Atari Partners with Stormfront Studios to Develop ``Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone''.To download high-resolution, print-ready JPEG JPEG in full Joint Photographic Experts Group Standard computer file format for storing graphic images in a compressed form for general use. JPEG images are compressed using a mathematical algorithm. images, click on the thumbnail image above. WARNING: these images are very large (800K+) Click here for caption To download high-resolution, print-ready JPEG images, click on the thumbnail image above. WARNING: these images are very large (800K+) Click here for caption Business & Entertainment Editors MULTIMEDIA AVAILABLE: http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/mmg.cgi?eid=4596948 LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 18, 2004 Creators of "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" to Bring Popular "Dungeons Dungeons may refer to:
Atari and Stormfront Studios Stormfront Studios is a video game developer based in San Rafael, California, and has one of the longest creative histories in the industry. The company has approximately 50 developers working on two teams, and owns all its proprietary engines, tools and technology. , under license from Hasbro, Inc., have announced plans to develop "Forgotten Realms The Forgotten Realms is a campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) fantasy role-playing game, created by Canadian author and game designer Ed Greenwood. (R): Demon Stone(TM)," an action adventure game set in the popular "Dungeons & Dragons(R)" world created by Wizards of the Coast Wizards of the Coast (often referred to as WotC or simply Wizards) is an American publisher of games, primarily based on fantasy and science fiction themes. Originally a basement-run role-playing game publisher, they popularized the collectible card game genre with in . "Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone" will place players in the middle of a heated battle between two demonic armies set to overrun the world of Faerun. The intense story setting in "Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone" will highlight the game's use of an enhanced version of Stormfront's powerful game engine, allowing for greatly improved graphics, faster gameplay and even more intelligent enemies. Scheduled for release in the fall of 2004, "Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone" will push action adventure on the PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system to an entirely new level. "Stormfront Studios has proven itself to be one of the preeminent console developers with its work on `The Lord of the Rings(TM): The Two Towers(TM)'. In our search for a development partner that could bring an intense, action-oriented and cinematic "D&D(R)" experience to the PlayStation 2 there was no equal," said John Hight hight adj. Archaic Named or called. [Middle English, past participle of highten, hihten, to call, be called, from hehte, hight, past tense of hoten , executive producer, Atari's Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. studio. "`Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone' will raise the bar several notches with new engine technologies allowing for greatly enhanced gameplay. The next-gen engine will also allow gamers to play multiple characters with varying abilities throughout each encounter, as well as the ability to switch characters on the fly -- a first for an action game of this nature." In "Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone," the player directs a party of three characters -- Fighter, Sorcerer (tool) SORCERER - A simple tree parser generator by Terence Parr <parrt@s1.arc.umn.edu>. SORCERER is suitable for translation problems lying between those solved by code generator generators and by full source-to-source translator generators. and Rogue. The player controls one party member at a time -- switching between them on the fly -- while the other party members are controlled by the engine's sophisticated artificial intelligence. For example, when the player controls the Fighter, the Sorcerer and Rogue will continue to engage in combat, cast spells and assist the player in defeating all challengers. In many situations, the characters will be able to divide and conquer difficult objectives -- while the Fighter holds back a horde of Yuan-Ti snakemen with brute force, the Sorcerer supports him with devastating dev·as·tate tr.v. dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing, dev·as·tates 1. To lay waste; destroy. 2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark. ranged magic while the rogue sneaks above and behind them for a coup de grace coup de grâce n. pl. coups de grâce 1. A deathblow delivered to end the misery of a mortally wounded victim. 2. A finishing stroke or decisive event. . The player participates seamlessly in each critical moment as they are cinematically switched from one perspective to another. This real-time, on-the-fly character switching design allows "Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone" to challenge players with innovative and compelling encounters. In true "D&D" fashion, each of the characters excels at a certain type of gameplay. The Fighter thrives in melee combat, the Sorcerer is excellent at ranged and magical combat and the Rogue excels at jumping, sneaking and disarming traps. Players will be continually tasked with choosing the best character for each challenge as well as using each character's gameplay specialty to maximum effect. "Console action game fans will be blown away by the depth and beauty of `Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone'," said Don Daglow, president of Stormfront Studios. "The technology improvements, the fantastic gaming universe of "D&D"'s "Forgotten Realms," and