Atari, DreamWorks and Intel Bring Movie-Based Gaming Experience to the Powerful Home PC.Entertainment Editors/Business Editors/High-Tech Writers E3Expo 2003 Atari suite, Petree Hall #4003 BEVERLY, Mass., GLENDALE, Calif. & SANTA CLARA Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 12, 2003-- "Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas" PC Game to be Based on Major Motion Picture Atari, Inc., DreamWorks and Intel Corporation (company) Intel Corporation - A US microelectronics manufacturer. They produced the Intel 4004, Intel 8080, Intel 8086, Intel 80186, Intel 80286, Intel 80386, Intel 486 and Pentium microprocessor families as well as many other integrated circuits and personal computer networking announced today that they have formed a unique collaboration to develop and co-market a groundbreaking interactive game that will marry epic animated adventure with the latest innovation in PC technology. "Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas" is an interactive action game based on the upcoming DreamWorks animated action adventure film of the same name, opening in theaters nationwide on July 2. Unlike most previous PC games based on movies, the "Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas" game is being created in collaboration with one of the film's directors, Patrick Gilmore. Gilmore is making his directorial debut on "Sinbad" after a ten-year career developing and producing video games See video game console. . "Diving back into a game production after more than three years, it's amazing to me how much the technology has kept up. It is exciting to work with two companies that are at the forefront of advancing technology and are capable of meeting the major challenges of bringing our film to life for gamers," said Gilmore, director of the motion picture "Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas." The game is being developed to take full advantage of the Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 processor with Hyper-Threading (HT) Technology. Intel's HT Technology allows the PC's processor to perform multiple complex tasks at the same time with greater responsiveness. Consumers that play the game on a PC enabled with HT Technology will experience higher quality character models, more detailed animation and more dynamic game environments that uniquely capture the beauty and adventure of the film. As an example, HT Technology will immerse players deeper into the world of Sinbad by letting them see things such as the wind filling the sails of Sinbad's ship and the shape of the deep sea waves as he embarks on his adventure. "Intel's goal is to bring the most exciting content to the PC," said Ann Lewnes, vice president, Sales and Marketing Group, and director, Intel Inside(R) Program and Co-Marketing, Intel. "Our innovative technology is enabling the creative community and software developers to advance the quality of content and bring consumers a new 'wow' experience on their powerful home PC." The "Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas" PC game brings the movie's 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. action home by letting players become Sinbad as he joins his heroic companions on an epic adventure that will take them to the ends of the earth To the Ends of the Earth is a trilogy of novels by William Golding, consisting of Rites of Passage (1980), Close Quarters (1987), and Fire Down Below (1989). . Players feel as though they are in the movie through exciting gameplay and state-of-the-art visuals made possible by Intel(R)'s Pentium(R) 4 processor with HT Technology. "Unique relationships such as this provide us with new ways to enhance the game-playing experience," said Bruno Bonnell Bruno Bonnell is one of the founders of Infogrames Entertainment SA. A qualified chemical engineer, Bonnell received a degree in economics at the Université Paris IX. He began his long career on the Thomson TO7, one of the earliest French-produced home computers, before founding , chairman and 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 Atari, Inc. "By forging a bond with two powerful companies in different industries, we are bringing innovation to this project on both the business and creative levels, testing yet another new model for game development. We are delighted to be working on 'Sinbad' with DreamWorks and Intel and are delighted that they sought our involvement and leadership on this project." The game will be released in the U.S. in October prior to the DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. and VHS (Video Home System) A half-inch, analog videocassette recorder (VCR) format introduced by JVC in 1976 to compete with Sony's Betamax, introduced a year earlier. launch of "Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas," allowing both the game and video to maximize media exposure and cross promotional and marketing opportunities. The worldwide game release will follow later in the year. About the Movie Brad Pitt, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Michelle Pfeiffer and Joseph Fiennes lend their voices to the animated adventure "Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas." Pitt is the voice of Sinbad, the most daring and notorious rogue ever to sail the seven seas. Zeta-Jones voices the beautiful Marina, who joins Sinbad on his greatest adventure. Together, they must battle Eris (Michelle Pfeiffer), the powerful goddess of Chaos, to save the fabled Book of Peace and the life of Sinbad's best friend--and most dangerous rival--Proteus (Joseph Fiennes). About DreamWorks DreamWorks SKG SKG Stichting Kwaliteit Gevelbouw (Dutch) SKG Spielberg, Katzenberg,and Geffen (DreamWorks Studios) SKG Thessaloniki, Greece - Thessaloniki (Airport Code) SKG Smith and Kraus Global was formed in October, 1994, by its three principal partners--Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Geffen--to produce live-action motion pictures; animated feature films; network and cable television programming; home video entertainment; records; books; toys; and consumer products. About Atari New York-based Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq:ATAR) develops interactive games for all platforms and is one of the largest third-party publishers of interactive entertainment software in the U.S. The Company's 1,000+ titles include hard-core, genre-defining games such as Driver(TM), Enter the Matrix(TM), Neverwinter Nights This article is about the 2002 computer role-playing game. For the AOL MMORPG, see Neverwinter Nights (AOL game). Neverwinter Nights (NWN), produced by BioWare and published by Infogrames (now Atari), is a third-person perspective computer role-playing (TM), Stuntman stunt·man n. A man who substitutes for a performer in scenes requiring physical daring or involving physical risk. stuntman n → especialista m stuntman (TM), Test Drive(R), Unreal(R) Tournament 2003, and Unreal(R) Championship; and mass-market and children's games such as Backyard Sports(TM), Nickelodeon's Blue's Clues Blue's Clues is a children's show about a dog named Blue. It features live action one on one on paper-cutout animation. The series follows a dog named Blue through her everyday life, providing small children with fun and education. The show airs on both Nick Jr. and Noggin. (TM) and Dora the Explorer Dora the Explorer is an animated television series that is carried on the Nickelodeon cable television network. A pilot episode for the series aired in 1999, and Dora the Explorer became a regular series in 2000. (TM), Civilization(R), Dragon Ball Z “DBZ” redirects here. For the meteorological term, see dBZ (meteorology). Dragon Ball Z (ドラゴンボールZ (R) and RollerCoaster Tycoon(R). Atari, Inc. is a majority-owned subsidiary majority-owned subsidiary A firm in which more than 50% of outstanding voting stock is owned by the parent company. of France-based Infogrames Entertainment SA (Euronext 5257), the largest interactive games publisher in Europe. For more information, visit www.atari.com. About Intel Corporation Intel, the world's largest chip maker, is also a leading manufacturer of computer, networking and communications products. Additional information about Intel is available at www.intel.com/pressroom. Editors note about E3: A demo of the "Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas" game will be shown to media for the first time during the Electronic Entertainment Expo May 14-16, 2003. Please visit the Atari suite, Petree Hall #4003, during the show to set up an appointment to view the game. Other marks and brands may be claimed as the property of others. Intel and Pentium are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in 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. and other countries. * Hyper-Threading Technology requires a computer system with an Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 processor supporting HT Technology and a Hyper-Threading Technology enabled chipset, BIOS and operating system. Performance will vary depending on the specific hardware and software you use. See http://www.intel.com/info/hyperthreading/ for more information including details on which processors support HT Technology. ** Look for systems with the Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 Processor with Hyper-Threading Technology logo which your system vendor has verified utilize Hyper-Threading Technology. Performance will vary depending on the specific hardware and software you use. See http://www.intel.com/info/hyperthreading/ for information. |
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