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Contact:
Wayne Teats
[email protected]
(949)
553-6655
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
GET
READY FOR THE BEST POOL SIMULATION EVER; VIRTUAL
POOL 3 FEATURING JEANETTE LEE
(Virtual
Pool 3 joins forces with the Black Widow, Jeanette Lee.)
Irvine,
California, May 10, 2000 – Digital Mayhem, the action division of Interplay
Entertainment Corp. (NASDAQ: IPLY) announced today the development of
Virtual Pool(tm) 3, the newest addition to the best selling pool franchise
of all time. This sequel will surpass all others as it carries with
it the input and approval of one of the game’s most successful figures,
Jeanette Lee, a.k.a. the Black Widow.
"I’m
very excited to be involved with the Virtual Pool series," said Lee.
Virtual Pool 3 is more than just a game, it’s a real learning tool. I find
it fascinating. And I’m sure gamers will too."
Designed
by Celeris, Virtual Pool 3 featuring Jeanette Lee will be the most complete
pool and billiards game ever made. Imagine all sixteen games from Virtual
Pool(tm) Hall (8-ball, 9-ball, Snooker, Billiards, etc.) combined with
a 3D pool atmosphere, plethora of computer opponents with bios and photos,
and a new and improved graphics system. Add to that a new front end and
user interface along with professional licenses and equipment. There’s even
a career mode allowing the gamer to gain experience and work their way up
to championship level. But perhaps the most impressive feature will be the
multi-player online support.
Virtual
Pool 3 from Digital Mayhem is expected to be available this winter for
both the Sega Dreamcast(tm) and Windows®-based computers. Interplay
Entertainment Corp. is a leading developer, publisher and distributor
of interactive entertainment software for both core gamers and the
mass market. Interplay currently balances its development efforts by publishing
for personal computers and current generation video game consoles.
Interplay releases products through Interplay, Shiny Entertainment,
Digital Mayhem, Black Isle Studios, 14* East, its distribution
partners and its wholly owned subsidiary Interplay OEM, Inc. More
comprehensive information on Interplay and its products is available through
its worldwide web site at <http://www.interplay.com/>.
Safe
Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995:
This
release may contain forward-looking statements involving risks and uncertainties
that may cause actual future events or results to differ materially
and adversely from those described in the forward-looking statements.
Important factors that may cause such a difference for Interplay
include, but are not limited to, risks of delays in development and
introduction of new products, dependence on new product introductions which
achieve significant market acceptance and the uncertainties of consumer
preferences, dependence on third party software developers for a significant
portion of new products, risks of rapid technological change and platform
change, intense competition, seasonality, risks of product defects, dependence
upon licenses from third parties, risks associated with future capital
requirements, dependence upon third party distribution, dependence upon
key personnel and risks associated with international business, intellectual
property disputes and other factors discussed in the Company’s filings
from time to time with the Securities Exchange Commission, including but
not limited the Company’s annual report on Form 10K for the year ended December
31, 1998. Interplay disclaims any obligation to revise or update any
forward-looking statement that may be made from time to time by it or on
its behalf.
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