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Contact:
Lisa Bucek
949/553-6655
[email protected]
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
THE
MESSIAH HAS COME!
(The
highly anticipated 3D-action shooter has gone gold and will ship to retail
this month)
Irvine,
California, March 17, 2000 – Interplay Entertainment Corp. (NASDAQ:IPLY),
announced today that the highly anticipated 3-D action shooter Messiah has
gone gold and will begin shipping to retail outlets at the end of March 2000.
The title is certain to solidify Shiny as a true leader in cutting edge
computer game design.
After
hundreds of thousands of Internet downloads, the reviews of the game
demonstration have been absolutely fantastic, VoodooExtreme.com exclaimed, “This
game is on its own level and will definitely change the way games are made in
the future, so go get it, GET IT NOW!”
Messiah
is a technological and graphical breakthrough, with the unique gameplay
feature where the lead character can actually possess (jumping into the soul)
and control your enemies’ bodies and then use those bodies as armor (to hide
inside) or camouflage (to pretend to be them). Each host body feels different
due to form, abilities, weaknesses, weapons and maneuverability allowing for a
unique gameplay experience for every player.
The
game is an evolutionary leap in action games set across 3 vast and treacherous
cities and features high-tech areas for exploration and combat. The soundtrack
features music from the band Fear Factory and more information can be found at
the official Messiah website: www.messiah.com.
Founded
in 1993, Shiny Entertainment has established itself as one of the most
original, fresh and successful developers in the world. A subsidiary of
Interplay Productions, Shiny Entertainment is headquartered in Laguna Beach,
California.
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, Tantrum, 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 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 as amended (Registration
Number 333-48473) and Final Prospectus dated June 19, 1998 and the Company’s
subsequent quarterly filings on Form 10Q. 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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