Acclaim Entertainment Announces PlayStation Release Of Riven: The Sequel to Myst is First Ever Five-Disc Set.GLEN COVE Glen Cove, city (1990 pop. 24,149), Nassau co., SE N.Y., on the north shore of Long Island, at the entrance to Hempstead Harbor; settled 1668, inc. as a city 1918. , N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 18, 1997-- Massive Digital Adventure Offers Stunning Graphics Packed onto Five CDs Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :AKLM AKLM Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. (stock symbol) ), a worldwide interactive entertainment company, today announced that Riven rive v. rived, riv·en also rived, riv·ing, rives v.tr. 1. To rend or tear apart. 2. To break into pieces, as by a blow; cleave or split asunder. 3. (TM), the highly anticipated sequel to the best-selling software game Myst(TM), is under development for the PlayStation as a five-disc set. The PlayStation version of Riven: The Sequel to Myst will feature five discs to achieve an authentic and graphically breathtaking adaptation from PC to PlayStation. Riven for PlayStation is scheduled to be released by Acclaim in conjunction with the highly anticipated PC title this fall. "We produced Riven for PlayStation on five CDs to maintain the intense graphics and assure that each of the five worlds reflects the detail of the PC version," said Steven Lux, vice president of marketing at Acclaim. "The result is an immersive experience never before achieved on the PlayStation." Detailed Development Riven features a stimulating storyline with rich, graphically-detailed gameplay as well as compelling animation, audio and video sequences. The designers spent hundreds of hours studying the physical properties and the complex qualities of all materials in the game to create the most realistic representations, from the tiny veins in the leaves on the trees to the shimmering shim·mer intr.v. shim·mered, shim·mer·ing, shim·mers 1. To shine with a subdued flickering light. See Synonyms at flash. 2. water. Riven's fantastic island chain is beautifully revealed in the game's landscapes and objects, from wind-shifted topsoil blanketing a mountainside to the knotted woodgrain of a tabletop. In an effort to transcend the graphics as well as the popularity of the original Myst, which has sold more than 3 million units in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. (according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. PC Data, April 1997) the developers at Cyan Inc. have spent the last four years amassing superior resources to perfect the world of Riven. Led by game designers Rand and Robyn Miller Robyn Charles Miller (born August 6, 1966, in Dallas, Texas) co-founded Cyan Worlds (originally Cyan) with brother Rand Miller. After releasing a number of children's adventure "worlds", the brothers finally hit on a success with the computer game Myst , creators of the original Myst, the Riven development team is comprised of 30 artists and designers working on 13 SGI (SGI, Sunnyvale, CA, www.sgi.com) A manufacturer of workstations and servers, founded in 1982 by Jim Clark. The company was founded as Silicon Graphics, Inc., but changed to its acronym in 1999. workstations and four SGI servers. "It's amazing to compare the development team behind Riven to the team that created Myst. Looking back, we did an incredible job with just five people working on six computers in our garage," says Rand Miller, founder and president of Cyan, Inc. "With Riven we are capitalizing on state-of-the-art technology and a larger staff of expert designers to make it the most immersive game in town." Gameplay Riven for PlayStation carries on the tradition of Myst in its superlative graphic detail and captivating cap·ti·vate tr.v. cap·ti·vat·ed, cap·ti·vat·ing, cap·ti·vates 1. To attract and hold by charm, beauty, or excellence. See Synonyms at charm. 2. Archaic To capture. , all-encompassing aura, and takes that tradition several steps further. The game design offers photo realistic 3-D environments and intriguing puzzles that are more seamlessly integrated into a richer, deeper storyline for the player to unfold during the course of the journey. In addition, Riven is populated with unusual characters that show up in often unexpected circumstances and surroundings. Acclaim's Riven for PlayStation is being adapted by Sunsoft of America. Cyan, Inc. Background Information Cyan, Inc. creates worlds. Since 1987 they've created worlds. Now they have some of the most talented people and state-of-the-art equipment in the world. The worlds get better, but boy, do they need a vacation. Cyan's Web site is located at www.cyan.com. Sunsoft Background Information Sunsoft is a division of Sun Corporation of America, a worldwide publisher of software for Nintendo, Sega, Sony, PC and arcade games. Sunsoft is the original funder of the Myst project. Sunsoft's Web site is located at www.sunsoft-games.com. Acclaim Entertainment Background Information Based in Glen Cove, N.Y., Acclaim Entertainment, Inc., is a leading worldwide publisher of software for Nintendo, Sony, Sega and personal computer hardware systems. Acclaim also publishes comic books under a variety of imprints; develops coin-operated arcade games; operates motion capture studios; and, through A.D.I., globally sells and distributes products from a variety of entertainment software publishers including Interplay and others. Visit Acclaim's Web site, www.acclaimnation.com. CONTACT: Acclaim Entertainment, Glen Cove Kathryn Morris, 516/656-5000 kmorris@aklm.com or TSI TSI Total Solar Irradiance (sum solar light in energy per unit of time) TSI Trading Standards Institute (UK) TSI Transportation Safety Institute (US DOT) Communications, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Christine Hagin, 212/696-2000 chagin@tsipr.com |
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