The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind for Xbox Headed to Stores

Highly Anticipated RPG to Arrive in Stores This Friday

Rockville, MD - June 4, 2002 - Bethesda Softworks(tm) announced today that its highly-anticipated role-playing game, The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind(tm) for the Xbox(tm) video game system from Microsoft, will be in stores Friday, June 7. The PC version of Morrowind, released in May, has already won numerous awards and critical acclaim for its outstanding graphics and groundbreaking gameplay.

Morrowind is an epic, open-ended single-player RPG in which a player can create and play any kind of character imaginable.  Players can choose to follow the main storyline and find the source of the evil blight that plagues the land, or set off on their own to explore strange locations and develop their character based on their actions throughout the game. Featuring stunning 3D graphics, open-ended gameplay, and an incredible level of detail and interactivity, Morrowind promises to be an experience like no other.

About Bethesda Softworks

Headquartered in Rockville, MD, Bethesda Softworks (http://www.bethsoft.com) is a developer and publisher of entertainment software. Bethesda is a division of ZeniMax Media Inc., and has published numerous award-winning titles, including The Elder Scrolls® series, the Terminator series, and Sea Dogs®. Bethesda Softworks' full product line spans the sports, racing, RPG, strategy and action genres. For more information on Bethesda Softworks' products, visit www.bethsoft.com.

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.