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November 24, 2003

Gamers Can Show “Rare” Talents with Rare Fan Site Kit, Available Now

Microsoft Game Studios today announced that the Rare Fan Site Kit (FSK) is now available for download from www.xbox.com/ghoulies.  Included in the 18MB FSK is an assortment of screenshots, character images and other Web site development materials from Rare titles Grabbed by the Ghoulies, Kameo: Elements of Power and Conker: Live and Uncut. With the FSK, webmasters have the tools necessary to create a truly inspired “Rare” site. Additionally, new assets will be added regularly.

The United Kingdom-based Rare Ltd. is one of the world’s leading video game developers, and has been the mastermind behind some of the most popular video games in history, including such global, multimillion sellers as GoldenEye 007, Perfect Dark, Banjo-Kazooie and Donkey Kong Country. Since being acquired by Microsoft, Rare has been hard at work creating innovative new games exclusively for Xbox. Rare's first title, newly released Grabbed by the Ghoulies, is a humorous beat-’em-up adventure game that takes place in a haunted house full of crazed ghoulies. Gamers take the role of Cooper, a kid on a mission to rescue his girlfriend, who has been “grabbed by the ghoulies.” Grabbed by the Ghoulies is available now in North America for an estimated retail price of $39.99 (U.S.). The talented team at Rare is also hard at work on other upcoming Xbox-exclusive titles. Just around the corner are Conker: Live and Uncut, a hilarious multiplayer shooter chock-full of mature humor and over-the-top Xbox Live™ play, and Kameo: Elements of Power, an action-adventure game where players assume the role of Kameo, who has the ability to morph into a wide assortment of incredible monsters as players embark on a quest to rescue three elemental Ancestors from the evil Thorn.

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Xbox (http://www.xbox.com) is the video game system from Microsoft that brings people together for the most exhilarating game and entertainment experiences. Xbox delivers an expansive collection of breakthrough games, powerful hardware and the unified Xbox Live online service. The new tagline, “it’s good to play together,” captures the spirit of Xbox as the social hub of the new digital entertainment lifestyle. Xbox is now available in North America, Asia, Europe and Australia.