O~3 Entertainment Announces Agreement with Monte Cristo Games

O~3 will publish two PC titles in North and South America

SANTA CLARA, CA -July 9, 2004 - O~3 Entertainment, an interactive entertainment publishing and distribution company, today announced a deal with Monte Cristo Games to publish two PC games: D-Day, a real-time tactical game, and Medieval Lords: Build, Defend, Expand, a city building game, in North and South America.

“Monte Cristo has made a name for itself in pushing the envelope for strategy and management games,” said Bill Gardner, CEO and president of O~3 Entertainment. “We’re very excited to be bringing two such highly anticipated games to the Americas and to be adding new genres to our lineup.”

“We’re looking forward to commencing our relationship with O~3 Entertainment, a company focused on introducing gamers to truly original, fun and quality entertainment experiences,” said Jean-Christophe Marquis, chairman of Monte Cristo Games. “These two games combine unique challenges, rich and immersive gameplay, and game technologies that offer a feast for the senses.”

D-Day, a 3D real-time tactical game, drops players into the role of World War II Allied forces in the final drive to liberate Europe. Throughout three campaigns and 12 missions in single player mode, D-Day challenge players to prepare troops for battle, create combat strategies, and execute one of the largest military invasions in wartime history. Multiplayer mode uses GameSpy's online Matchmaking network, allowing up to 8 players to play simultaneously on 12 different maps using 3 different modes.

Medieval Lords: Build, Defend, Expand is a city building game that takes aspiring city governors to the middle ages, combining rich city-building challenges with evolving military forces to defend against relentless attacks from neighboring enemies. As a first for the genre, Medieval Lords features a full 3D Engine and allows players to build without the constraints of the traditional orthogonal grid.

About Monte Cristo Games
Monte Cristo, founded eight years ago, has become a respected player in the sector of management and strategy games. Desert Rats vs Afrika Korps, Emergency Fire Response, Platoon, The Partners, Airline Tycoon, Wall Street Trader, Start-Up, Economic War and Casino Tycoon have contributed to Monte Cristo's expertise. Monte Cristo is now focusing its production and design resources towards life simulation, builders and tactical management with the intention of reaching a larger international audience.

About O~3
O~3 Entertainment is an interactive publishing and distribution company, established to bring to the retail marketplace dynamic videogames from independent studios located all over the world. The company has been founded by a group of highly experienced game industry veterans. O~3 Entertainment is based in Santa Clara, California. For more information visit www.o3entertainment.com.
 

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