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FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Westwood
Studios Announces Nox World Cup
Tournament
winners to take home thousands of dollars in prizes
LAS
VEGAS, May 26, 2000 – Thousands of dollars in prizes are at stake in the
Nox ™ World Cup, a worldwide tournament
sponsored by Westwood Studios(tm) with the support of EBWORLD.COM and Prima
Games. The competition will begin June 1 on
Westwood Online(sm), Westwood’s online gaming service. The Nox Grand
Championship will bring the finalists to sunny Las Vegas to battle for the
title of best Nox player in the world.
Nox
players over the age of 18 in the United States, Canada (excluding Quebec)
and other selected countries are eligible to compete. Each eligible country
is holding its own contest with its own set off rules. To
qualify in North America, the players must play Nox on the official Westwood
Online tournament ranking system between June 1 and June 30 and be one
of the top two players to get the highest score of all the players listed
for their country’s Nox players.
The
top two players at the top of each participating country’s list of highest
scoring players will be flown to Las Vegas for four days and three nights
to compete in the Grand Championship. The winner of the Grand Championship
will take home a computer system worth close to $2,500, and the fficial
Nox World Cup trophy.
The
official Nox World Cup rules and other information can be found at www.westwood.com
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Nox
is a game of savage combat and sneaky tactics set in a mystical land filled
with discovery and deceit. Nox’s lightning-fast action is fueled by a combat
system that’s easy to use yet gives players tremendous gameplay depth and
infinite possibilities. With more than 100 unique spells and weapons, players
must use their wits to create devious combinations and tricky tactics.
Minimum
system requirements for Nox include a 200MHz Pentium®, 32MB RAM, 4x CD-ROM
drive, Windows® 95, 98 or NT 4.0 and a reliable dial-up (with modem) or
constant Internet connection. These requirements are subject to change for
the full version of Nox.
Westwood
Studios is a prominent publisher of best-selling PC, and next-generation
console games. Formed in 1985, Westwood Studios has released several
popular titles including: Dune(tm) 2000, the Lands of Lore(tm) series,
the Kyrandia(tm) adventure trilogy, Monopoly® for the Internet, Blade
Runner(tm) and the Command & Conquer(tm) product line. Westwood is a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Electronic Arts Inc.
Electronic
Arts (NASDAQ:ERTS), headquartered in Redwood City, California, is the
world’s leading interactive entertainment software company. Founded in 1982,
Electronic Arts posted revenues of more than $1.4 billion for fiscal 2000.
The company develops, publishes and distributes software worldwide for
personal computers and video game systems. Electronic Arts markets its products
under eight brand names: Electronic Arts, EA SPORTS, Maxis(tm), ORIGIN(tm),
Bullfrog Productions(tm), Gonzo Games(tm), Westwood Studios(tm) and
Jane’® Combat Simulations. More information about EA’s products and full
text of press releases can be found on the Internet at http://www.ea.com.
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Electronic
Arts, Westwood Studios, Westwood Online, Nox, Lands of Lore, Kyrandia,
Command & Conquer, EA SPORTS, Maxis, ORIGIN, Bullfrog and Gonzo Games
are trademarks, registered trademarks or service marks of Electronic Arts
Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. Jane’s is a registered trademark
of Jane’s Information Group Ltd. Dune is a trademark of the Dino
DeLaurentis
Corporation. Blade Runner is a trademark of Blade Runner Partnership.
All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
For
more information call:
Aaron
Cohen or
Chris
Rubyor
Westwood
Studios
Tel:
702/228-4040 x.362 and x. 339
[email protected]
[email protected]
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