Accolade Ships Star Control 3.SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 24, 1996--Accolade, Inc., a leading publisher of interactive entertainment software, today announced it has begun shipping Star Control 3 for 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). computers. Anticipated to be one of this year's great science-fiction adventure games, Star Control 3 is the most recent in the series of celebrated Star Control products. "Star Control 3 continues Accolade's strong lineage of sequels and fulfills the high demand for the continuation of the Star Control series," said Jim Barnett, 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. of Accolade. "Star Control 3 takes Star Control to the next level with lifelike aliens, 3D starships and a giant universe." In this epic adventure, Star Control 3 tests players logic, diplomacy, and battle skills. Many of the mysteries introduced within previous Star Control games are revealed and new mysteries are introduced. As commander, the player's duty is to forge alliances and defend territories while moving to prevent a catastrophic future where the universe ceases to exist. Players explore new regions of space including the Kessari Quadrant, a huge sector of the Star Control universe. This quadrant contains over 1,000 planets and moons and over a dozen new races. Players manage resources, set up colonies and explore the vastness of the quadrant while fighting off enemy aliens. The classic Hyper Melee combat sequence returns with a new 3D view, beautifully rendered graphics and multiplayer capabilities. Players travel Star Control 3's immense universe with 24 different alien starships and defend themselves with 48 unique weapons while negotiating alliances with a host of bizarre aliens. Computer controlled alien animatronics an·i·ma·tron·ics n. (used with a sing. verb) The technology employing electronics to animate motorized puppets. [anima(tion) + (elec)tronics. and custom built science fiction sets were filmed and digitized to create realistic aliens and background scenes. Brilliantly rendered 3-D sequences are displayed with SVGA (Super VGA) A screen resolution of 800x600 pixels. Third-party vendors extended IBM's VGA display standard and were the first to use the term. SVGA has also referred to 1,024x768 resolutions. See PC display modes. graphics. Professional voice-overs also assist in bringing Star Control 3's characters to life. Developed by Legend Entertainment, Star Control 3 requires a 486/66 MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. IBM PC or compatible, 8 Mb RAM, 2X CD-ROM drive, and a VESA (Video Electronics Standards Association, Milpitas, CA, www.vesa.org) A membership organization founded in 1989 that sets interface standards for the PC, workstation and computing environments. Note the following VESA standards following this entry. compatible SVGA video card. It is Windows '95 and DOS compatible, and is available at an estimated street price of $49.95. Headquartered in San Jose, California San Jose (IPA: /ˌsænhoʊˈzeɪ/) is the third-largest city in California, and the tenth-largest in the United States. It is the county seat of Santa Clara County. , Accolade, Inc. publishes action, sports and strategy games for personal computers and next generation gaming systems, such as the Sony PlayStation game console and Sega Saturn. The company's products are distributed in North America by Warner/Elektra/Atlantic Corporation, a unit of Warner Music Group Warner Music Group (WMG) is one of the four major record labels. Warner Music Group also has a publishing arm, Warner/Chappell Music, which dates back to 1929, when Jack Warner, president of Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. . Leading titles from Accolade include Bubsy, HardBall, Jack Nicklaus, Deadlock, and Star Control. Accolade games are available from major software specialty stores, computer superstores or direct from Accolade by calling 800/245-7744. For more information about Accolade and its products, please see the World Wide Web at http://www.accolade.com. CONTACT: Accolade Inc., San Jose Erica Krishnamurthy, 408/985-1700, ext. 256 ericak@accolade.com |
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