Microsoft Corp. today announced that it has entered a publisher partner deal with renowned Japanese game developer Capcom which will see Microsoft publish the widely anticipated title 'Steel BattalionTM' in Europe. Steel Battalion will be exclusively available on XboxTM, the future-generation video game console that delivers new and unforeseen gameplay experiences.

Steel Battalion, a mech-war simulation game, offers a level of realistic and gritty gameplay unlike any other game. A fully immersive futuristic military warfare game, players take a virtual seat inside the cockpit of a mechanised VT (Vertical Tank) to complete missions. Steel Battalion can only be played with a unique controller equipped with 40 buttons and switches, two joysticks, a gear stick and three floor pedals which has already seen it awarded a prestigious "Best of What's New" award from US magazine Popular Science.