8th Wonder Games Announces Partnership with SouthPeak Interactive for Drachen Zor.RALEIGH Raleigh (rôl`ē, räl`ē), city (1990 pop. 207,951), state capital, and seat of Wake co., central N.C.; the site was selected for the capital in 1788, and the city was laid out and inc. 1792. , N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 20, 1997--8th Wonder Games today announced that SouthPeak Interactive SouthPeak Interactive is a video game publisher publishing titles in Europe and North America. It has been publishing games since 1996 and has recently formed a relationship with the development studio, Artifcial Studios. will publish Drachen Zor(TM), a PC fighting title, to be released later this year. Drachen Zor is a fantasy action game that utilizes 8th Wonder's proprietary V-Engine(TM) and is scheduled for national distribution in October 1997. Drachen Zor will be available on 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). for the PC (Windows(R) 95) and supports multi-player gaming via the Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the , LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. and modem. "SouthPeak and 8th Wonder share a common goal - to offer the consumer totally immersive and compelling game play," said Clement Clement, in the Bible Clement, in Philippians, one of Paul's coworkers. He is traditionally identified with St. Clement of Rome, the likely author of a letter written from there to the Corinthian church in c.A.D. 96. du Toit, president of 8th Wonder Games. "Utilizing the V-Engine, Drachen Zor is an action game that will turn the gaming industry on its ear, and SouthPeak has the marketing expertise to command the attention of game distributors, retailers and gamers." "SouthPeak is a games developer first and foremost," explained Armistead Sapp, president of SouthPeak Interactive. "But 8th Wonder has created a stunning fantasy fighting title with a realism that other polygon-based game developers can only dream about in their sleep. And we definitely want to align align (  līn),v to move the teeth into their proper positions to conform to the line of occlusion. ourselves with companies that have great technology but need help getting it to gamers." 8th Wonder's V-Engine is the future of fast-action multi-player games, bringing high-quality three-dimensional graphics along with network and Internet play to the world of action games. Drachen Zor features more than 54,000 play options, high-resolution background detail with fluid characters, and user-defined camera control allowing a view of the battle from any angle. 8th Wonder is the trade name of Interactive Education, Inc., which was established in 1993. 8th Wonder develops and produces electronic entertainment products for the consumer market. The company's production team includes 18 professionals in creative design, program development, animation and production. Recognized in 1996 by Multimedia Producer magazine as one of the top 100 multimedia producers in the U.S., 8th Wonder's production team has developed a dozen CD-ROM titles and completed 32 other multimedia projects. Their work includes the final conversions of the Virtual Anatomy anatomy (ənăt`əmē), branch of biology concerned with the study of body structure of various organisms, including humans. Comparative anatomy is concerned with the structural differences of plant and animal forms. project, which was profiled in the December 1996 issue of Life magazine. More information available at: www.8wonder.com -0- Brand or product names are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective companies. CONTACT: 8th Wonder Games Chuck Rinker, 919/846-6269, crinker@ieidesign.com |
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