Metal Dungeon – Japanese RPG for XboX(TM) is in stores now

Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. – December 10, 2002 – Xicat Interactive Inc., announced today that one of their cornerstone Christmas releases, Metal Dungeon, has shipped and is on store shelves. The highly anticipated Japanese RPG is available for the Xbox(TM) video game system from Microsoft.

The launch will include an extensive television, Internet and print advertising campaign, spearheaded by 30 second spots running on Comedy Central, SciFi Network, and Tech TV. The spot is themed around the game’s key elements and amazing graphics made possible by the power of the Xbox console.

“Fans are demanding quality RPGs for Xbox and we’re delivering. Xicat wants to make sure that everyone with an Xbox has Metal Dungeon under their tree this year!” says John Linn, Creative Director at Xicat Interactive.

Metal Dungeon can be found throughout North America and 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, Fla., with offices in London and Zurich. A fast-growing innovator in the world of interactive entertainment software publishing Xicat’s popular titles include Sniper: Path of Vengeance, ChopLifter: Search

& Rescue, U.S. Special Forces: Team Factor, Jane's Attack Squadron, Top Angler, X-Plane, and Gothic which can be found at Target, Wal-Mart, Best Buy, Circuit City, Toys R Us, K-Mart, Best Buy and Electronic Boutique among other retailers.

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 and Australia.

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