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Game developer Terminal Reality is revving up the racing genre with 4x4 EVO, the upcoming, groundbreaking, arcade-style, 4x4 off-road simulation for the PC, Mac and Sega Dreamcast. Terminal Reality today revealed more features and gameplay aspects of the FIRST third party game to support cross-platform multi-player capabilities. 4x4 EVO will display its online capabilities as one of the featured games at tonight's SegaNet launch party. Please read the following press release for details on 4x4 EVO. Visit www.godgames.com for more info on all Gathering games. Thanks,

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Terminal Reality Reveals More Details About 4X4 EVO

Off-Road Simulation Racer will be First Third Party Game to Support Cross-Platform Multi-Player Capabilities

Dallas, TX, September 7, 2000 -- Game developer Terminal Reality is revving up the racing genre with 4x4 EVO, the upcoming, groundbreaking, arcade-style, 4x4 off-road simulation for the PC, Mac and Sega Dreamcast. 4x4 EVO puts virtual drivers behind the wheel of their favorite real world SUV and/or truck and challenges them to race through a variety of detailed off-road environments. Taking gamers for the off-road ride of their lives, 4x4 EVO sports the latest array of real 4x4 vehicles, insane graphics, real world physics and supports Internet multi-player options between Sega Dreamcast, Mac and PC. The game will be released for all three platforms this October by Gathering of Developers, and will be distributed by Take Two Interactive?s Jack of All Games.

4x4 EVO takes gamers for a rough off-road ride through a total of 16 courses, each with its own distinctive design, music score and difficulty level. In addition to contending with the other vehicles, players will be challenged by a collection of variables such as gates, trees, and tractors in junkyards or on-coming traffic in construction zones. Virtual drivers choose their own path as they begin with a base truck and compete in a series of off-road races to win cash. Drivers can stop and rewind the action through a playback feature and can view the whole race again from multiple camera angles, and even different racers' perspectives. Players can also use GameSpy?s Buddy system for instant messaging and keeping track of their fellow drivers.

Here are a few reasons why 4 X 4 EVO will drive over the competition this fall:

Offroad Action

Taking the term "off road" to the extreme, gamers can drive anywhere within each of the 16 gorgeous vast areas which replicate zones from painted deserts to treacherous mountaintops to tropical island chains. Unbound by ?wall?s or pre-determined boundaries, racecourses consist of checkpoints strewn along the countryside. Drivers choose their own paths while negotiating whatever terrain lies between Point A and Point B.

Cross-Platform Multiplayer

4x4 EVO is the first game EVER that allows Dreamcast, PC, and Mac users to compete against each other in heated online play. The PC and Mac version will support up to eight players over the Internet or a LAN, while up to four Sega Dreamcast players can compete. In addition, two gamers can race split-screen on the Sega Dreamcast, and can also go online in split-screen online mode. Terminal Reality will offer a free downloadable track editor that allows PC and Mac gamers to create their own courses. Gamers on all three platforms will be able to easily download and play custom-built "Lite" levels, and use the Chat System to converse with other drivers. In "Time Trial" mode, players on all platforms can download the best lap that another driver has submitted, then race against the image of that person's truck, which shows exactly how that person drove to achieve such a great lap time.

Real Vehicles

4x4 EVO's 70+ licensed vehicles are incredibly detailed and accurate versions of their real-life counterparts. From tailgate to brush guard, each 4x4 in the game looks and drives exactly like it does on (and off!) the road. A truck?s personality and performance is subject to its owner's whims as well. Drivers buy their truck at the showroom, but competition purses and hidden treasures stashed in the outback will provide drivers with the funds they need to buy upgrade parts and equipment such as heavy-duty off-road suspension, brush guards, performance exhaust, and special off-road racing tires. And if a 4x4 just isn't performing to its driver?s standards, it can always be taken to the garage for some in-depth tweaking.

Serious Competition

The competition in 4x4 EVO doesn't cheat--it doesn't have to. Instead of adhering to preset racelines, the game?s expert AI drivers navigate the courses just like the gamers, from checkpoint to checkpoint, only faster and smarter. These ruthless drivers can analyze and react to any driving situation and will take every opportunity to slam gamers off course to ensure them of one less contender for the trophy.

nsane Graphics

4x4 EVO's visuals scream with realism, with shadows reflecting the time of day (four from which to choose), three different weather conditions, highlights glinting from polished chrome and fresh showroom paint, and the sun dazzling and blinding drivers as it peeks through looming crests. Splats of debris and mud erupt through thick clouds of road dust, and amazing wakes and rooster tails disturb the glassy surface as trucks crash through rivers and streams.

Real World Physics

Each of the courses is thickly populated with objects and obstacles, some that move under their own power, and some that require a nudge. Terminal Reality's real-time, real-world physics modeler was used for everything from the farm fences drivers blow through to the powerful express locomotives that stop for no one. Trucks feature super-accurate suspensions that dip and react to every mogul and sinkhole. Drivers will find themselves leaning to anticipate hard turns and steering for all they're worth as they rock and jolt along with the unforgiving terrain.

Headquartered in Lewisville TX, Terminal Reality is a technology-driven independent developer of PC, Mac and Dreamcast games. Founded in 1994, the company has created several best-selling games including Terminal Velocity, Microsoft Hellbender, Microsoft Monster Truck Madness 1 & 2, and the award-winning Microsoft CART Precision Racing. In addition, Terminal Reality created the first 3D game for the Windows 95 platform, Microsoft Fury3. In 1999, Terminal Reality's ultra realistic flight simulation FLY!, and the 3D action/adventure horror game Nocturne were released to industry acclaim. Terminal Reality also licenses its innovative Nocturne Engine that features real-time lighting/shadowing, cloth simulation, volumetric fogging and cinematic cameras. http://www.terminalteality.com 

Founded in Dallas, TX in January 1998, Gathering of Developers is a developer-driven computer and video game publishing company, and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc (NASDAQ: TTWO). The company?s mission is to be the worldwide leader in the development and delivery of commercially successful computer and video game software designed for a range of platforms. The company?s pioneering partners are industry leaders and proven hit makers 3D Realms, Epic Games, PopTop Software, Ritual Entertainment, Terminal Reality Inc and Edge of Reality. For more information visit Gathering of Developers Web site at http://www.godgames.com. 

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