Kohan: Ahrimans Gift Goes Gold!

Kohan: Ahriman’s Gift Goes Gold!

October 19, 2001 – Time Gate Studios and
Strategy First Inc. are pleased to announce that the upcoming real-time fantasy
strategy game, Kohan: Ahriman’s Gift, has gone gold.

As the prequel to the highly successful
Kohan: Immortal Sovereigns, Ahriman’ s Gift transports players back before the
events that transpired in Immortal Sovereigns when evil begins to threaten the
world of Khaldun.

“We are extremely excited to announce the
completion of Kohan: Ahriman’s Gift,” says Adel Chaveleh, TimeGate’s Producer.
“The strategy and tactics originally introduced by KIS have been brought to the
forefront in KAG and we feel that the game has some of the best real-time
strategy artificial intelligence ever.”

The title is scheduled to ship in North
America on November 6 and preorders are currently being accepted from major
online retailers. More information on the game as well as a full listing of all
current previews, artwork, screenshots, and more can be found on the official
Kohan site,
www.kohan.net.

***In celebration of KAG going gold The
Awakening’s (Strategy Planet) KAG demo tourney has been extended through
midnight on Sunday, October 21. More information can be found here:

http://www.strategyplanet.com/kohan/

About Kohan: Ahriman’s Gift:

The upcoming release, Kohan: Ahriman’s Gift,
will set new standards in Real-Time Strategy Artificial Intelligence. 30 complex
AI players challenge you with different styles of play using some of the best
real-time strategy artificial intelligence ever. AI will create challenging
gameplay in two new game types, Turtle and King of the Hill, allowing a slower,
more strategic version of Kohan’s original game rules. AI players are more than
capable of contributing to victory and are even able to communicate with you and
respond to your requests to attack, defend, and provide economy status reports
to you!

Background and Features:

A fantasy real-time strategy game set in the
world of Khaldun, Kohan: Ahriman’s Gift takes you to new heights of strategic
warfare. Built on the award-winning Kohan: Immortal Sovereigns gameplay,
Ahriman’s Gift provides countless hours of entertainment with five campaigns,
forty custom-built maps, and a host of multiplayer options. You become one of
the Kohan, an ancient race devastated by a cycle of world-breaking cataclysms.
Newly awakened to an uncertain future and a past you don’t remember, you must
forge the present using superior strategies. Now, as your strength grows and
your destiny unfolds, you have to seize the reins of power and take your place
in the war between the Creator and the Shadow. Which side you fight on is up to
you.

5 campaigns to explore and conquer and an
additional 40 custom designed maps, including several official Tournament maps.
TimeGate’s own fully functional map editor allows players to custom make their
own Deathmatch, Scenario, and even Campaign maps.

Over 90 beautifully detailed units. Over 70
different heroes, each with their own abilities, history, and richly illustrated
portrait.

Over 100 spells and 75 technologies that
allow you to cast spells like True Blessing and Chain Lightning, and enhance
your strategies with Potion of Strength and Shadowsteel Armor.

30 complex AI players that use enhanced
strategies to challenge the player with different styles and levels of play.

Kohan’s robust multiplayer support allows
for up to 8 players over

Internet or LAN and features 7 game types
(including Bloodbath and King of the Hill) as well as a powerful random map
generator with 6 different climates. No two online games will ever be the same.

About TimeGate Studios (

www.timegatestudios.com
)

Best known for setting new standards in the
strategy genre with the award winning Kohan franchise, TimeGate Studios has
positioned itself as a rapidly emerging developer of entertainment software.
Currently based in Houston, Texas, the studio’s conception was the innovation of
a group of passionate gamers who embraced the opportunity to fulfill their dream
of creating games of their own. Since its inception in 1998, TimeGate Studios
continues to grow through the rich contribution of talented developers and the
establishment of worldwide partnerships. On the forefront of the latest
technologies, the company enters development of an undisclosed Massively
Multiplayer Online Game while continuing to expand the line of released titles.

About Strategy First (

www.strategyfirst.com
)

Strategy First Inc. is a leading developer
and worldwide publisher of entertainment software for the PC. Founded in 1990,
the company has grown rapidly, publishing major games in the industry and
simultaneously developing its own in-house titles such as O.R.B., Disciples II,
Nexagon: The Pit and Zero-G Marines. After winning numerous awards for games
such as

Disciples: Sacred Lands, Europa Universalis,
Kohan: Immortal Sovereigns and Steel Beasts, Strategy First continues to push
the gaming envelope with its own groundbreaking titles, while maintaining its
reputation as a unique alternative for independent developers seeking to market
their games to a worldwide audience.