The Roots

Latest information on the new RPG from Cenega Publishing

March 5, 2004 - Cenega Publishing, Prague, Czech Republic – Press Announcement: The Roots, from Cenega Publishing, is a highly anticipated RPG set for release on the 3^rd September 2004. The story begins when the Magic Tree in Yan’s home village of Corris starts to die. This Magic Tree (the Tree of Life) is one of five which has ensured peace and harmony to the people and creatures of the world of Lorth – where the adventure takes place. What follows is an epic adventure through many different environments, featuring a variety of characters, equipment and abilities.

Yan, the main protagonist, is a 19 year old man, who was raised by the Magic Tree’s sentinel after being found lying in a bundle of blankets next to the Tree of Life. The Sentinel took the young baby into his home and raised him as his own child, along with his son Gareth.

The Roots features an epic storyline with the forces of good and evil battling for control over the world. The gamer is caught up in the middle of this eternal conflict and plays a pivotal part in the destiny of his homeland. Through his journey, the player will encounter many different characters. The Roots has over 100 non-playing characters - many of them will have their own agendas, which might not be apparent straight away and could conflict with the gamer’s mission.

Genre:    RPG                                                                Release Date:   3rd September 2004

Format:   PC CD ROM

Developer:   Tannhauser Gate                                         Suggested Retail Price:   39,99 ç

System Requirements:

Minimum:
Windows 98/Me/2000/XP
CPU 800 MHz

256 MB RAM
1 GB free hard drive space
Video card: any with 3D accelerator min. 32 MB RAM (Direct 8.1 support)

Recommended:
Windows 2000/XP
CPU 1,5 GHz or higher
512 MB RAM
Video card: GeForce FX 5600, ATI Radeon 9500 or better (DirectX 9.0 support)
Sound card: EAX 4.0 compatible

For further information:

Andrea Sladkova                                                

International PR

About: Cenega Publishing

CENEGA PUBLISHING, s.r.o., based in Prague, Czech Republic, was founded in April 2002 to search and support new projects within Europe. CENEGA Publishing develops markets and distributes games in the United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Scandinavia, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, Benelux, South America, Portugal, Greece, Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, Poland, Russia, and the Balkan regions, Slovakia, Slovenia, Israel, UAE, South Africa, Asia and Australia.

CENEGA PUBLISHING, s.r.o. is a subsidiary of CENEGA N.V., a holding company to the largest computer software distributor in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland and Hungary with 2002 revenues over 20 million EUR. For further information, please visit our website at: http://www.cenega.com

About:  Tannhauser Gate

Based in Wroclaw in Poland, The Roots is Tannhauser Gates’ first game for the home PC, where some 20 dedicated graphic artists, programmers, designers and game specialists are dedicated to this debut for the PC home market.

Tannhauser Gate is a company devoted to creating original quality games so gamers never have to make do with second best!

The company name, Tannhauser Gate, was derived from the famous speech by Rutger Hauer who played the lead Replicant in the Blade Runner movie.

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