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3DO To Release “Death” on "The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse" Website on New Year’s Day 3DO Celebrates Third Horseman of the Apocalypse with Character Information on www.4horsemen-game.com

SEVENTH LAYER, HELL (December 30, 2002) – Enjoy your party for tomorrow it may be too late. A third Horseman of the Apocalypse has been released, courtesy of The 3DO Company (Nasdaq: THDO) and their upcoming game, "The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse." The company is slated to release information about “Death” tomorrow, just in time for New Year’s Eve, on their dark and stormy site: www.4horsemen-game.com.

The company released information about “War” on Halloween 2002, and “Famine” on Thanksgiving. The remaining Horseman will appear before the game ships in the Fall of 2003.

About “Death”

* The general of the Four Horsemen, “Death” makes all of the plans and has absolute control over his army of three.

* “Death” communicates telepathically with the other Horsemen, and can subdue them with a wave of his hand.

* “Death” likes to be kept busy, and can kill mortals by any manner of death ever invented.

* He is neither good nor bad; it makes no difference to “Death” who wins the war of good vs. evil, as long as the battlefield is littered with bodies to send to the afterlife.

About "The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse"

A dark adventure, "The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse" combines the expertise of celebrated artists Simon Bisley and Dave DeVries with the voice talents of Tim Curry ("The Hunt for Red October," "Charlie’s Angels," "The Three Musketeers"), Lance Henriksen ("The Right Stuff," "Aliens,"

"Millennium") and cult film star Traci Lords ("Melrose Place," "Profiler," "First Wave").

The game is set in the present day, as the archangel Abaddon faces possessed zealots, demons, and the daunting powers of the personified plagues of Mankind: Pestilence, War, Famine and Death. As Abaddon, the player must find the three “Chosen” and combine their untapped powers in time to save the world from destruction. It won’t be easy – God’s Chosen are mortals: a prostitute, a serial killer and a corrupt politician.

The story unfolds via in-game cinematics and “graphic novel” sequences by Bisley, the title’s character designer. These graphic novel images are displayed on-screen complete with animations, voices and sound effects, bringing his work to life and immersing the player in the dark underworld of Hell’s emissaries.

Features of the game include:

* Incredible gore and destruction effects including dismemberment, realistic and dynamic exit wounds through objects and people, morph animations, melting, and blood splatters.

* Diverse weaponry lends itself to spectacular cinematic violence - swords for melee combat, automatic weapons, projectiles for ranged combat, and magic (slow time).

* Mature content with adult themes and extreme violence.

* Stunning deaths (finishing moves) and Hollywood-style combat moves choreographed and performed by the Smashcut Action Team ("The Matrix 1-3," "Fight Club," "The Crow").

* More than 18 levels of photo-realistic play that sweep players through gothic environments, the post-apocalypse of World War III, and the depths of Hell itself.

3DO, Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, and their respective logos, are trademarks or registered trademarks of The 3DO Company in the U.S. and other countries.

All other trademarks belong to their respective owners.



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