T here s something to be said for ambition.
Then along came The Zone, and Age of Empires , and Motocross Madness , and now we have Asheron s Call and Age of Empires II , and suddenly Microsoft is a gaming force to be reckoned with. Recently, we stopped by the Redmond West campus for an ogle at Microsoft s upcoming game lineup. The titles they unveiled for us were a mixed bag of action, role-playing, sports, and simulations, from a variety of licenses and developers. In fact, the only thing these games really had in common was the Microsoft logo they d someday stamp on their box. But the producers say this is by design Microsoft just wants extremely promising games, no matter what the genre.