December 12, 2002

Atlantis Theme Pack Now Available for Free Download at the Official Zoo Tycoon Site

Virtual Zookeepers Welcome the Voracious Barracuda to their Exhibits

Zoo Tycoon fans can add to the allure of their parks as Microsoft Game Studios and developer Blue Fang today announced the availability of the Atlantis Theme Pack. The Pack contains the following Atlantean items: a gift shop, three undersea ruins, a new tank wall, two unique decorative fences, a statue, urn and archway. Blue Fang is also introducing a new animal to the Zoo Tycoon world -- the barracuda. Both the Atlantis Theme Pack and the barracuda can be downloaded by visiting the official Zoo Tycoon site at www.zootycoon.com.  The Pack requires players to either have Zoo Tycoon: Marine Mania or the 10.9 update to Zoo Tycoon, which can be downloaded at http://www.microsoft.com/games/zootycoon/downloads.asp. 

The Zoo Tycoon: Marine Mania expansion pack is now on store shelves in North America and retails for an estimated price of $29.99 (U.S.).

Developed by Blue Fang Games LLC, the Zoo Tycoon: Marine Mania expansion pack integrates seamlessly with the original Zoo Tycoon, which is required for play. Zoo Tycoon: Marine Mania also includes all the prehistoric content available in Zoo Tycoon: Dinosaur Digs, an expansion pack that was released earlier this year. Zoo Tycoon players can now merge land animals, prehistoric beasts and aquatic creatures in a quest to build the ultimate zoo. More information about Zoo Tycoon and the two expansion packs is available at http://www.zootycoon.com. 

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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