the wide variety of exciting cinematic gameplay all add up to one thing -- a fun and compelling action-adventure." "Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone" will utilize an extensive fighting system which is both easy to learn and visually stunning. Characters will perform amazing attacks and feats at the simple touch of a button, but the system has sophisticated features for advanced players who want to tailor their attacks to maximize their damage in specific situations. Unique special attacks, combinations, linked combos, super attacks and even group super attacks allow advanced players to excel against their most fearsome foes. In addition, "Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone" will allow players to upgrade their characters with a branching path of new feats and combos as they gain experience and levels. Each character will feature a number of unique abilities, such as the Fighter's combat skills and strength, the Rogue's stealth and lock-picking abilities and the Sorcerer's plethora of new spells. For example, when upgrading the Fighter, the player might have the choice of upgrading his Strength, his Melee Skill or his Hand-to-Hand skill. Within those choices, there will be other dependencies, such as the requirement to earn Power Attack before Cleave cleat, cleave claw of any cloven-footed animal. can be acquired. "Demon Stone"'s intense, cinematic action is set entirely within the visually stunning "Forgotten Realms" fantasy world. Familiar characters, such as the famous drow Drizzt Do'Urden(TM) and the legendary mage mage n. A magician or sorcerer. [From Middle English mages, magicians, variant of magi; see magus.] Khelban "Blackstaff" Arunsun; terrifying ter·ri·fy tr.v. ter·ri·fied, ter·ri·fy·ing, ter·ri·fies 1. To fill with terror; make deeply afraid. See Synonyms at frighten. 2. To menace or threaten; intimidate. monsters, including Dragons, Orcs, Slaadi, Yuan-Ti and Trolls; as well as geographical locations straight from the popular "D&D" campaign setting, will make appearances and serve as backdrops throughout the game. The story of "Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone" revolves around the adventuring party's unwitting intrusion into an age-old conflict between two warring demonic armies; one led by a Githyanki Princess and, the other, a Slaad Lord. After inadvertently releasing both demons Demons See also devil; evil; ghosts; hell; spirits and spiritualism. ademonist one who denies the existence of the devil or demons. bogyism, bogeyism recognition of the existence of demons and goblins. back upon the world after eons of imprisonment Imprisonment See also Isolation. Alcatraz Island former federal maximum security penitentiary, near San Francisco; “escapeproof.” [Am. Hist.: Flexner, 218] Altmark, the German prison ship in World War II. [Br. Hist. , it becomes the adventurer's quest to right their wrong and restore order to the world of Faerun. "Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone" is scheduled for release in the fall of 2004. About Stormfront Studios Stormfront Studios develops top quality, award-winning entertainment products for PlayStation 2, Xbox, PC and interactive TV, producing both AAA-quality originals and high-profile licensed titles for clients, including Atari, Electronic Arts, Microsoft, Sony and AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. . The company's most recent hit is "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" (PlayStation 2 & Xbox, developed for EA, based on the Peter Jackson Film from New Line Cinema), which has sold over 3.5 million copies worldwide. Founded in 1988, Stormfront has been named to the Inc. 500 list of entrepreneurial companies three times, and the company owns all of the engines and technology in its games. The company is based in San Rafael, Calif., and is privately held. For more information, visit www.stormfront.com. About Wizards of the Coast Wizards of the Coast, Inc., a subsidiary of Hasbro, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :HAS), is a worldwide leader in the trading card game and tabletop roleplaying game categories, and a leading developer and publisher of game-based entertainment products. The company holds an exclusive patent on trading card games and their method of play (TCGs) and produces one of the world's best-selling TCGs, "Magic: The Gathering(R)", as well as the celebrated "Dungeons & Dragons(R)" roleplaying game. Publisher of adventure games, family card and board games, and electronic media products, Wizards of the Coast is also one of the world's premier book publishers of fantasy series fiction whose novels have made numerous appearances on The New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Times best-seller list and have sold millions of copies worldwide. For more information, visit the Wizards of the Coast website at wizards.com. About Hasbro, Inc. Hasbro (NYSE:HAS) is a worldwide leader in children's and family leisure time entertainment products and services, including the design, manufacture and marketing of games and toys ranging from traditional to high-tech. Both internationally and in the U.S., its PLAYSKOOL, TONKA, MILTON BRADLEY, PARKER BROTHERS, TIGER and WIZARDS OF THE COAST brands and products provide the highest quality and most recognizable play experiences in the world. 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(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(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. Forgotten Realms, Demon Stone, Dungeons & Dragons, Drizzt Do'Urden and Magic the Gathering are trademarks of Wizards of the Coast in the U.S. and other countries. MULTIMEDIA AVAILABLE: http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/mmg.cgi?eid=4596948 |
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