October 30, 2003

Enter the "Xbox Grab the Ghoulies Challenge" and Win Spook-tacular Prizes!

To celebrate the recent release of Grabbed by the Ghoulies for Xbox®, Microsoft Game Studios today announced the "Xbox Grab the Ghoulies Challenge." Beginning October 31, a handful of crazed ghoulies will creep around www.xbox.com,  Target retail stores and gaming site ( www.getintothegame.com ) and other ghoulish locations -- and it's up to gamers to grab the ghoulies before the ghoulies grab them. Keen-sighted gamers who correctly spot the six hidden baddies should head to www.xbox.com/ghoulies,  report what type of ghoulie it was, where they saw it and what its name was. The first ten gamers who spot and register all six ghoulies will win a special edition Grabbed by the Ghoulies Xbox video game console, 10 Microsoft Game Studios games including Grabbed by the Ghoulies, an Xbox carrying case and a $50 Target gift card. Additionally, a successfully registered sighting enters gamers into the “Ghouliest Xbox Room Makeover Sweepstakes." The sweepstakes grand prize includes an RCA 52’’ Diagonal 16x9 HDTV monitor, an RCA home theater system with Dolby 5.1 Surround Sound, a special edition Grabbed by the Ghoulies Xbox, a $50 Target gift card and a full-size replica of a human skeleton! Visit www.xbox.com/ghoulies for clues, information about additional prizes and official contest details.

Grabbed by the Ghoulies is a humorous beat-’em-up action-adventure game that takes place in a haunted house full of crazed ghoulies. Gamers take the role of Cooper, a kid on a mission to rescue his girlfriend, who has been "grabbed by the ghoulies.” Players will venture through more than 50 rooms and 100 levels within haunted and ominous Ghoulhaven Hall, battling it out with a variety of monsters while trying to escape the many tricks, traps and shocks awaiting them along the way. Grabbed by the Ghoulies features an ensemble of outrageous characters, super-scary surprises and tons of hilarious weapons to keep the baddies at bay, and is certain to provide gamers with hours of frightfully addictive gameplay. For more information, please visit www.xbox.com/ghoulies.  Grabbed by the Ghoulies for Xbox® is available in North America for an estimated retail price of $39.99 (U.S.).

United Kingdom-based Rare Ltd., one of the world’s leading video game developers, was founded in 1985 by Chris and Tim Stamper. Rare has been the mastermind behind some of the most popular video games in history, including such global, multimillion sellers as GoldenEye 007, Perfect Dark, Banjo-Kazooie and Donkey Kong Country.

Microsoft Game Studios is a leading worldwide publisher and developer of games for Windowsâ, 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®, 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™.

Xbox (http://www.xbox.com) is the video game system from Microsoft that brings people together for the most exhilarating game and entertainment experiences. Xbox delivers an expansive collection of breakthrough games, powerful hardware and the unified Xbox Live online service. The new tagline, “it’s good to play together,” captures the spirit of Xbox as the social hub of the new digital entertainment lifestyle. Xbox is now available in North America, Asia, Europe and Australia.

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. OPEN ONLY TO RESIDENTS OF THE 50 US (INCLUDES D OF C) WHO ARE 6+ AT THE TIME OF ENTRY.VOID IN FLORIDA AND WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW. GAME ENDS 12/12/03. FOR FULL RULES SEE XBOX.COM/GHOULIES. 

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