``Daredevil,'' ``Grooverider: Slot Car Thunder,'' and JoWooD Games to Be Showcased at Encore's E3 Booth.Entertainment Editors/High-Tech Writers E3Expo 2003 LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 8, 2003 At the Electronic Entertainment Exposition taking place here next week, Encore, a leading interactive videogame and PC CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). publisher, will showcase Marvel Comics' "Daredevil"(TM), "Grooverider: Slot Car slot car n. An electric toy racing car that fits into a slotted track and is controlled by a rheostat held by the operator. Thunder"(TM), and games created by JoWooD, including "AquaNox 2: Revelation," "Cold Zero," and "Chaser chaser a secondary or follow-up breeding male put in with a herd of cows or ewes when the fertility of the first stud is suspect. ." These exciting new games will be at Encore's booth, #1624, in the South Hall. Said Michael Bell
Michael Patrick Bell is an actor and voice over artist, born April 10, 1938 in Brooklyn, New York. , Encore's CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. : "Encore's game lineup is bigger and better than ever. With premium titles such as `Daredevil' and value titles such as `Grooverider', coupled with a gaming pipeline of close to a dozen titles from JoWooD, Conspiracy Entertainment, and Prolific Publishing, Encore's E3 presence will be our most exciting yet." Marvel's Daredevil Comes to Life Gamers will scale the heights of high-action combat and adventure when they join Daredevil -- "The Man Without Fear," one of Marvel Comics' most popular Super Heroes(TM) -- over the rooftops and through the sewers of New York's Hell's Kitchen Hell’s Kitchen section of midtown Manhattan; notorious for slums and high crime rate. [Am. Usage: Misc.] See : Poverty . Daredevil will battle Kingpin(TM), ruler of the East Coast underworld, and Bullseye An established reference point from which the position of an object can be referenced. See also reference point. (TM), the assassin who never misses. The game will also feature Elektra(TM), a beautiful yet ruthless assassin, martial arts This is a list of martial arts, broken down by region and style. African martial arts Eritrea
adj. Slang Exhibiting stereotypical or exaggerated feminine traits. Used especially of lesbians and gay men. n. 1. Slang One who is femme. 2. Informal A woman or girl. fatale lover. With cool Hell's Kitchen scenery and backgrounds based on original Daredevil comic book art, unique weapons, and numerous power-ups and hidden secrets, this game will bring Daredevil's comic book persona to life. Platform: Console systems Availability: Q4 2003 Price: Approximately $50 Expected ESRB ESRB Entertainment Software Rating Board ESRB Estrogen Receptor Beta ESRB Explosive Safety Review Board Rating: Teen Racing Action with "Grooverider: Slot Car Thunder" "Grooverider: Slot Car Thunder" brings the nostalgia of slot car racing to console systems for the first time. Easy to pick up and play, "Grooverider" offers players four ultra-fast tracks in each of the five race locations; multiple race modes with up to four competitors; and speedways with 360-degree loops, booby traps, and surprises. As players progressively unlock cars ranging from 1920s British race cars and American stock cars to Formula X Indy-style cars, they can turn up the voltage in three difficulty modes. They can also improve their racing destiny with power-ups, including charged spikes, power boosts, and mines. Platforms: Xbox(R) video game system from Microsoft and Nintendo GameCube(TM) Availability: Summer 2003 Price: Approximately $20 Expected ESRB Rating: Everyone An Exciting Line-up of Games from JoWooD Encore recently signed a publishing agreement with JoWooD for several games, including the titles listed below. In addition, Encore will publish "Wildlife Park," "Far West," "Industry Giant 2 Expansion Pack," and "Pusher pusher Drug slang 1. A person who sells drugs, especially the 'heavies'–eg, heroin 2. A metal hanger or umbrella rod used to scrape residue in crack stems ." "AquaNox 2: Revelation" Years of neglect have resulted in an Earth that is no longer fit for habitation HABITATION, civil law. It was the right of a person to live in the house of another without prejudice to the property. 