Tag archive: Ed Fries

After spending months on end bonding with their characters in the world of Azeroth, World of Warcraft players will finally be able to produce tokens of their favorite characters that exist in the real world. A company called FigurePrints is making it possible for WoW characters to literally be printed as full-color replica figurines. Through a partnership with Blizzard, the company uses the 3D prototyping machines usually employed by… Read More

The veteran Microsoft executive who headed the company's push into console video game software and is credited with launching hits like the PC favorite “Flight Simulator” and “Halo” for the Xbox has resigned, Microsoft said on Tuesday. Ed Fries, who joined Microsoft in 1985 as an intern, had headed the company's game studio since 1995 and was responsible for cementing key relationships with game software… Read More

Microsoft Corp. today officially announced that “Project Gotham Racing® 2″ arrived on store shelves this morning, leaving wicked skid marks along the way. The game is scheduled for release in JapanNov. 20 and in Europe Nov. 28. “Project Gotham Racing 2″ was developed by Bizarre Creations Ltd. in Liverpool, England. “Project Gotham Racing 2″ is the follow-up to the smash hit “Project Gotham… Read More

With its rich storyline and intense gameplay, “Halo” is considered by many to be the benchmark against which other games are judged. Optimized for the Windows platform and leveraging the power of Microsoft DirectX® 9.0 application programming interface, “Halo” enables gamers across the globe to live the incredible sci-fi epic adventure that elevated the original “Halo” for the Xbox® video game system… Read More

BioWare, whose publishing relationship with Microsoft for this product was announced one year ago at the X02 North America event in New York, has most recently been recognized for its highlysuccessful game “Star Wars®: Knights of the Old Republic (TM) .” “We're thrilled that BioWare's next big game will be available only on Xbox,” said Ed Fries, vice president of Microsoft game content. “'Jade… Read More