X-PLAY'S "BEST OF E3" TO BE REVEALED ON TECHTV ON MAY 27 AT 11:30EST

Awards to include X-Play's Top Picks for Xbox, GameCube, PS2 and more!

San Francisco, CA ? May 22, 2003 -- TechTV, the cable network available to 40 million subscribers in the United States, today announced the winners of the first annual "X-Play's Best of E3" awards. These awards recognize and honor the best new games for the Xbox, the PC, the GameCube, and the PS2, as well as best multiplatform game and best original game, that debuted at the 2003 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3). Adam Sessler, host of X-Play (formerly Extended Play), and co-host Morgan Webb were at the show in Los Angeles last week testing the games so they can bring you "X-Play's Best of E3" on Tuesday, May 27, at 11:30 p.m. Eastern.

"It was tough having to narrow down our choices, but games like 'Beyond Good & Evil' and 'Half-Life 2' easily demonstrate that game developers are continuing to surprise and innovate," comments Sessler.

BEST XBOX GAME

WINNER:

HALO 2 (MICROSOFT)

RUNNERS-UP:

DINO CRISIS 3 (CAPCOM), COUNTER-STRIKE, PROJECT GOTHAM RACING 2 (MICROSOFT)

BEST GAMECUBE GAME

WINNER:

F-ZERO GX (NINTENDO)

RUNNERS-UP:

MARIO KART: DOUBLE DASH (NINTENDO), STAR WARS: ROGUE LEADER III: REBEL STRIKE (NINTENDO), METAL GEAR SOLID: THE TWIN SNAKES (KONAMI)

BEST PS2 GAME

WINNER:

ELECTRONIC ARTS ONLINE SPORTS LINEUP (EA)

RUNNERS-UP:

GRAN TURISMO 4 (SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT), MAXIMO VS. ARMY OF ZIN (CAPCOM), STAR OCEAN 3: TILL THE END OF TIME (SQUARE ENIX)

BEST PC GAME

WINNER:

HALF-LIFE 2 (VIVENDI UNIVERSAL)

RUNNERS-UP:

DEUS EX: INVISIBLE WAR (EIDOS), CALL OF DUTY (ACTIVISION), VAMPIRE: THE MASQUERADE -- BLOODLINES

BEST MULTIPLATFORM GAME

WINNER:

XIII (UBI SOFT)

RUNNERS-UP:

PRINCE OF PERSIA: THE SANDS OF TIME (UBI SOFT), THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING (EA), BEYOND GOOD & EVIL (UBI SOFT)

BEST ORIGINAL GAME

WINNER:

BEYOND GOOD & EVIL (UBI SOFT)

RUNNERS UP:

VIEWTIFUL JOE (CAPCOM), BOKTAI: THE SUN IS IN YOUR HAND (KONAMI), GEIST (NINTENDO)

The TechTV-appointed panel of product evaluators selected finalists in each category from games available on the show floor and in playable form.

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