GATHERING OF DEVELOPERS ANNOUNCES "VIETCONG(tm)"
FOR THE PC
First Person Shooter Set to Take Over
Store Shelves This October
NEW YORK, NY – June 25, 2002 – Computer and
video game publisher Gathering of Developers, a subsidiary of Take-Two
Interactive Software, Inc., and developer Illusion Softworks in association with
development team Pterodon, today announced "Vietcong(tm)" for the PC. Set during
the Vietnam War, "Vietcong" is a first person shooter with tactical elements.
The game is expected to hit store shelves this fall.
"’Vietcong’ combines thrilling action with
strategic thinking," said Gary Lewis, international managing director of
Take-Two Interactive Software, Europe. "The evolving storyline combined with the
game’s intense sound system, graphics and animation truly bring powerful jungle
combat to life on your PC."
Acting as an elite soldier, players of
"Vietcong" command the A-team, part of the U.S. Special Forces, in realistically
represented Vietnamese environments. Players will lead as many as six expertly
trained soldiers through 20 dramatic missions, and follow a storyline that
captures the danger, fear and unpredictability of the war itself. The
full-featured multiplayer mode also allows gamers to play as U.S. Special Forces
or Vietcong soldiers and to battle over specially designed levels.
In "Vietcong," the player chooses from more
than 25 weapons, including M16’s, grenade launchers and sniper rifles. Players
can order air strikes or ambush enemy patrols, but success ultimately depends on
their ability to keep a level head in the thick of intense action.
About Take-Two Interactive Software
Headquartered in New York City,
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is an integrated global developer, marketer,
distributor, and publisher of interactive entertainment software games and
accessories for the PC, PlayStation(r), PlayStation(r)2, Nintendo Game Boy
Color, Nintendo GameCube, Nintendo Game Boy Advance and the Xbox(tm). The
Company publishes and develops products through various wholly owned
subsidiaries including: Rockstar Games, Rockstar North, Gathering of Developers,
TalonSoft, Joytech, PopTop, Global Star and under the Take-Two brand name. The
Company maintains sales and marketing offices in Cincinnati, New York, Toronto,
London, Paris, Munich, Vienna, Copenhagen, Milan, Sydney and Auckland.
Take-Two’s common stock is publicly traded on NASDAQ under the symbol TTWO. For
more corporate and product information please visit our website at
www.take2games.com.
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