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MS Buys NetGamesUSA
Maarten Goldstein
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Ever saw those cool game stats with Unreal Tournament, or during a CPL event, showing what weapons players had been using, how effective they were and how many deaths and kills they had (among other things)? Well, the makers, NetgamesUSA has been purchased by Uncle Bill and the gang, according to a press release issues by Microsoft this morning. The stats system will now be used at Microsoft's Zone. The NGUSA guys will also be developing a SDK for the Xbox console.

Microsoft plans to add technology developed by NetGames to select retail games currently in development, including the highly anticipated ``MechWarrior(TM) 4: Vengeance,'' scheduled for release this holiday season. The company will also maintain support for multiplayer games currently utilizing NetGames' technology on Zone.com.

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