Activision Value Makes a Break for Freedom with ``Alcatraz: Prison Escape''.Entertainment/Business Editors & High-Tech Writers MINNEAPOLIS--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Nov. 26, 2001 Activision Value Activision Value Publishing, Inc. is an American computer and video game company, a merger of Activision, Expert Software and Head Games Publishing. offers gamers the opportunity to fight for their freedom as a fugitive from justice An individual who, after having committed a criminal offense, leaves the jurisdiction of the court where such crime has taken place or hides within such jurisdiction to escape prosecution. with its latest PC title, "Alcatraz: Prison Escape." Sent to prison for a crime you didn't commit, you must now learn to think like a criminal and escape to prove your innocence. You'll be hiding in the shadows, avoiding detection and moving through tunnels to find the path that leads to FREEDOM! "Alcatraz: Prison Escape" is rated "T" (Teen -- content suitable for persons ages 13 and older) by the ESRB ESRB Entertainment Software Rating Board ESRB Estrogen Receptor Beta ESRB Explosive Safety Review Board , and is now currently available at retail stores nationwide for the suggested retail price of $29.99. "`Alcatraz: Prison Escape' is a first-person perspective action adventure that requires strategic thinking as well as delivering heart-pounding action," said Danny Hammett, president of Activision Value Publishing. "With the odds stacked against you, an honest man must overcome the dangerous challenge of escaping prison for a chance at freedom and avoiding the electric chair." Powered by the Lithtech engine, "Alcatraz: Prison Escape" lets players experience the suspense of a prison escape with the guards hot on their trail. Players negotiate through five highly deep-detailed 3D levels filled with puzzles and mazes as they make their way through the underbelly of the prison. On their quest to escape, players can interact with guards, negotiate with inmates and foil high-tech devices such as security cameras, motion sensors and laser tripwires Tripwires (previously The Enigma Project) are a four piece indie/rock alternative band from Reading, Berkshire, UK.[1] The band consists of Rhys Edwards, Ben White, Joe Stone and Sam Pilsbury, Joe Stone being the most recent addition, after the Welsh indie group . Single- and multiplayer game play for the hottest action available! Minimum system requirements for "Alcatraz: Prison Escape" include a Pentium 266Mhz or equivalent, 32MB RAM, 4MB of video RAM, a DirectX(R) 8 compatible Sound Card, 8X 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). , 400MB available hard disk space, 200MB swap space, Mouse and Keyboard and Windows 95/98/ME. With headquarters in Minneapolis, Activision Value Publishing Inc., a division of Activision Inc. (Nasdaq:ATVI ATVI Albuquerque Technical Vocational Institute ), is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Activision Publishing Inc. The company specializes in developing interactive entertainment software for PC markets worldwide. For more information about Activision Value Publishing, visit the company's Web site at www.activisionvalue.com. The statements contained in this release that are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements." The company cautions readers of this news release that a number of important factors could cause Activision's actual future results to differ materially from those expressed in any such forward-looking statements. These important factors, and other factors that could affect Activision, are described in Activision's Annual 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 year ended March 31, 2000, which was filed with the U.S. Securities and Excange Commission. Readers of this release are referred to such filings. |
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