LAW & ORDER: JUSTICE IS SERVED PC GAME SHIPS TO RETAIL OUTLETS NATIONWIDE

Legacy Interactive Serves Up New PC Game Based on Hit TV Series “Law & Order,” Featuring Stars from the Show

Hollywood, Ca., (October 5, 2004) – Legacy Interactive®, a leading games publisher bringing television’s greatest dramas to life on the PC, announced today Law & Order: Justice is Served has shipped to retail locations nationwide with an SRP of $29.95.  Exclusively for PC/CD-ROM, Law & Order: Justice is Served is rated T for Teen and is distributed by Vivendi Universal Games in North America.

Law & Order: Justice is Served is the third title in the series of games from Legacy Interactive based on the Emmy Award-winning TV drama.  Players team up with their favorite stars from the TV show including Jerry Orbach, Jesse L. Martin and Elisabeth Röhm to uncover and prosecute the person behind the death of a young female tennis star just before the start of the biggest match of her career.

“The next installment in the Law & Order series, Law & Order: Justice Is Served presents players with a compelling new case, enhanced gameplay features and a new character, Ed Green,” said Ariella Lehrer, Chief Executive Officer of Legacy Interactive.  “Legacy Interactive is proud to be able to continue the tradition of allowing fans to become part of their favorite TV shows by providing them with a realistic interactive experience.”

First, players will begin as part of the investigators alongside Detectives Lennie Briscoe (Orbach) and Ed Green (Martin) having to gather and analyze evidence, solve puzzles, and interrogate witnesses.  Then, players move to the courtroom and assume the role of Assistant District Attorney.  With the help of A.D.A. Serena Southerlyn (Röhm), players must build a case against the defendant and convince the jury to return a guilty verdict. Tennis personality Patrick McEnroe makes a cameo appearance in Law & Order: Justice is Served, and is featured as himself.

Fans of the show and the previous PC games will encounter a variety of new features, providing for enhanced show authenticity and superior gameplay mechanics.  New game features include:

• A new character from the TV show: Detective Ed Green (Jesse L. Martin)

• A redesigned, more intuitive interface

• Increased interactivity and flexibility with more characters and locations

• Improved engine speed and performance

• Unlockable bonus content from the actors on the show

“Law & Order” is a Dick Wolf production in association with Universal Network Television. For more details on the legendary “Law & Order” television dramas, check out www.nbc.com.   For more information on the games, log on to www.lawandordergame.com.

 
About Law & Order
After celebrating its astounding 300th episode in May 2003, Emmy Award-winning “Law & Order” is in the middle of its 14th season on NBC and is television’s longest-running current drama.  Created and executive produced by the legendary Dick Wolf, “Law & Order” continues to deliver some of the highest ratings on television, scoring #3 for any drama on any network among adults 18-49 for each of the past three seasons. Filmed entirely on location in New York City, this realistic program looks at crime and justice from a dual perspective.  Some cases may be simple, but most are multi-faceted.  The investigations are challenging, prosecutions are complicated, and decisions about legal procedures and plea-bargaining vexing.  In the arduous and complex process of determining guilt and innocence, lives often hang in the balance.

About Universal Studios Consumer Products Group
“Law & Order” is licensed by Universal Studios Consumer Products Group (USCPG), which is responsible for global licensing and retail strategies as well as building brand recognition of the extensive catalogue of NBC Universal properties.  

Universal Studios Consumer Products Group is a unit of NBC Universal, one of the world’s leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production, and marketing of entertainment, news, and information to a global audience. Formed in May 2004 through the combining of NBC and Vivendi Universal Entertainment, NBC Universal owns and operates the No. 1 television network, the fastest-growing Spanish-language network, a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group, and world-renowned theme parks. NBC Universal is 80%-owned by General Electric, with 20% controlled by Vivendi Universal.
 
About Legacy Interactive®
Legacy Interactive is the world leader in Real Life Games® for CD-ROM and the Internet.  The company has built a reputation for developing intelligent, realistic and entertaining games based on the hottest properties on television.  Located in Hollywood, Legacy Interactive has developed the proprietary STORI technology, incorporating mission-based directives with open-ended play. This unique technology facilitates the creation of exceptional adventure titles and unique strategy gaming experiences. Legacy has ongoing distribution, marketing and content strategic partnerships with a number of companies, including Vivendi Universal Games, Warner Bros., Universal Consumer Products, DreamCatcher Interactive, Atom Shockwave, Scholastic and Mindscape. Legacy Interactive can be found on the Web at www.legacyinteractive.com.

About Vivendi Universal Games
Headquartered in Los Angeles, VU Games is a leading global developer, publisher and distributor of multi-platform interactive entertainment. Its development studios and publishing labels include Blizzard Entertainment, Sierra Entertainment, Fox Interactive and Massive Entertainment. VU Games’ library of over 700 titles features multi-million unit selling properties such as Warcraft®, StarCraft®, Diablo® and World of Warcraft from Blizzard Entertainment®; Crash Bandicoot®, Spyro The Dragon , Empire Earth®, Leisure Suit Larry , Ground Control® and Tribes®.

 

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