3DO's Team .366 Ships High Heat Baseball '99; Realistic Gameplay Scores Big with Fans.REDWOOD CITY Redwood City, city (1990 pop. 66,072), seat of San Mateo co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1868. Manufactures include commmunications, electrical, electronic, and medical equipment. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 8, 1998--Baseball fans are already raving rav·ing adj. 1. Talking or behaving irrationally; wild: a raving maniac. 2. Exciting admiration: a raving beauty. n. about the gameplay
Gameplay includes all player experiences during the interaction with game systems, especially formal games. Proper use is coupled with reference to "what the player does". in 3DO's new PC game, High Heat Baseball(TM) '99. Released on the opening day of the 1998 baseball season, the game was developed by The 3DO Company's Team .366, the industry's one and only baseball studio. The newest contender in the highly competitive baseball sports genre brings to life the true baseball experience like no other game on the market. With an unsurpassed blend of action and realism, High Heat Baseball is the first game to give accurate and complete control over both the pitcher and batter, provides incredibly accurate fielding and base-running, and incorporates it all into a speedy pace of play that delivers three hours of baseball action in 30 minutes. "This is simply the best baseball game Noun 1. baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League I have ever played," said Trip Hawkins William M. 'Trip' Hawkins III (born December 28[1], 1953) is a Silicon Valley American entrepreneur and founder of Electronic Arts, The 3DO Company and Digital Chocolate. , diehard baseball fan and 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. , The 3DO Company. "I put this team of developers together almost three years ago because of their passion for baseball and gaming. Today, Team .366 delivered more realism and fun in a baseball game that will set the standard for future games." Play Ball High Heat Baseball delivers unprecedented authenticity with 1998 MLBPA MLBPA Major League Baseball Player's Association rosters, 1997 statistics, all 30 big league ballparks plus the new ballpark in San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden in beautiful hi-resolution graphics, an incredibly high frame rate that goes well beyond the competition, intelligent crowd noises, and real Major League play-by-play announcing. But it is the actual game play model and the ability to implement baseball tactics and strategies accurately for the first time ever that will keep gamers playing for hours and coming back for more. 80 percent of the game of baseball is the pitch and the swing. Team .366 took painstaking efforts to build an artificial intelligence (AI) for the game, called TruPlay(TM), in order to create the most realistic and fun game that is also as rewarding as playing the game of baseball itself. High Heat models the pitcher's pitches accurately, models the physics of the pitch and swing correctly, and provides the user with an unobtrusive but complete tool-set to think, act, and react like major league hitters and pitchers. For example, using the innovative "guess pitch" option and the batting interface, the batter can react to the speed of a pitch and location with split-second timing. Over time, players will actually learn to pitch and hit as well as appreciate their success just as a real player would. Playing against the computer controlled players will be equally as rewarding as these players also have the ability to act realistically in all situations. The AI takes everything into account. Not only does it check who is batting and pitching but it checks the count, the inning, the score, who is on base, who is on the bench, and who is waiting to warm up in the bullpen. Additionally, the playing logic of the runners and fielders are also checking every aspect of the game before taking any action. The only aspect of High Heat that is not an accurate representation of the game itself, corrects one of baseball's biggest criticisms that it is too slow-paced due to all of the dead time. No one wants to spend three hours on one game. High Heat eliminates any downtime so players are doing what is exciting about baseball 100 percent of the time. It is all of the realism and fun with none of the wait. Play-by-Play With Ted Robinson Ted Robinson, a veteran broadcaster of both national and international sporting events, brings baseball gaming commentary to the next level. Contributing both his extensive baseball expertise and easily recognizable voice, Robinson brings 15 years of professional radio and television broadcasting experience to High Heat Baseball '99. Adding to the authentic sounds of the game, the play-by-play announcing will put the player at the ballpark and on the field. Co-hosting a radio show in the California Bay California bay n. See California laurel. Area on KNBR this April called "Talking Baseball," Robinson will present a national perspective on the game of baseball as well as baseball gaming with High Heat. "To me, what sets this game apart is the designers' passion for baseball," said Robinson. "High Heat offers an incredible attention to detail that the true baseball fan will notice and appreciate. If you're a baseball fan, you'll love this game." Team .366 Trip Hawkins, known for such legendary sports games as Earl Weaver Baseball Earl Weaver Baseball is a baseball computer simulation game (1987), designed by Don Daglow and Eddie Dombrower and published by Electronic Arts. The artificial intelligence for the computer manager was provided by Baseball Hall of Fame member Earl Weaver, then manager of the (TM) and John Madden John Madden is the name of:
