Microsoft Game Studios head Ed Fries has hung up his spurs after shepherding the gaming division through a turnaround season with such solid titles as Crimson Skies, Halo for PC, Links 2004, Project Gotham Racing 2, Rise of Nations and Top Spin. (Then again, Fries is also culpable for Azurik, Kakuto Chojin, Nightcaster and Whacked!) No real word on why he left or what's next, just the usual mumbling about "projects." Fortunately, he leaves a string of buzzworthy games in the queue, including Fable, Halo 2, Psychonauts and Rallisport Challenge 2. After that, it's anybody's guess...
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