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GAMESPY NEWS ALERT
For Immediate Release
October 25, 2001
GameSpy Powers Multiplayer Gaming for JoWood Releases
Zax: The Alien Hunter and Rally Trophy to use GameSpy.Net Tools and Services
GameSpy Industries is proud to announce that GameSpy.Net tools and services will power the multiplayer gaming experiences for Zax: The Alien Hunter and Rally Trophy, two upcoming releases from JoWood Productions.
The two games will also be enabled for GameSpy Arcade, providing JoWood customers with an out-of-the-box multiplayer community. GameSpy Arcade is the Internet's leading online multiplayer community, supporting more than 270 PC and web-based games.
Zax: The Alien Hunter, a fast-paced action PC game developed by Reflexive Interactive, will use the GameSpy.Net Integration, In-Game Server Browsing and CD Key Validation Toolkits. Rally Trophy, visually stunning and stylish rally racing PC game developed by Bug Bear, will also use the GameSpy.Net Integration and CD Key Validation Toolkits.
GameSpy's technology division, GameSpy.Net (
www.gamespy.net ), offers developers and publishers a suite of game development solutions and backend systems, providing features such as CD-Key validation, auto-patching, in-game server browsing and much more. The end result is more profitable games developed in less time with less resources.The GameSpy.Net Toolkits offer a full package of cross-platform game development solutions, allowing developers to focus on building cooler, more profitable games in less time. For more information on how developers and publishers can get started using the low-cost GameSpy.Net tools, please check out
www.gamespy.net.About JoWooD
JoWooD Productions Software AG is a developer and publisher of software entertainment. The company entered the Specialist on the Vienna Stock Market in June 2000, and has experienced remarkable growth. Since it started in 1995, the company has added in-house development studios in Vienna and Ebensee, Austria. In addition, JoWooD is comprised of a fast-growing roster of exceptional game developers, including Neon, Wings Simulations and Massive Development in Germany. JoWooD's upcoming titles will also feature games from well-known studios such as Neo Software, Vienna; Enlight Entertainment, Hong Kong; Reflexive Entertainment, San Diego; SilverStyle, Berlin; and BugBear from Finland. JoWood is located in Rottenmann, Austria. More information on the company can be found at
www.JoWood.com.About GameSpy Industries
Founded in 1995, GameSpy Industries, Inc., is the leading provider of consumer online entertainment and technologies to the games industry. GameSpy's Consumer Division creates superior game and editorial experiences for the enjoyment of millions of gamers worldwide through its consumer online game software, GameSpy Arcade and GameSpy3D, and through its centralized news and information resource for gamers, GameSpy.com. The company's Business Services Division provides online gaming infrastructure and technologies for the PC, Mac, and console games industries at GameSpy.Net. GameSpy Industries is the official online infrastructure provider for leading game publishers, including Activision, Eidos, WizardWorks and Interplay, as well as Internet media delivery giants, such as Real Networks. GameSpy's advertising network, The Mplayer Entertainment Network, reaches over 16 million unique monthly visitors, making it one of the largest advertising properties on the Internet. GameSpy Industries is headquartered in Irvine, Calif. For more information, visit
www.gamespyindustries.com.
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