AUGUST 31, 2001

 Microsoft today announced that the official Web site for Project Gotham Racing is now live at www.microsoft.com/games/projectgotham. The Project Gotham Racing site features new screenshots, downloadable music, information about the four featured cities (Tokyo, New York, London and San Francisco), and details about the high-performance vehicles used in this this high-speed racing game. While you can't exactly drive a Ferrari on the new Web site, you will be able to experience the unique Kudos rewards system used in the game by participating in an interactive Kudos Challenge quiz. Visitors who answer a series of Gotham-related questions the fastest will be rewarded with extra screenshots and other hidden treats.

 Project Gotham Racing is the future generation racing game where fun and rewards come from focusing equally on speed, flair and risk-taking.  Project Gotham Racing is circuit-based racing in photo-realistic downtown environments.  Players can race against up to three friends at a time through realistic time-of-day and weather conditions.  Players can also choose from 29 different cars and compete on more than 200 city-based circuits.  With 100+ individual and wheel-to-wheel racing challenges and a separate arcade mode, gamers can expect hundreds of hours of gameplay.

 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 will be available in North America on Nov. 8, 2001, at the estimated retail price of $299.99* (U.S.).

 *Reseller prices may vary.