2. It differed from a usufruct in this, that the usufructuary might have applied the house to any purpose, as, a store or manufactory; whereas , so humans have descended into the depths of the oceans. In "AquaNox 2: Revelation," a brand new adventure in the best-selling "AquaNox" line, players take on the role of William Drake, an undersea adventurer who is drawn into a deadly search for a long-lost treasure and the family history that surrounds it. Players will encounter high-energy action and extreme combat in sinister underwater cities as they complete 30 epic missions. Features of the game include 100 mission targets, 50 enemy units, 4 vessels, and 20 different weapons. Platform: PC Availability: Fall 2003 Price: Approximately $40 Expected ESRB Rating: Mature "Cold Zero" In this action thriller, players take on the role of John McAffrey, an unpredictable and vicious man who has turned to a life of violence after being blackmailed by the Italian Mafia. Players must complete -- and survive -- 16 terrifying ter·ri·fy tr.v. ter·ri·fied, ter·ri·fy·ing, ter·ri·fies 1. To fill with terror; make deeply afraid. See Synonyms at frighten. 2. To menace or threaten; intimidate. missions around the globe in an underworld where grisly death and sadistic sa·dism n. 1. The deriving of sexual gratification or the tendency to derive sexual gratification from inflicting pain or emotional abuse on others. 2. The deriving of pleasure, or the tendency to derive pleasure, from cruelty. thugs lurk around every corner. In this world of double-crossing and deception, players can choose from 100 different weapons, various camouflages, and stealth or all-out action to complete their missions. Platform: PC Availability: Fall 2003 Price: Approximately $40 Expected ESRB Rating: Teen "Chaser" The setting: 2044 on the planet Mars. The mission: to find out who Chaser really is and why he is being hunted. Full of plot twists, turns, thrills, and chills, "Chaser" is a first-person shooter with authentic weapons and a variety of photo-realistic environments. Players are lead through environments ranging from a space station to freezing Siberia, from the haunting landscapes of Mars to futuristic cities in the U.S. -- all in a challenging quest to determine Chaser's identity. The game features numerous multiplayer modes, so that online gamers can play against each other in real time. Platform: PC Availability: Fall 2003 Price: Approximately $40 Expected ESRB Rating: Mature "Neighbors from Hell Neighbors from Hell (sometimes Neighbours from Hell) is a strategy game for the GameCube, PC, and Xbox. In Europe, it was released for the PC on June 20, 2003, and the GameCube and Xbox on March 04, 2005. " As part of a new reality TV show, players of this game get revenge on their "in-game" neighbor, an unpleasant, obnoxious, and annoying fellow. This revenge is enacted by creeping around the neighbor's house and performing practical jokes on the unsuspecting resident -- without getting caught. Every time the neighbor falls into one of these traps, the player is rewarded with applause and laughter from the "reality TV show" audience. Platform: PC Availability: Summer 2003 Price: Approximately $30 Expected ESRB Rating: Everyone An Ultra-Realistic Marine Aquarium "Marine Aquarium 2.0" from Prolific Publishing is an incredibly realistic, high-resolution marine reef tank, featuring 3-D fish created by renowned artist J.D. Sachs. Users can select up to seven different fish to simultaneously feature on their screen from 26 exotic species. These fish are actual 3-D models, swimming randomly, not flat images dragged across the screen -- they move and turn just like real fish. Variable lighting, bubbles, and sound effects add to the experience, making "Marine Aquarium 2.0" at once fascinating, beautiful, and soothing. Platforms: PC/Macintosh hybrid CD-ROM; Macintosh OS X and OS 9 CD-ROM; DVD format (120 minutes) Availability: Now Price: Approximately $20 for CD-ROM formats; $15 for DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. For more information on Encore and Navarre Corporation, visit www.encoreusa.com and www.navarre.com. |
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