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INFOGRAMES BRINGS THE WORLD OF MONOPOLY® TO LIFE WITH MONOPOLY TYCOON™, THE WORLD’S FIRST COMPETITIVE SIMULATION GAME
Construct Buildings and Business Empires While Out-Maneuvering Up to Five Other Would-Be Tycoons
BEVERLY, Mass. – October 5, 2001 – The Monopoly® game becomes the world’s first competitive simulation PC game: Monopoly Tycoon™, an addictively interactive adventure in empire-building from Infogrames, Inc. (Nasdaq: IFGM) that ships to most major retail stores this week. The Monopoly® brand is licensed from Hasbro, Inc. (NYSE: HAS).
Going far beyond Baltic Avenue and Boardwalk, players now compete for control of industries and city districts to build thriving business empires in real-time. Stunningly lifelike game play allows would-be tycoons to build establishments, attract customers and generate the cash they need to outwit up to five other competitors in a living city that evolves from the 1930s to the present day. Players can choose to build up to 44 different businesses, ranging from restaurants, theaters, billiards halls, toy stores and others.
“Monopoly Tycoon blends many of the elements of the best-selling simulation and strategy title, RollerCoaster Tycoon™, with the entrepreneurial spirit of the world’s best-selling board game Monopoly,” says Nancy MacIntyre, vice president of marketing for Infogrames’ Beverly Label. “The sandbox genre of games represents over $630MM in lifetime sales. The Monopoly Tycoon game redefines this genre by introducing a competitive, multiplayer experience.'
In another striking departure from the board game, players get to know the residents of their cities to plan the businesses and services they need to create vibrant, living cityscapes. Instead of simply moving tokens, participants live the game-playing experience by outbidding competitors at property auctions, masterminding advertising campaigns and checking up on their businesses any time of the day or night – all while a 24-hour game clock ticks off in real-time.
“Of course, it’s not all harmonious,” explains MacIntyre. “You still have to watch out for the cut-throat scheming of other players determined to bankrupt you, business pitfalls and economic downturns.”
A special feature of the Monopoly Tycoon game allows up to six players to play online simultaneously via a local-area network (LAN) or the Internet at
www.gamespy.com.Developed by Deep Red Games LTD, the Monopoly Tycoon CD-ROM game has an ESRB rating of ‘E’ for Everyone and is currently available at most major retail outlets for an approximate retail price of $39.99. System requirements include a Windows® 95/98/Me operating system, a Pentium® II 266 MHz or higher and an 8MB Windows® 95/98/Me-Compatible video card.
For additional information visit
www.monopolytycoon.com.About Infogrames
New York-based Infogrames, Inc. (Nasdaq: IFGM) is the second largest third-party publisher of interactive entertainment software in the U.S. The Company develops video games for all consoles (Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft), PCs, and Macintosh systems. Infogrames' catalogue of more than 1,000 titles includes award-winning franchises such as Alone In The Dark™, Civilization™, Deer Hunter®, Driver™, Roller Coaster Tycoon®, Test Drive®, and Unreal®, and key licenses including Survivor™, Warner Bros. Looney Tunes™, Nickelodeon's Blue's Clues™, Dragon Ball Z, Mission Impossible®, Harley- Davidson®, Major League Baseball®, and the National Football League®, among many others. The Company's Humongous Entertainment and MacSoft labels are leaders in children's entertainment software and Macintosh entertainment software, respectively.
Infogrames, Inc. is a majority-owned subsidiary of France-based Infogrames Entertainment SA (IESA) (Euronext 5257), a global publisher and distributor of video games for all platforms, as well as interactive digital television, mobile smart devices (WAP, HDML) and in-flight entertainment systems. In 2001, IESA acquired Infogrames Interactive, Inc. (formerly Hasbro Interactive), including its line of software based on well-known licenses such as Monopoly®, Jeopardy®, Tonka®, and Atari®, which are published in the U.S. by Infogrames, Inc. For more information, visit the Company's Web site at
www.us.infogrames.com# # #
© 2001 Infogrames Interactive, Inc.
MONOPOLY and MONOPOLY TYCOON are trademarks of Hasbro, Inc. © 2001 Hasbro, Inc.
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