Star Wars: KotOR Wins Another Award
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Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic is a major success on the Xbox
BioWare's current hit wins yet another award
EDMONTON, Alberta, Canada, Dec. 1, 2003 BioWare Corp. is pleased to announce that its Activision (UK) published smash hit Star Wars:® Knights of the Old Republic™, has won a Golden Joystick Award for the Xbox Game of the Year. It was also one of two finalists in the category Ultimate Game of the Year. (We are thrilled to see the efforts of our hard-working, smart, creative and passionate BioWare employees recognized with a fan-driven award,) said Dr. Ray Muzyka, Joint CEO of BioWare Corp. Votes for the Golden Joystick awards are placed by fans and then tallied by a committee in association with MTV UK, Computer and Video Games.com and PC Zone UK. (To have our efforts recognized by the fans is really an honour for us. BioWare goes to great lengths to incorporate fan feedback into each new game and this award acknowledges that our team hit the mark,) commented Dr. Greg Zeschuk, Joint CEO, BioWare Corp.
BioWare's next project for the Xbox is Jade Empireâ„¢ which is to be published by Microsoft in late 2004. This marks BioWare's first creation of an entirely new, proprietary intellectual property since the company's inception. For more information visit the official site: www.jade-empire.com
About BioWare
BioWare Corp. is an electronic entertainment company that develops computer and console games. BioWare's developers are currently hard at work on Jade Empire™, a BioWare-created intellectual property to be published by Microsoft for the Xbox. Two untitled projects, both featuring original BioWare intellectual properties, are also in development. Star Wars:® Knights of the Old Republic,™ released July 18, 2003 for the Xbox and November 18, 2003 for PC, is currently enjoying critical praise and great commercial success with its opening weekend launch ending with Microsoft proclaiming the title as the fastest selling Xbox game in history. Neverwinter Nights™: Hordes of the Underdark™, the second official expansion for the critically acclaimed PC role-playing game Neverwinter Nights, is complete and will be shipping to retailers December 2nd. Previously published projects include: the award-winning Neverwinter Nights,™ the genre-defining Baldur's Gate™ role playing game series for the PC, MDK™2 for Dreamcast and PC, MDK™2: Armageddon for PlayStation®2 and Shattered Steel™. BioWare information can be found online at www.bioware.com
