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Press Release: Europe: Michael Domke Online: John Coghlan USA: Sam Hertzler (Sam@bluebyte.com)
BLUE BYTE LAUNCHES BATTLE ISLE®: THE ANDOSIA WAR DEMO
First Chance to Experience New Gaming Genre
(Austin, Texas)--November 03, 2000- Blue Byte Software, a popular entertainment software publisher, today released the first taste of its' real-time and turn-based game Battle Isle: The Andosia War. Due for release later this month exclusively via Blue Byte DIRECT™ (www.bluebyte.com/us/store/index.htm) in the U.S. and Canada and in retail stores throughout the rest of the world; Battle Isle: The Andosia War offers an innovative and enjoyable mixture of real-time and turn-based gameplay along with stunning visuals and atmospheric sound. At 67.3 MB, this appetizer features an in-depth tutorial and a scenario from the game itself, allowing players to become familiar with game's user interface and to immerse themselves in the game's storyline and environment.
Battle Isle: The Andosia War, developed by Cauldron in Slovakia, is Blue Byte's follow up to the award-winning Incubation released in 1997. "This new demo will really give gamers a chance to find out what this game is all about," promised Thomas Hertzler, CEO of Blue Byte Software and producer of the original Battle Isle. "The game is tough to explain to those people that are not familiar with its cross-genre appeal, and so playing the demo will really hammer home the fantastic capabilities of the game and allow players to familiarize themselves with the concept before the full game is released." More information and links to the download can be found at the Blue Byte Game Channel™, www.bluebyte.net/battleisle-e/default.asp?id=.
The BATTLE ISLE series In 1991, Blue Byte Software released their first strategy title, Battle Isle 1. The game elements took shape into what has become a kind of trademark for the entire Battle Isle series: Tactic and strategy combined with extraordinary game depth, detailed graphics and a rich background story. Instead of the standard black-white clichés, the Battle Isle story offered multifaceted characters with inner conflicts, characters with which gamers could more readily identify. The success of the game was inevitable, and Battle Isle 2 (1993), Battle Isle 3 (1995) and the action-filled tactical game Incubation (1997) followed. Incubation was the first game in the Battle Isle series to offer a complete 3D environment. Currently, the series contains a total of four mission CDs and Data disks. Over 650,000 copies of the Battle Isle games have been sold to date, and the series has received numerous worldwide honors and awards. The fifth installment in the Battle Isle series will be Battle Isle: The Andosia War, scheduled for release in November 2000.
About Blue Byte Software Established in 1988, Blue Byte is a privately-owned company and has consistently re-affirmed its position as one of the world's leading independent developers and publishers of PC games software with award-winning titles such as Jimmy Connors Pro Tennis Tour, The Battle Isle Series, The Settlers Series, Extreme Assault, Incubation, Game, Net & Match! and Stephen King's* F13.
In its 13th year, Blue Byte is synchronizing its international operations from offices in the USA and Germany with a development program that is both advancing the development of online and network gaming and broadening the audience for computer games. The company introduced its Blue Byte DIRECT™ online store in May 2000, selling games exclusively online in the U.S. and Canada. This significant step was made to take full advantage of North America's more advanced Internet culture, and Blue Byte is well on its way towards pioneering the popularization of computer gaming as a true global entertainment medium. http://www.bluebyte.com.
*Stephen King's name is used with permission under license.
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