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CONTACT Michelle Stephens 425-649-9800 x5189 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PGA CHAMPIONSHIP GOLF(tm) 2000 GOES GOLD Sierra Sports(tm) Prepares to Ship New Golf Simulation and "Hook" Players on Improved Features
BELLEVUE, WA (May 9, 2000) -- Sierra Sports(tm) today announced that PGA Championship Golf (tm) 2000, developed by Headgate Studios for the PC, has gone gold and will land on retail shelves around the end of May, 2000. PGA Championship Golf 2000 is the first golf simulation to offer both complete Season and Career tour-style experiences while improving upon TrueSwing(tm) 3, the best real-time "smart" swing control feature offered in the game genre.
"We are in our third generation with PGA Championship Golf 2000. In this new version, we've listened carefully to our core audience, and implemented the features and key improvements they wanted most," said Mike Jacob, senior producer for Sierra Sports. "This product is a response to what our customers asked for... plain and simple. Everyone involved in making this game - from development to marketing - are avid golfers who live to bring the best and most comprehensive computer golf experience to enthusiasts and casual players alike. When we say 'By Golfers, For Golfers,' we really mean it."
"We are excited about this release of PGA Championship Golf because of the elaborate season and career mode, new libraries for and improvements to the Course Architect, and changes to TrueSwing that make it parallel a real golf swing," said Vance Cook, president and founder of Headgate Studios. "We've added some great new features, but the rest of the game also received a great deal of polish."
In PGA Championship Golf 2000, Season and Career models accurately recreate the experience of professional tour play. Players can now create extensive tours and season events, detailed down to who makes the cut, while tracking careers and earnings on an on-going basis. The product line's signature TrueSwing 3 "smart" swing feature has been enhanced with better pace and tempo for realistic feel, control and intuitiveness unmatched in computer golf. Casual rounds will now become a little more exciting with the addition of popular side games such as Nassau, Greenies and Sandies. Other enhancements to PGA Championship Golf 2000 include the addition of five new courses and improvements to the Course Architect, ball physics, golfer models, golf course graphics and in-game camera views.
Media/Press: For more information on PGA Championship Golf 2000 including screenshots or other materials, contact Michelle Stephens, Senior Public Relations Manager for Sierra Sports, phone 425.649.9800 x5189 or email michelle.stephens@sierra.com. PGA Championship Golf 2000 is scheduled to ship in May 2000 for Windows 95/98/2000, $29.95 MSRP.
Sierra Sports(tm) (www.sierrasports.com) brings the highest in quality, authenticity, fun and addictive gameplay to fans of interactive recreational sports. Upcoming titles from developers such as Dynamix(tm), Headgate Studios and Sierra Sports Northwest include FIELD & STREAM(r) Trophy Bass(tm) 4, FIELD & STREAM(r) Trophy Big Game Hunting, PGA Championship Golf(tm) 2000 and Professional Bull Rider 2.
Founded in 1992, Headgate Studios develops the most innovative and technologically advanced golf simulations available in PC gaming. President and Founder Vance Cook has 13 years of experience in the golf genre beginning with World Class Leaderboard(tm) for the Apple(r) II and Access Software's Links(tm) and Links(tm) 386 Pro. Headgate Studios, based in Salt Lake City, Utah, began the PGA Championship Golf product line with Front Page Sports(r): Golf, published by Sierra On-Line in 1997. Since then, the company has designed and developed Sierra Sports Golf Pro '98, PGA Championship Golf(tm) 1999 Edition and the upcoming PGA Championship(tm) Golf 2000.
Sierra On-Line, Inc. (http://www.sierra.com/) is one of the original developers and largest worldwide publishers of interactive entertainment and productivity software. Sierra is a division of Havas Interactive, a global leader in interactive content, and is one of the world's largest publishers of education, entertainment and home productivity software. Its divisions, Blizzard(r), Coktel, Knowledge Adventure(r), Sierra(tm) and Flipside.Com(tm) are famous for releasing critically acclaimed and award winning titles. Havas has operations in the US and in Europe and is a subsidiary of the French publishing house Havas, part of Vivendi Communications.
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