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Matt
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TSI
Communications Worldwide
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320 2347
[email protected]
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FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Gathering
to Deliver More Divine Mac Games in 2001
Computer
Game Publisher Continues Widespread Support of Macintosh Platform; Myth
III: The Wolf Age Announced
Dallas,
TX, January 9, 2001 – Developer-driven computer and video game publisher
Gathering of Developers (www.godgames.com) is
continuing its support of the Macintosh in
2001 with the release of several triple A titles for the system, including
Myth III: The Wolf Age, the third installment in the critically-acclaimed
and highly-successful Myth PC game franchise. Gathering’s Mac
line-up also includes Oni, the highly-anticipated third-person action/adventure
title; Tropico, a 3D building, strategy/simulation game; FLY! II,
the sequel to the technologically advanced general aviation simulation FLY!;
and Shadowbane, a massively multiplayer, role-playing and large-scale strategy
game. 4×4 EVO and Oni currently support Mac OS X
Public Beta and will support Mac OS X. Myth
III: The Wolf Age, Tropico and FLY! II will also support Mac OS X in
early 2001. All games will be distributed by Take Two Interactive.
"The
Mac gaming community continues to be a priority market for Gathering,"
said Harry Miller, president and co-founder
of Gathering of Developers. "We look forward
to supplying quality content to Mac users and to developing for Apple’s
forthcoming release of Mac OS X."
"With
blazingly fast hardware and an incredibly powerful graphics engine, the
Mac is a great platform for hard-core and casual
gamers alike," said Clent Richardson,
Apple’s vice president of Worldwide Developer Relations. "Gathering
of Developers has delivered outstanding games to
the Mac since the company’s inception in
1998, and we look forward to their developments for Mac OS X."
Gathering
of Developers’ 2001 Mac Line-up:
Myth
III: The Wolf Age
Newly
formed game developer Mumbo Jumbo is creating Myth III: The Wolf Age, a
prequel to Bungie Softwares original Myth games.
Set ten centuries prior to Myth: The Fallen
Lords, the game will focus on the exploits of Connacht, the first
emperor of human lands, who saved mankind from the vile Myrkridia and Trow
races. The game will set new standards for 3D
real-time strategy games through the use of
true 3D characters, procedural foliage, deformable terrain, innovative
network games, a powerful roster of units and an engrossing story. Myth
III: The Wolf Age will be released in November.
Oni
Oni
is a third-person 3D action/adventure game developed by Bungie Software.
Oni tells the story of Konoko, an elite cop and
one-woman SWAT team, whose approach to
fighting crime is a devastating combination of rational calculation and
fighting fury. She is also a woman divided and haunted by oni
("ghosts’" or "demons"
in Japanese). Oni seamlessly blends hand-to-hand martial arts combat and
gunplay into a single, new full contact 3D-action hybrid. Oni will be
available later this month.
FLY!
II
Terminal
Reality’s FLY! II is the sequel to the technologically advanced general
aviation simulation FLY! FLY! II expands upon
FLY!’s top features and includes new and
expanded 3D models, aircraft, scenery, new elevation scenes and higher resolution
images. Like its predecessor, FLY! II will feature a global flight area,
worldwide digital elevation terrain model, true satellite terrain imagery,
and ultra-realistic cockpit and avionics systems,
detailed to each aircraft’s original
configuration. FLY! II will also include more points of interest, improved
visual effects, dynamic environments and thorough tutorials, instructions
and assistance for beginners. FLY! II will land in stores in March.
Tropico
PopTop
Software’s Tropico is a 3D building strategy/simulation game, coupled with
Latin American political intrigue. In Tropico, players take on the role of
a newly instated dictator of a remote Caribbean
island and are challenged to build a path
of progress for a nation mired in poverty, civil unrest and infighting.
Based on their economic vision, gamers build hotels, mines, factories, and
over 100 other structures. Diplomacy and politics will factor heavily in
Tropico, as players must pacify various internal factions and external
threats. If the island’s growth is well planned, the player will have plenty
of money to buy the peoples favor and ensure prosperity. If growth is poorly
planned and the economy falters, the population may revolt, forcing the
player to institute martial law. Tropico will be
released in April.
Shadowbane
Wolfpack
Studios’ Shadowbane is a massively multiplayer game designed to allow up
to tens of thousands of gamers to gather online and play simultaneously.
Shadowbane’s persistent, immersive world combines
role-playing and large-scale strategy gameplay. In Shadowbane, players are
challenged to carve out their destiny in a
world blanketed by political unrest and torn apart by storms, disease,
starvation and an endless war. Brutal warlords have assumed control of the
land and a Dark Age has descended upon mankind. Shadowbane’s design adds a
large-scale warfare system to the completely
functional role-playing game, allowing
players to unite, form armies, build kingdoms and conquer virtual territories.
This twist gives rise to a new realm of gameplay – guild politics and
siege warfare. Shadowbane will be released this summer.
In
2000, Gathering published three critically-acclaimed Mac games: the third-person
action/adventure title Heavy Metal: F.A.K.K.2, 3D action/adventure Viking
game Rune, and fast-paced, 4×4 off-road simulation, 4×4 EVO.
About
Gathering of Developers
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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