Activision Features QSound's Leading Audio Technology In Its New Windows 95 Titles.CALGARY, Alberta and LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 20, 1995-- SPYCRAFT: THE GREAT GAME, ZORK NEMESIS, MUPPET TREASURE ISLAND WILL UTILIZE INNOVATIVE 3D SOUND PROCESS QSOUND LABS, INC inc - /ink/ increment, i.e. increase by one. Especially used by assembly programmers, as many assembly languages have an "inc" mnemonic. Antonym: dec. ., and ACTIVISION, INC. are pleased to announce that Activision will incorporate the enhanced, multidimensional audio process QSound (TM) in three new Windows (R) 95 titles SPYCRAFT: THE GREAT GAME, ZORK NEMESIS, AND MUPPET TREASURE ISLAND. Slated to ship in early 1996, the games will showcase the interactive, lifelike effects of the unique sound technology. Specializing in sound localization and enhancement, QSound Virtual Audio is a multidimensional sound placement technology which provides an expanded soundfield that requires only traditional playback systems for reproduction. QSound enables the user to localize sound in virtual space without reference to the playback speakers thus fully enveloping en·vel·op tr.v. en·vel·oped, en·vel·op·ing, en·vel·ops 1. To enclose or encase completely with or as if with a covering: "Accompanying the darkness, a stillness envelops the city" the user in a virtual 3D sound experience. "QSound enables us to create an audio experience that surrounds players, generating an immersive gaming environment," said Bobby Kotick, 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. and Chairman, Activision. "This unique technology adds depth and realism to our upcoming Hollywood-style titles by catapulting players into an intensely authentic level of gameplay." "We are very pleased that Activision has again demonstrated its industry leadership by being the first to adopt our Windows (R) 95 audio technology to add an extra dimension of interactivity into their new titles," said David Gallagher, President of QSound Labs. ACTIVISION SHOWCASES QSOUND Synopses of the titles featuring QSound Follow: SPYCRAFT: THE GREAT GAME Combining the action and complexity of a Tom Clancy novel, Spycraft: The Great Game teams former adversaries William Colby, ex-CIA director, and Oleg Kalugin, former KGB KGB: see secret police. KGB Russian Komitet Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnosti (“Committee for State Security”) Soviet agency responsible for intelligence, counterintelligence, and internal security. Major General as consultants and actors. As a CIA CIA: see Central Intelligence Agency. (1) (Confidentiality Integrity Authentication) The three important concerns with regards to information security. Encryption is used to provide confidentiality (privacy, secrecy). operative, the player is thrust into the dangerous world of international intrigue and must make significant moral choices where the lines between right and wrong, friend and foe Friend and Foe is the third release from the Portland, Oregon-based band Menomena. It was released January 23, 2007 by Barsuk Records. The cover art is designed by Craig Thompson, writer and illustrator of the award-winning graphic novel Blankets. blur. MUPPET TREASURE ISLAND Kermit the Frog Kermit the Frog is a Muppet who was first introduced in 1955 and is one of puppeteer Jim Henson's most famous and beloved creations. Kermit was performed by Henson until his death in 1990. Since then, he has been performed by Steve Whitmire. and Miss Piggy join actor Tom Curry and a host of other Muppet characters in the star-studded, multi-million dollar, swashbuckling swash·buck·le intr.v. swash·buck·led, swash·buck·ling, swash·buck·les To act as a swashbuckler, as in a movie or play. [Back-formation from swashbuckler. adventure game, Muppet Treasure Island. The 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). is based on a feature film of the same name, which is being produced by Jim Henson Productions and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. ZORK NEMESIS Building on the enormous success of test adventure games, Zork Nemesis is expected to build on the immensely popular, blockbuster release Return to Zork Return to Zork is a 1993 adventure game in the Zork series for the PC and Apple Macintosh. It was developed by Activision and was the final Zork game to be published under the Infocom label. , which shipped approximately one million units. In this new adventure, players become the unfortunate pawn of the evil Nemesis and must uncover the mystery of the Forbidden Land's curse to free themselves. Activision, Inc. is a publicly held developer and publisher of interactive entertainment software for Microsoft (R) Windows and DOS-compatible, Macintosh and other computers, as well as Nintendo, Sega, 3DO, and Sony PlayStation game systems. Headquartered in Los Angeles with offices in London, Tokyo and Sydney, the company sells and markets products under the Activision and Infocom trade names. QSound Labs, Inc. is a leading-edge audio technology company specializing in virtual sound localization and enhancement. It is currently marketing its technology to the PC/multimedia and home entertainment and consumer electronics industries while developing superior 3D enhancements for future generations of audio products. The technology has been used by major recording artists, Sting, Madonna, Pink Floyd and Roger Waters and has been licensed by PC/multimedia, home entertainment and video arcade leaders Acer, Atari, Capcom, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , Intel, Mitsumi, and Sega. Activision and Zork are registered trademarks of Activision, Inc. Spycraft: The Great Game and Zork Nemesis are trademarks of Activision, Inc. (c) 1995 Activision, Inc. all rights reserves. QSound is a trademark of QSound Labs, Inc. Microsoft, Windows and MS-DOS MS-DOS in full Microsoft Disk Operating System Operating system for personal computers. MS-DOS was based on DOS, developed in 1980 by Seattle Computer Products. Microsoft Corp. bought the rights to DOS in 1981, and released MS-DOS with IBM's PC that year. are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corp. in the United States and/or other countries. Muppets and Muppet Treasure Island are trademarks of Jim Henson Productions Inc. CONTACT: Christine Anderson QSOUND LABS, INC. 403/291-2492 or Maryanne Lataif Director, Corporate Communications ACTIVISION, INC. 310/473-9200 (Extension 2704) or Kerstine Johnson Manager, Corporate Communications ACTIVISION, INC. 310/473-9200 (Extension 2508) |
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