Activision and iEntertainment Network Sign Exclusive Game Distribution Deal.Business & Entertainment Editors/High-Tech Writers CARY, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 20, 2002 Dawn of Aces II(TM), Air Combat(TM), and Armored Assault(TM) to ship to retail stores in for the 2002 Christmas retail season iEntertainment Network iEntertainment Network (formerly known as iMagic Online) is an online gaming company which operates IamGame, Warbirds, Helbreath, and the The Legend of Mir 3. iEntertainment Network, Inc. (OTC OTC See: Over-the-counter. OTC See over-the-counter market (OTC). BB: IENT), award-winning developer of the popular Warbirds TotalSim series, announced today that it has signed an exclusive U.S. distribution agreement with Activision, a leading worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and leisure products, to ship three of IENT's newest air and land combat game titles to stores for the Christmas 2002 retail season. "Tapping into Activision's leading online and retail distribution channel positions our products to have the greatest impact in the highly competitive flight and combat simulation games marketplace," said Phil Hall Phil Hall may refer to:
Under the terms of the agreement, Activision Value Activision Value Publishing, Inc. is an American computer and video game company, a merger of Activision, Expert Software and Head Games Publishing. Publishing will serve as exclusive U.S. distributor for three new IENT combat titles - Dawn of Aces II, Air Combat, and Armored Assault. Based on the successful Warbirds development platform, these new titles feature rich graphics and terrains, exciting World War II Electronic Battlefield The Electronic Battlefield was a concept of synergizing popular series of computer simulation games with the effect of letting players of different games oppose each other in online play. , combined arms Combined arms is an approach to warfare which seeks to integrate different arms of a military to achieve mutually complementary effects. Though the lower-echelon units of a combined arms team may be of homogeneous types, a balanced mixture of such units are combined into an combat, and access to IENT's online arenas with the ability to support massive numbers of players and recreate most of the actual battles of World War II. All titles will be distributed with 1-2 months of free online play and feature over 45 unique airplanes, tanks, and ships, and many offline missions so players can practice their combat skills solo before coming online. "We enjoy collaborating with top development talent and are very selective in determining which developers and publishers will be a part of our third-party distribution program, seeking best-of-breed games with promising retail potential", said Don Borchers, Director of Merchandising, Activision Value Publishing. "Activision is looking forward to these releases building out our line-up of themed combat-oriented simulation game products". Activision Value Publishing plans to ship a number of these PC titles to major retail chains in over 100 US cities in 2003, and is expected to sell a significant number of the games via their online sales channels. About iEntertainment Network iEntertainment Network (OTC BB:IENT) (www.ient.com), founded in 1994, became publicly traded on the 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 exchange in 1998 and quickly emerged as a leading provider of online entertainment communities and publisher of core and co-branded gaming content. WarBirds, IEN's premiere massively multiplayer flight simulation software Simulation software is based on the process of imitating a real phenomenon with a set of mathematical formulas. It is, essentially, a program that allows the user to observe an operation through simulation without actually running the program. , has won numerous awards around the world for Best Online Simulation Game and attracts players from over 70 countries. A more complete description of WarBirds III and all IENT's Retail products can be found at http://www.ient.com/publishing.php. IENT's Internet online patent, Number: 6,042,477, Minimizing Latency Technology can be found at IENT's corporate website, http://www.IENT.com/. Forward Looking Statement for IENT: Statements in this news release pertaining per·tain intr.v. per·tained, per·tain·ing, per·tains 1. To have reference; relate: evidence that pertains to the accident. 2. to iEntertainment Network, Inc. are forward-looking statements. Actual results, performance or developments could differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. About Activision Value Publishing Headquartered in Minneapolis, MN, 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 the PC and all other console systems worldwide. For more information about Activision Value Publishing, visit the company's web site at www.activisionvalue.com or www.activision.com. The statements contained in this release that are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements." The Company cautions readers of this press 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 Form10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2002, which was filed with the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers of this press release are referred to such filings. |
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