Contact: April Jones Red Storm Entertainment (919) 460-1776 april.jones@redstorm.com Michael Eglington Red Storm Entertainment, Ltd. +44 (0) 1582 716200 mike.eglington@redstorm.co.uk RED STORM ENTERTAINMENT SIGNS DEALS WITH DEVELOPERS FOR AN EXCITING NEW SERIES OF GAMES MORRISVILLE, N.C., February 16, 2000 Leading publisher and game developer Red Storm Entertainment, Inc. has signed deals with Red Lemon Studios, Climax and Crawfish Interactive Ltd. to produce as yet untitled games based on BKN’s series Roswell Conspiracies: Aliens, Myths & Legends. The games are scheduled for release in Q4 of 2000. Based in Scotland, Red Lemon Studios will be developing Roswell Conspiracies: Aliens, Myths & Legends the game, for the PlayStation platform. Red Lemon introduced the property to Red Storm earlier this year. Andy Campbell, Managing Director of Red Lemon commented, "Roswell Conspiracies: Aliens, Myths & Legends as a property appeals to the kid in us as a developer. We were pleased to see Red Storm share that enthusiasm. We are very excited at the mass-market opportunities of the game, and look forward to working with Red Storm on this exciting project." Red Lemon specializes in the creation of titles for PC, PlayStation and DreamCast, and is most recently known for its release of Braveheart, published by Eidos Interactive. Learn more about the company at www.redlemon.com. Climax Group, based in the United Kingdom, has signed on to develop the game for the Nintendo 64 and DreamCast platforms. Climax is an experienced and active technology developer for the DreamCast, Nintendo 64, Game Boy Color, and PlayStation platforms. Titles Climax have developed include Populous: The Beginning and Diablo for the PlayStation, Battlezone 64 for the Nintendo 64, NHL Blades of Steel ’99 for the Game Boy Color. Find out more about Climax at www.climax.co.uk. Based in London, U.K., Crawfish Interactive Ltd. will develop the game for the Game Boy Color. This company is a video games developer specializing in handheld consoles, including the Game Boy Color. To date Crawfish have produced critical and chart successes for global publishers including Red Storm Entertainment, Acclaim, Activision, Midway, Crave and GTi with many more in the pipeline. Visit the company’s website at www.crawfish.co.uk. Red Storm initially announced the deal with BKN after the Electronic Entertainment Expo in May. Roswell Conspiracies: Aliens, Myths & Legends began airing on BKN, America’s third broadcast kids network, on August 29, 1999, and already has a two-year air commitment. Producers of the show, which is the first full in-house production from BKN’s Los Angeles-based animation studio, describe it as an X-Files for the younger set. Internationally the series has been sold to such leading broadcasters as Super RTL (Germany), BBC (UK), Mediaset (Italy) and Cartoon Network (Latin America). About Red Storm Entertainment, Inc. Red Storm Entertainment, Inc. is a multiple-media gaming company that produces, markets and publishes interactive computer games and other entertainment products in several forms, including CD-ROM and console games, books, board games and related merchandise. Partnered with Pearson plc, one of the world’s largest and most respected media groups, the company was founded by best-selling author and Chairman of the Board Tom Clancy. Red Storm Entertainment is based in Morrisville, North Carolina, and has its European headquarters in the United Kingdom. For more information call (919) 460-1776, or visit the company’s website at www.redstorm.com. Red Storm Entertainment is a trademark of Jack Ryan Enterprises, Ltd and Larry Bond .All other products or services may or may not be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective organizations. |