n. Baseball A measure of a batter's performance obtained by dividing the total of base hits by the number of times at bat, not including walks. Noun 1. ever, came together as a group of baseball fanatics who were frustrated with the lack of quality products available in this genre. Playing, analyzing, and evaluating the competition coupled with innovative ideas, lots of trips to the ballpark, and research, they developed a baseball game design that was true to the game of baseball itself. "The team accomplished what we originally set out to do," continued Hawkins. "For the first time you are really immersed im·merse tr.v. im·mersed, im·mers·ing, im·mers·es 1. To cover completely in a liquid; submerge. 2. To baptize by submerging in water. 3. in the battle between the pitcher and the batter, where real baseball gameplay is centered. The soundtrack feels like a real ballgame, as though you were listening to a real game on the radio. The stadiums are utterly amazing a·maze v. a·mazed, a·maz·ing, a·maz·es v.tr. 1. To affect with great wonder; astonish. See Synonyms at surprise. 2. Obsolete To bewilder; perplex. v.intr. to look at and the frame rate is so high and smooth, and the camera movement so intelligent that you aren't even conscious of it. You are just playing ball!" The Fans There is already a lot of consumer enthusiasm for the game. Here is only a small tidbit of what some High Heat customers are saying online: "Each at bat has become this cerebral battle, that 'game within a game' baseball folks talk about. I didn't realize how much this adds to a game from all my years of pushing one button and getting a result Getting a Result is the "Pilot" and the 1st episode of the ITV1 television series, Footballers' Wives. It originally aired on January 8, 2002. Guest Starring:
"I've been playing this game for about five days now and have come to this conclusion: High Heat is the best playing ARCADE baseball game for the PC." "What is amazing me is how much I have learned by controlling the hitting and pitching." Availability High Heat Baseball '99 is available now with an expected retail price of $39.95. More information can be found on the Internet through the High Heat website located at http://www.highheat.com. It is also available through 3DO direct sales at 1-800-336-3506 or online at the 3DO website at http://www.3do.com. Team .366 is a development group within The 3DO Company whose sole focus is to make the best baseball games. High Heat Baseball '99 is the first in what is sure to be a series of hit products for the PC as well as console platforms. This release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties. Potential risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, the Company's ability to develop and ship future products, market demand and acceptance for the Company's current and future software products, and the consequences of competitive factors in the marketplace. Further information on potential factors which could affect these forward looking statements and the Company's financial results are included in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company's Reports on Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. for the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 1997 and the Company's Report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 1998. Consumer quotes from online newsgroups This is a list of newsgroups that are significant for their popularity or their position in Usenet history. As of October 2002, there are about 100,000 Usenet newsgroups, of which approximately a fifth are active. have not been verified and should be regarded as anecdotal. The 3DO Company, headquartered in Redwood City, develops, publishes and distributes interactive entertainment software for personal computers, the Internet, and advanced entertainment systems such as the PlayStation. 3DO markets and publishes its products worldwide under multiple brand names including New World Computing New World Computing, Inc. was an American computer game developer and publisher founded in 1984 by Jon Van Caneghem and Mark Caldwell. It was best known for its work on the Might and Magic RPG series and its spin-offs, especially Heroes of Might and Magic. , Cyclone cyclone, atmospheric pressure distribution in which there is a low central pressure relative to the surrounding pressure. The resulting pressure gradient, combined with the Coriolis effect, causes air to circulate about the core of lowest pressure in a Studios, and Team .366. More information about 3DO products and the full text of certain press releases can be found on the Internet at http://www.3do.com. -0- Note to Editors: 3DO, High Heat Baseball, Team .366, Cyclone Studios, New World Computing, and their respective logos are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of The 3DO Company. CONTACT: The 3DO Company Tuesday Uhland, 650/261-3142 tuesday.uhland@3do.com |
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