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Aspyr Ships `Clive Barker's Undying' for the Macintosh.


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AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 11, 2002

Aspyr Media Aspyr Media, Inc. (IPA: /əsˈpaɪər/) is an Austin, Texas based company that specializes in porting Windows games to the Mac OS platform.  Inc., in a continuing partnership with Electronic Arts, a leading developer and publisher of interactive entertainment software, ships 'Clive Barker's Undying' for the Macintosh(R) today, with the conversion performed by Westlake Interactive. 'Clive Barker's Undying(tm)' is shipping built for Mac OS X.

"This game is sure to keep you glued to your monitor, with the lights on," says Jeff Baietto, VP of Strategic Sales for Aspyr. "EA and Clive Barker have put gamers into the middle of a nightmare."

'Clive Barker's Undying' is a nightmarish adventure with just the right mix of horror and imaginative gameplay
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. The year is 1923 and players are Patrick Galloway, a rugged adventurer and investigator of the supernatural. Galloway has been summoned by an old friend Jeremiah Covenant, to his family estate in Western Ireland. Nearly a quarter of a century earlier, he and his younger siblings siblings npl (formal) → frères et sœurs mpl (de mêmes parents)  had performed an ancient ritual at the Isle of Isle of  

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 the Standing Stones standing stones: see megalithic monuments. . As a result of an innocent incantation incantation, set formula, spoken or sung, for the purpose of working magic. An incantation is normally an invocation to beneficent supernatural spirits for aid, protection, or inspiration. It may also serve as a charm or spell to ward off the effects of evil spirits. , the Covenant siblings unleashed a horror beyond comprehension. Now on his deathbed, Jeremiah knows that Galloway is his last chance to contain the deadly curse and purge the evil from the Covenant Estate.

'Clive Barker's Undying' features stunning first-person, 3D action adventure, with five unnerving un·nerve  
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1. To deprive of fortitude, strength, or firmness of purpose.

2. To make nervous or upset.
 quests to unravel the curse. The game is filled with richly detailed environments, two-fisted combat (fire weapons with one hand while unleashing deadly spells with the other) and hell-raised enemies. Master your basic moves and learn your inventory, for upon entering the mansion there is no turning back. Live the horror or die trying.

"We are pleased to continue working with Aspyr and look forward to 'Undying' being a huge success on the Mac," says Linda Chaplin, Director of Strategic Sales for Electronic Arts.

'Clive Barker's Undying' for the Macintosh, is rated "M" (Mature) by the ESRB ESRB Entertainment Software Rating Board
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 and is available wherever great interactive entertainment software is sold, with a Suggested Retail Price of $39.95.

Based in Austin, Texas, Aspyr Media Inc. is a leading publisher of Macintosh interactive entertainment software, committed to offering high-quality

interactive entertainment products and service, with a smile, to Mac gamers worldwide. More information on Aspyr and their line of products can be found on the Internet at http://www.aspyr.com

Westlake Interactive is a leading developer of Macintosh games This alphabetical list of Macintosh games itemizes those computer and video games available for any version of Mac OS in native mode. Since the library of Mac OS programs is unmanageable, this list is confined to those programs for which a Wikipedia article exists. , specializing in conversion. Based in Austin, Texas, Westlake has converted some best selling and critically acclaimed titles and has more than 25 years of combined experience developing Macintosh games. More information on Westlake Interactive can be found at http://www.westlakeinteractive.com

Electronic Arts and Undying are trademarks or registered trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.

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