NEWS - Thursday, September 5, 2002
Ninth Online Title For Sega
SEGA of America, Inc. announced today that “SEGA Sports NHL 2K3” will be online for the Xbox™ video game system from Microsoft. Expanding upon the company’s online roster of games for the new next-generation consoles, “SEGA Sports NHL 2K3” marks the ninth online game that SEGA will deliver this year allowing gamers to play online head-to-head against friends (or foes!) across the country. With the most experience in online console gaming, SEGA will deliver more online console games than any other company in 2002. Additionally, SEGA is the first and only company to deliver online content to all three of the new consoles including PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, the Xbox™ video game system from Microsoft and Nintendo GameCube™. Supporting full online multiplayer gameplay, “SEGA Sports NHL 2K3,” joins the ranks of SEGA’s 2002 online roster of games including “SEGA Sports™ NFL 2K3,” “SEGA Sports NBA 2K3”; “Phantasy Star Online” (working title) for Xbox; and “Phantasy Star Online: Episode I & II” for Nintendo GameCube. “SEGA is the undisputed industry leader when it comes to online console gaming and we’re pleased to be adding ‘SEGA Sports NHL 2K3’ to our expanding library of online content,” said Peter Moore, president and COO, SEGA of America, Inc. “While other publishers are just starting to ship their first online console games, SEGA has already released our 17th – and this is just the beginning.”Source: http://www.xboxaddict.com/
