DrUnKtAnK
05-08-2002, 04:17 PM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contacts: Infogrames, Inc.
Electronic Entertainment Expo
Meridith Braun
Booth #824
(408) 985-3133
mbraun@us.infogrames.com
-or-
Wiebke Vallentin
(408) 985-3225
wvallentin@us.infogrames.com
INFOGRAMES, INC. DEBUTS ALL NEW UNREAL TITLE EXCLUSIVELY
FOR XBOX AT ELECTRONIC ENTERTAINMENT EXPO (E3)
Unreal Championship Set to Dominate The First-Person Action Genre In The Console Market
LOS ANGELES, CA ¡V May 17, 2001 ¡V Infogrames, Inc. (Nasdaq: IFGM) a leading global publisher of interactive entertainment software, unveiled Unreal Championship at E3 today. A first-person action game built from the ground up by Digital Extremes, part of the team responsible for Unreal and Unreal Tournament, is coming exclusively to the Xbox„· video game system from Microsoft in Spring 2002.
¡§With the astonishing graphics and technical capabilities of Xbox, coupled with ¡¥bot¡¦-blasting explosive gameplay and tons of brand new features, Unreal Championship will be the definitive action game for Microsoft¡¦s new video game system.¡Â* said Laddie Ervin, director of marketing at Infogrames, Inc.¡¦s Los Angeles label. ¡§The console market is ready for a leader in this genre on next generation systems and Unreal Championship is poised to take that spot.¡Â*
"Having co-developed Unreal and Unreal Tournament with Digital Extremes, we feel they are the perfect partner to continue delivering the excellence required in a next generation Unreal product,¡Â* remarked Tim Sweeney, founder of Epic Games. ¡§James Schmalz and his team are building a top notch Xbox game from the ground up."
Developed by Digital Extremes, Unreal Championship uses the latest Unreal technology by Epic Games in building a brilliant single player experience combined with an unparalleled multi-player component. Additional features include all new characters and weapons; land, air and team-based vehicles; exotic levels and environments as well as new game modes and some old favorites.
¡§Our past experience with Unreal and Unreal Tournament has provided us with an excellent foundation to create a killer console product based in the Unreal universe,¡Â* said James Schmalz, lead designer at Digital Extremes. ¡§With Unreal Championship for Xbox we are raising the bar on first-person action games; and the latest Unreal technology on Xbox is allowing us to do that on all fronts.¡Â*
With the addition of terrain technology to the Unreal engine, this title will feature over 30 brand new exotic indoor and outdoor locales. By combining the capabilities of Xbox and the Unreal engine, environments will feature such jaw-dropping effects as volumetrically lit¡Xwind affected smoke, particle effects allowing sparks to bounce off individual branches on a tree, and fog that actually moves when solid objects pass through it.
Other exciting new features include brand new highly individualized characters with high polygon counts and high-resolution textures. In addition, characters will have specific animations and individual background profiles.
The game will also feature Internet play with up to 32 players online simultaneously, up to 4-player spilt-screen, and system link play. Unreal Championship for Xbox will be available in most retail stores in Spring 2002.
About Digital Extremes
Digital Extremes, based in London, Ontario Canada and established in 1993, is a developer of cutting-edge PC and video games. The company is best known as the co-developer, with Epic Games based in Raleigh, NC, of the award-winning PC 3D action games Unreal and Unreal Tournament as well as a series of successful computer pinball games that began with the extremely popular Epic Pinball. For more information, visit www.digitalextremes.com.
About Xbox
Xbox (http://www.xbox.com/) is Microsoft¡¦s future-generation video game system that delivers new and unforeseen game play experiences. With more than three times the graphics performance of the newest generation of game systems, Xbox unleashes game designers¡¦ creativity to produce games that are challenging, exhilarating, surprising, and fun.
About Infogrames
Infogrames, Inc. (Nasdaq: IFGM) is a leading publisher and distributor of video games for consoles (Sony, Sega, Nintendo, and Microsoft), personal computers and Macintosh systems. The company¡¦s award-winning franchises include Alone In The Dark, Driver, Deer Hunter, Test Drive, and Unreal. Infogrames, Inc.¡¦s Humongous Entertainment division is a leader in children¡¦s entertainment software and its Macintosh publishing label, Macsoft, is the number one publisher of Macintosh entertainment software. Based in New York, NY, Infogrames, Inc. is a majority-owned subsidiary of France-based Infogrames Entertainment SA (Euronext 5257) and serves as the headquarters for the company¡¦s operations in North America.
Founded in 1983, Infogrames Entertainment SA is a global publisher and distributor of video games for all platforms, as well as interactive digital television, mobile smart devices (WAP, HDML) and in-flight entertainment systems. With Infogrames Entertainment SA¡¦s recent acquisition of Hasbro Interactive, the company now boasts a line of software based on well-known licenses such as Monopoly, Jeopardy, Tonka, and Atari. For more information, visit Infogrames¡¦ US Web site at www.us.infogrames.com.
Xbox and Microsoft are trademarks of Microsoft Corp.
