HONG KONG: Microsoft Corp has been knocked out of the hotly contested arena of sports computer games, clearing the way for a three-way fight between traditional games publishers, the Financial Times reported.
The report quoted Ubisoft as saying it would buy the technology, tools and source code shipped in Microsoft Game Studios’ team sports games, including the NHL Rivals hockey game, gridiron football’s NFL Fever, basketball’s NBA Inside Drive and the MLB Inside Pitch baseball game.