Hit the Hardwood at the Official "NBA Inside Drive 2003" Site

October 9, 2002

Hit the Hardwood at the Official
"NBA Inside Drive 2003" Site

With the NBA preseason underway,
Microsoft Game Studios today announced the launch of the official "NBA Inside
Drive 2003" site, at
http://www.nbainsidedrive2003.com
.  Basketball enthusiasts who visit
the site will learn all about the game’s new features, as well as check out
screenshots, audio clips, videos, and a bio on Boston Celtics’ All-Star and NBA
Inside Drive 2003 spokesmen Paul Pierce. Co-developed by Microsoft Game Studios
and High Voltage Software, "NBA Inside Drive 2003" will be released on October
22 for a suggested price of $49.99.

The site allows basketball fans to
read up on the new game modes featured in "NBA Inside Drive 2003," such as a
robust Career mode, Create-A-Player, downloadable roster updates via Xbox Live,
two-on-two games, and Practice mode. The site also features a wide assortment of
screenshots and videos in the multimedia section. Bios and a sample of audio
clips on the game’s broadcast team of Kevin Calabro, Marques Johnson, Akemi
Takei, and Kenny Smith are also featured on the site.

Gamers who have the skills are
challenged to step onto the hardwood and take it to the rack. “NBA Inside Drive
2003” dares each player to go up strong or don’t go up at all. With thumpin’
hip-hop beats, fluid gameplay, innovative commentary and incredibly realistic
arena models of all the NBA franchises, “NBA Inside Drive 2003” delivers the
ultimate NBA console experience.

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.