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Contacts: Infogrames, Inc.
Electronic Entertainment Expo
Meridith Braun
Booth #824
(408) 985-3133
mbraun@us.infogrames.com
-or-
Wiebke Vallentin
(408) 985-3225
wvallentin@us.infogrames.com
INFOGRAMES, INC. DEBUTS ALL NEW UNREAL TITLE EXCLUSIVELY
FOR XBOX AT ELECTRONIC ENTERTAINMENT EXPO (E3)
Unreal Championship Set to Dominate The First-Person Action Genre In The Console Market
LOS ANGELES, CA ¡V May 17, 2001 ¡V Infogrames, Inc. (Nasdaq: IFGM) a leading global publisher of interactive entertainment software, unveiled Unreal Championship at E3 today. A first-person action game built from the ground up by Digital Extremes, part of the team responsible for Unreal and Unreal Tournament, is coming exclusively to the Xbox„· video game system from Microsoft in Spring 2002.
¡§With the astonishing graphics and technical capabilities of Xbox, coupled with ¡¥bot¡¦-blasting explosive gameplay and tons of brand new features, Unreal Championship will be the definitive action game for Microsoft¡¦s new video game system.¡Â* said Laddie Ervin, director of marketing at Infogrames, Inc.¡¦s Los Angeles label. ¡§The console market is ready for a leader in this genre on next generation systems and Unreal Championship is poised to take that spot.¡Â*
"Having co-developed Unreal and Unreal Tournament with Digital Extremes, we feel they are the perfect partner to continue delivering the excellence required in a next generation Unreal product,¡Â* remarked Tim Sweeney, founder of Epic Games. ¡§James Schmalz and his team are building a top notch Xbox game from the ground up."
Developed by Digital Extremes, Unreal Championship uses the latest Unreal technology by Epic Games in building a brilliant single player experience combined with an unparalleled multi-player component. Additional features include all new characters and weapons; land, air and team-based vehicles; exotic levels and environments as well as new game modes and some old favorites.
¡§Our past experience with Unreal and Unreal Tournament has provided us with an excellent foundation to create a killer console product based in the Unreal universe,¡Â* said James Schmalz, lead designer at Digital Extremes. ¡§With Unreal Championship for Xbox we are raising the bar on first-person action games; and the latest Unreal technology on Xbox is allowing us to do that on all fronts.¡Â*
With the addition of terrain technology to the Unreal engine, this title will feature over 30 brand new exotic indoor and outdoor locales. By combining the capabilities of Xbox and the Unreal engine, environments will feature such jaw-dropping effects as volumetrically lit¡Xwind affected smoke, particle effects allowing sparks to bounce off individual branches on a tree, and fog that actually moves when solid objects pass through it.
Other exciting new features include brand new highly individualized characters with high polygon counts and high-resolution textures. In addition, characters will have specific animations and individual background profiles.
The game will also feature Internet play with up to 32 players online simultaneously, up to 4-player spilt-screen, and system link play. Unreal Championship for Xbox will be available in most retail stores in Spring 2002.
About Digital Extremes
Digital Extremes, based in London, Ontario Canada and established in 1993, is a developer of cutting-edge PC and video games. The company is best known as the co-developer, with Epic Games based in Raleigh, NC, of the award-winning PC 3D action games Unreal and Unreal Tournament as well as a series of successful computer pinball games that began with the extremely popular Epic Pinball. For more information, visit www.digitalextremes.com.
About Xbox
Xbox (http://www.xbox.com/) is Microsoft¡¦s future-generation video game system that delivers new and unforeseen game play experiences. With more than three times the graphics performance of the newest generation of game systems, Xbox unleashes game designers¡¦ creativity to produce games that are challenging, exhilarating, surprising, and fun.
About Infogrames
Infogrames, Inc. (Nasdaq: IFGM) is a leading publisher and distributor of video games for consoles (Sony, Sega, Nintendo, and Microsoft), personal computers and Macintosh systems. The company¡¦s award-winning franchises include Alone In The Dark, Driver, Deer Hunter, Test Drive, and Unreal. Infogrames, Inc.¡¦s Humongous Entertainment division is a leader in children¡¦s entertainment software and its Macintosh publishing label, Macsoft, is the number one publisher of Macintosh entertainment software. Based in New York, NY, Infogrames, Inc. is a majority-owned subsidiary of France-based Infogrames Entertainment SA (Euronext 5257) and serves as the headquarters for the company¡¦s operations in North America.
Founded in 1983, Infogrames Entertainment SA is a global publisher and distributor of video games for all platforms, as well as interactive digital television, mobile smart devices (WAP, HDML) and in-flight entertainment systems. With Infogrames Entertainment SA¡¦s recent acquisition of Hasbro Interactive, the company now boasts a line of software based on well-known licenses such as Monopoly, Jeopardy, Tonka, and Atari. For more information, visit Infogrames¡¦ US Web site at www.us.infogrames.com.
Xbox and Microsoft are trademarks of Microsoft Corp.
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