NEWS - Thursday, May 2, 2002
Interplay Announces E3 2002 Product Lineup
IRVINE, Calif., May 1 - Interplay Entertainment Corp. announced today its lineup of highly anticipated game titles to be shown at this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) taking place May 22 - 24 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Interplay will be showing demonstrations of Hunter: The Reckoning®, Run Like Hell(TM), Baldur's Gate(TM): Dark Alliance(TM) and Galleon(TM). Black Isle Studios, the renown, role-playing game (RPG) division of Interplay, will be showing (by appointment only) Icewind Dale(TM) II, and an exciting, new RPG title to be announced in the coming weeks. Interplay's booth will be located in Concourse Hall, booth #5010. Hunter: The Reckoning, an exclusive title for the Xbox(TM) video game system by Microsoft, is a thrilling action-adventure game based on the mysterious characters and spine-tingling fiction found in the popular role-playing game Hunter: The Reckoning and the mystifying World of Darkness(TM) universe in which it is based. From the creator and lead designer of Lara Croft® and the original Tomb Raider® comes a new breed of hero in Galleon(TM): Islands of Mystery, an exciting action-adventure game developed for release on the Xbox video game system. Set across six unique islands, this epic adventure takes Rhama Sabrier, the dashing captain of the Endeavor, from the bustling port of Akbah to islands populated with giant monsters, evil slave lords and, of course, damsels in distress in a story of intrigue, suspense, romance, obsession and revenge. Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance for the Xbox features a distinctive blend of action and adventure set in the most popular Dungeons & Dragons® campaign setting: The FORGOTTEN REALMS® franchise owned by Wizards of the Coast Inc., a subsidiary of Hasbro Inc., and licensed to Infogrames Interactive, Inc. Faithful adaptation of the Third Edition Dungeons & Dragons rules set, customizable player characters and character development allow for an engrossing gameplay experience new to Xbox gamers. For more information on these, and other great games, please visit Interplay's website at www.interplay.comSource: http://www.xboxaddict.com/
