolved," its latest game, has achieved phenomenal success on the Microsoft Xbox video game system. More information on Bungie can be found at http://www.Bungie.net/. 

Microsoft Game Studios is a leading worldwide publisher and developer of games for the PC, Xbox video game system and online platforms. Comprising a network of top developers, Microsoft Game Studios is committed to creating innovative and diverse game portfolios for the PC (http://www.microsoft.com/games/), including such franchises as Age of Empires, Flight Simulator and Zoo Tycoon; Xbox ( http://www.xbox.com/ ), including such franchises as Halo, Project Gotham Racing and NFL Fever; and Zone.com ( http://www.zone.com/ ), the official games channel for the MSN network and home to such hits as Bejeweled and OutSmart.

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