Fluent Entertainment to Preview Disney’s Aladdin Chess Adventures at E3

Los Angeles, CA – May 12, 2004 – Fluent Entertainment, Vivendi Universal Games and Disney Interactive, a publishing label of Buena Vista Games, today announced Disney’s Aladdin Chess Adventures, which will be showcased at this week’s Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3). Following up on its 2003 hit Hoyle® Majestic Chess™, Disney’s Aladdin Chess Adventures features one of Disney’s most recognizable characters, Aladdin. Disney’s Aladdin Chess Adventures will be released in October 2004 to coincide with the DVD release of the “Platinum Edition” Ten Year Anniversary Aladdin animated feature film.

Long associated with strategy and intelligence Disney’s Aladdin Chess Adventures for the PC will attract kids to the game of kings with delightful animations and sounds. In addition to a world-class chess engine, excellent tutorials and beautifully rendered boards, pieces and backgrounds Disney’s Aladdin Chess Adventures offers even more than the best player v. player and player v. computer modes. It also includes Fluent Entertainment’s amazing Aladdin-themed Adventure mode.

Set to capture the minds of young players at every level with a completely new way to learn and play chess, the Adventure mode combines the best aspects of an adventure game with the best of chess. A game within a game, Disney’s Aladdin Chess Adventure allows players to experience chess and battle opponents through a variety of challenges. Players earn chess pieces and magical items by defeating opponents, solving puzzles, playing mini-games, winning speed trials and more, all in the context of an exciting multi-chapter Aladdin quest.

“Parents and kids love chess, but it can be difficult to get kids first interested in the game,” said Dominique Bourse, CEO Fluent Entertainment. “At Fluent we have come up with a way of learning and playing chess that is intuitive, story driven and as exciting for kids as any other computer game on the market.”

Disney’s Aladdin Chess Adventures will be showcased at E3 in Kentia Hall, Room # 6808 & 6810. Please contact Peter Evers at (510) 601-8700 or pevers@double-forte.com  for a preview appointment.

Disney’s Aladdin Chess Adventures will be distributed by Vivendi Universal Games. The product launches in the United States in October 2004.

About Fluent Entertainment Fluent Entertainment is a leading developer and publisher of interactive entertainment software. Headquartered in Novato, California with offices in US, Europe and New Zealand the company's games are focused on the PC, console and wireless markets. For more information about Fluent or its products please visit www.fluententertainment.com. 

About Vivendi Universal Games Headquartered in Los Angeles, VU Games is a global developer, publisher and distributor of interactive products for all major platforms including PCs, video game consoles and the Internet. VU Games development studios and publishing labels include Blizzard Entertainment, Sierra Entertainment, Coktel, Fox Interactive, Knowledge Adventure and Massive Entertainment. Additionally, VU Games co-publishes and/or distributes titles for a number of strategic partners, including Interplay, inXile entertainment, Majesco and Mythic Entertainment.

About Disney Interactive Disney Interactive is an award-winning publishing label of Buena Vista Games, Inc., the interactive entertainment arm of The Walt Disney Company’s Consumer Products business unit. The label publishes, markets and distributes interactive entertainment based on Disney branded properties. The company also licenses properties and works directly with third-party interactive game publishers to bring products for all ages to market.

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