Microsoft Game Studios today announced that its new, innovative PC game, “Impossible Creatures,” hits store shelves the first week of January 2003. “Impossible Creatures” is the next 3-D real-time strategy game from Alex Garden and Relic Entertainment, creators of the critically acclaimed “Homeworld.” Building on the popularity of traditional RTS games, “Impossible Creatures” brings two key innovations to the RTS category: the ability to combine capabilities of animals and create thousands of units; and a fast-paced game design based on classic RTS gameplay.

“With tens of thousands of possible animal combinations that players can create and command, we’re set to deliver a fast-paced RTS game that adds a refreshing, creative burst of flavor to one of the most popular genres in PC gaming,” said Alex Garden, CEO of Relic Entertainment. “A January 2003 launch ensures ‘Impossible Creatures’ receives the fine-tuning and balancing that a game of this caliber requires.”

“Impossible Creatures” is the next 3-D real-time strategy game from Alex Garden and Relic Entertainment. Set in an imaginative environment, “Impossible Creatures” pits the player against an evil madman using Earth's most formidable animals as building blocks to create and lead a battalion of unique, mutant monsters in a struggle to protect an unsuspecting world.