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ID
AND ACTIVISION BRING COMMANDER KEEN TO GAME
BOY COLOR
id’s
Original Hero Blazes A New Adventure
Santa
Monica, CA – March 1, 2001 – id Software and Activision, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI)
are teaming up this spring to release Commander Keen, an action-packed,
comedic quest to save the cosmos for the Game Boy Color. Commander Keen is
rated "E," for "Everyone," by the ESRB.
Commander
Keen marks a return to id Software’s roots — developing over-the-top, comic
book-style adventure games for kids. Based on id’s original Commander Keen
series on the PC, Commander Keen finds precocious 8-year-old superhero Billy
Blaze on an all-new quest to save the world from his alien adversaries, the
Droidiccus, Shikadia and Bloogs of Fribbulus Xax.
"Commander
Keen shows a kinder, gentler side of id Software," Todd Hollenshead, CEO,
id Software said. "Like the original Commander Keen adventures, this is a
game that appeals to the spunky 8-year-old hero in all of us – putting the
‘id’ back in ‘kid.’"
But
no one said saving the world before bedtime would be easy. A side scrolling
platform game, Commander Keen challenges players to save the world by finding
super-powerful plasma crystals hidden on three separate alien worlds. Each
world contains several multi-level maps rife with progressively precarious
puzzles. Throughout the adventure, Keen will encounter more than 35 different
aliens as well as puzzles, slime pits, magical platforms, secret rooms and
teleporters.
"An
undisputed classic, the original Commander Keen games combined excellent level
design and platform action for an unforgettable gameplay experience,"
said Larry Goldberg, executive vice president, Activision Worldwide Studios.
"Our goal with Commander Keen for the Game Boy Color is to bring this
incredibly satisfying and addictive experience to a whole new generation of
console gamers."
Commander
Keen for the Game Boy Color is being developed by David A. Palmer Productions
for Activision and id Software.
id
— Freud’s primal part of the human psyche and one of the hottest game shops
on Earth – has been rocking the gaming world from Mesquite, Texas since 1991.
As a renowned leader in the industry, id Software forged such frenetic titles
as Wolfenstein 3-DTM, DOOMTM, DOOM IITM, QUAKE and QUAKE II. With intense
graphics and mind-blowing adventure, id’s games continually break retail and
shareware sales records. And, in keeping with tradition, id Software has
amplified the world of adrenaline pumping 3-D gaming with the release of their
latest action title, QUAKE III Arena. id’s advanced QUAKE III Arena engine is
leading the next revolution in 3-D interactive games with both single and
multiplayer technology. Check out more about id Software at www.idsoftware.com.
Headquartered
in Santa Monica, California, Activision, Inc. is a leading worldwide
developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and leisure
products. Founded in 1979, Activision posted revenues of $572 million for the
fiscal year ended March 31, 2000.
Activision
maintains operations in the US, Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Germany,
Japan, Australia, and the Netherlands. More information about Activision and
its products can be found on the company’s World Wide Web site, which is
located at http://www.activision.com.
The
statements contained in this release that are not historical facts are
"forward-looking statements." The Company cautions readers of this
press release that a number of important factors could cause Activision’s
actual future results to differ materially from those expressed in any such
forward-looking statements. These important factors, and other factors that
could affect Activision, are described in Activision’s Annual Report on Form
10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2000, which was filed with the United
States Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers of this press release are
referred to such filings.
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id Software, Inc. All Rights Reserved. QUAKE® is a registered trademark of Id
Software, Inc. Commander Keen(tm), QUAKE III Arena(tm), QUAKE II(tm), DOOM(tm)
and the Id Software(tm) name are trademarks of Id Software, Inc. Activision®
is a registered trademark of Activision, Inc. All other trademarks and trade
names are properties of their respective owners.
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