Microsoft announce an agreement with the developers of Fallout: Tactics to develop an exclusive Xbox title...

Microsoft today announced an agreement with Micro.Fort to develop and publish an exclusive Xbox title. <br><br>Founded IN 1985, Micro Fort. is responsible for developing such critically acclaimed hits as " Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel, " A squad-based and third-person tactical combat game with role-playing elements. IN addition to creating the Australian Game Developers Conference and the Game Developers Association of Australia, the company founded the Academy of Interactive Entertainment Ltd. (AIE), one of Australia's top institutions for aspiring game developers. <br><br>After receiving A grant from the Australian government and after years of research, Micro Fort. developed BigWorld Technology, A revolutionary system that offers A unique approach to massive multiplayer online gaming. BigWorld provides developers with A solution that can save years of development time. An award-winning, highly scaleable, fully customisable platform, BigWorld Technology allows hundred of thousands of people to play IN the same online world at the same time. <br><br>“Microsoft Game Studios seeks out the best developers IN the world to partner with, and our relationship with Micro Fort. adds yet another high-caliber development house to our roster,” said Ed Fries, vice president of Xbox Game Content at Microsoft. “I can't wait to see the results of its extraordinary game development skills combined with the POWER of the Xbox.” <br><br>“With every new project, our goal is to push the envelope IN game development. We believe Microsoft shares this philosophy and look forward to working with it to bring gamers even more stellar Xbox titles to enjoy,” said John De Margheriti, president and CEO of Micro Fort.