Sierra Ships Empire Earth: The Art of Conquest


SIERRA SHIPS
EMPIRE EARTH: THE ART OF CONQUEST,

ADD-ON TO 2001’s GAME OF THE YEAR


"Epic" Once Again
Too Small a Word to Describe Expansion Pack that Adds New Content, Features


 

BELLEVUE, WA
(September 17, 2002) – Sierra Entertainment, Inc., a studio of the Games
division of Vivendi Universal Publishing, today announced that
Empire Earth: The Art of Conquest(tm)

has shipped to retail stores nationwide.  Developed by Mad Doc Software,
Empire Earth: The Art of Conquest
is
the official expansion pack for Gamespy.com’s 2001 "PC Game of the Year,"
Empire Earth.
  The real-time
strategy game has sold over one million copies worldwide.

 

The
Empire Earth: The Art of Conquest

game is rated "T" for teen audiences by the Entertainment Software Rating Board,
and carries a suggested retail price of $29.99.  A retail copy of
Empire Earth
is required to run
Empire Earth: The Art of Conquest

More information about the game can be found at
http://www.empireearth.com/.

 

The
Empire Earth: The Art of Conquest

game includes three new single-player campaigns set in ancient Rome, the Pacific
Theater of World War II, and Asia in the 22nd century.  In addition,
each of the 21 pre-designed civilizations in the game gains a unique special
power, building, or unit.  Examples include: the Kingdom of Italy’s Metallurgy
power, which allows them to pay building costs with gold or iron
interchangeably; Great Britain’s S.A.S. unit will be able to plant demolitions
and swim across water; and the United States’ market building will allow that
civilization to trade abundant resources for scarce ones. 

 

The
Empire Earth: The Art of Conquest

game will also feature significant new multiplayer functionality.  The
multiplayer improvements will further enhance
Empire Earth
‘s wide array of online
game play options, and give more flexibility to gamers competing via the
Internet.  These enhancements will also be available as a free download to
Empire Earth
owners.

 

In the Empire
Earth: The Art of Conquest
game, gamers can become the greatest
conqueror of all time by creating, building, and leading a civilization to
transcend the ages – from the discovery of fire, to flight, to the next
frontier: space. 

From Prehistory to the Space Age of the 22nd
Century, Empire Earth serves up
gaming on an epic scale. Empire Earth
and Empire Earth: The Art of Conquest
cover over 500,000 years of human history, from the discovery of fire to the
laser battles of the future.  Each player takes control of a fledgling
civilization and strives to forge the greatest of all empires.

About Mad Doc Software

Mad Doc Software,
LLC was founded in November 1999 by Dr. Ian Lane Davis, formerly Technical
Director at Activision’s Santa Monica studio.  Mad Doc is comprised of
developers with a wealth of game experience, having been key players on such
games as Dark Reign, Battlezone,
Civilization: Call To Power, Star Trek: Armada
,
System Shock
,
Thief
,
Flight Unlimited
,
Thief 2: The Metal Age
,
System Shock 2
, and
Flight Unlimited II
. The experience,
drive, professionalism, and creativity of the Mad Doc team is now focused on
developing the next generation of ground-breaking games – a commitment that
places it squarely at the leading edge of the game industry.

 


About Sierra Entertainment, Inc.

 

Sierra,

http://www.sierra.com
, a studio of the Games division of
Vivendi Universal Publishing, is one of the original developers and largest
worldwide publishers of interactive entertainment software. Based in Bellevue,
Washington, Sierra is renowned for releasing critically acclaimed and award
winning titles that represent a wide variety of computer entertainment on game
consoles and PC platforms.