EIDOS INTERACTIVE ENLISTS NEW COMMANDOS

Pyro Studios’ Commandos 3 promises to take gamers to a whole new level of real-time excitement.

San Francisco, CA (June 20^th 2002) -- Eidos Interactive, a leading developer and publisher of interactive entertainment, today announced the latest installment of the multi-million-unit selling Commandos franchise, Commandos 3.  Currently in development by Pyro Studios, the game will be released in the summer of 2003 on the PC.

Commandos 3 is a tactical action-strategy game that aims to take the stunningly detailed graphics and absorbing gameplay of the series to a whole new level.  The game features an improved graphics engine, more realistic artificial intelligence, and a greater variety of enemies and equipment. The structure of the game has also been completely revamped; it is no longer mission based and instead features a strong narrative that drives the player through the game.  Commandos 3 will be more accessible and easier to play than the previous games in the series.

Mike McGarvey, CEO of Eidos Interactive says: “We firmly believe in developing key franchises and Commandos is one of our most successful and popular. Pyro Studios have a great track record for producing quality games, we are therefore expecting great things from Commandos 3.”

Ignacio Perez, CEO of Pyro Studios says: “We want Commandos 3 to be the definitive game in the Commandos series.  Our intention is to take the best of the previous games and introduce several new improvements.  We are confident that the millions of Commandos fans will be very impressed.”

Eidos Interactive’s Background Information

Eidos Interactive, Inc. is a leading developer and publisher of interactive entertainment products for the PC, PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, Nintendo GameCube™ and the Xbox® video game system from Microsoft. For more information on Eidos Interactive's product line visit http://www.eidos.com.

About Pyro Studios

Spanish based Pyro Studios was founded in 1996 with the purpose of developing top quality videogames. A consequence of this commitment was the development of ‘Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines’, which was released in 1998. The success of this title led to the release of a disk containing new missions entitled ‘Commandos: Beyond The Call of Duty’. In October 2001, the PC version of ‘Commandos 2: Men of Courage’ was launched. The Commandos series has sold more than 3 million copies worldwide. At present, the company has a staff of 100, including programmers, graphic designers, musicians and videogame designers.

www.pyrostudios.com  

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