Atari and Epic Games' ``Unreal Tournament 2004'' Demo Becomes One of the Most Popular Game Downloads of All Time; Posts More Than 1.5 Million Downloads Worldwide in First Week.Business & Entertainment Editors LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 20, 2004 Surpasses Groundbreaking Download Rate of "Unreal Tournament  This article needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling.You can assist by [ editing it] now. 2003" Gamers worldwide have made the trial version of "Unreal(R) Tournament 2004" one of the most popular game demo A game demo is a freely distributed demonstration or preview of an upcoming or recently released computer or video game. Demos are typically released by the game's publisher to help consumers get a feel of the game before deciding whether to buy the full version. downloads of all time, with more than 1.5 million downloads in the first week of availability. The demo first hit the Internet on Wednesday, February 11, and was distributed on a worldwide scale. Fans can download the demo directly from www.unrealtournament.com or choose from a list of mirror servers found on the Web site. The full version of "Unreal Tournament 2004" is expected to be available at retail in March; pre-orders are now available at all major game sales outlets. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. statistics tracked by Web sites offering the demo, more than 1.5 million users accessed the "Unreal Tournament 2004" demo in the last week alone. Graphics card maker, NVIDIA(R), which hosts the demo on its own "nZone" gaming portal, reports that more than 140,000 gamers have downloaded the demo from their server. FilePlanet.com, one of the most popular online video game download destinations, reported more than 110,000 downloads, making the "Unreal Tournament 2004" download one of the fastest demo downloads to reach 100,000 in the site's history. On most gaming sites offering the download, the "Unreal Tournament 2004" demo is maintaining its position as the top download. "Fan reaction has been over-the-top, demonstrating that the 'Unreal Tournament' franchise is still the King of the Hill for online multiplayer games," said Peter Wyse, executive producer at Atari. "Epic's excellent work at reinventing its own masterpiece continues to impress gamers worldwide. The introduction of Onslaught mode, the reemergence of Assault mode and the all-new vehicles in 'Unreal Tournament 2004' have created exactly what action fans have been waiting for -- the definitive multiplayer experience on PC!" "Unreal Tournament 2004" is developed by Epic Games Epic Games, also known as Epic and formerly as Epic MegaGames, is a computer game development company based in Cary, North Carolina, United States. History Epic Games was initially founded under the name Potomac Computer Systems in conjunction with Digital Extremes. The "Unreal Tournament 2004" official demo includes five playable game modes, and offers fans their first taste of "Unreal Tournament 2004's" two new gameplay styles: the introduction of the hyper-charged Onslaught mode and the return of the fan-favorite Assault mode, which last appeared in the original "Unreal Tournament." The demo also features established game types like Deathmatch, Capture the Flag and Bombing Run Noun 1. bombing run - that part of the flight that begins with the approach to the target; includes target acquisition and ends with the release of the bombs bombing, bombardment - an attack by dropping bombs . "We are really proud and excited to see the fans of the 'Unreal' franchise embracing the all new gameplay elements in 'Unreal Tournament 2004' in such overwhelming numbers," said Tim Sweeney, founder of Epic Games. "As a company, we focused hard on making a game that was more than just an incremental improvement and could meet our standards for breaking new ground in terms of gameplay innovation and multiplayer competition. Clearly, as PC gamers everywhere have demonstrated, 'Unreal Tournament 2004' stands to redefine what it means to compete online." Some of the new features showcased in the "Unreal Tournament 2004" demo include: -- Onslaught Mode: Onslaught is an epic-in-scope team-based challenge that pits two teams in bitter warfare across massive terrain maps in a frag-filled battle to destroy, capture and hold key power nodes. Vehicles play a major role as war-hardened flying and driving machines transport combatants to the "front" and serve as mobile platforms to launch 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. attacks on the enemy. -- Assault Mode: In the completely redesigned Assault mode, gamers are challenged to complete a variety of mission objectives to attack or defend bases in a bigger and badder version of the "Unreal Tournament" classic; many Assault maps require the use of vehicles as a critical gameplay element. -- Vehicles: "Unreal Tournament 2004" features a variety of land-, space- and air-based vehicles, including buggies, tanks, hovercraft Hovercraft: see air-cushion vehicle. , aircraft and more. -- Voice Technology: Integrated voice communications, including voice-over-IP technology to allow real-time chat during gameplay; voice recognition, allowing players to issue orders to computer controlled bots bots maggots of flies which infest animals, especially horses and sheep. The term bot is also loosely used to include the invasive maggots such as those of Cuterebra and Wohlfahrtia spp. horse bots see gasterophilus. ; and, text-to-voice conversion of typed chat. "Unreal Tournament 2004" is expected to release in March, in both a standard and a "Special Edition" format. The game will feature more than 100 environments and 80 characters as well as all the action and excitement that made the original "Unreal Tournament" a smash hit. For more information, to download the demo or to find download mirror sites, please visit the official Web site at www.unrealtournament.com. About Epic Games Epic Games Inc., based in Raleigh, N.C., and established in 1991, is a developer of cutting-edge computer and video games This article is about the British magazine covering computer and video games. For the American magazine, see Computer Games Magazine. Computer And Video Games (CVG . The company is best known as the creator of hit PC 3D action games "Unreal" and "Unreal Tournament," both award-winning blockbuster hits having each sold more than 1 million copies. Games created with the "Unreal Tournament" Game Engine include: 2002 Console Game of the Year winner: "Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell This article is about the Splinter Cell video game series. For the first video game in the series, see Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell (video game). For the novel with the same name, see Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell (novel). "(TM) (on PC and console platforms) from Ubi Soft, PC Gamer's 2000 Game of the Year: "Deus Ex" from Ion Storm/Eidos, "America's Army: Operations," from the United States Army United States Army Major branch of the U.S. military forces, charged with preserving peace and security and defending the nation. The first regular U.S. fighting force, the Continental Army, was organized by the Continental Congress on June 14, 1775, to supplement local and "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" (PC) from Electronic Arts -- and many others. Prior to their 3D success, Epic Games was well known for the hit shareware games "Jill of the Jungle Jill of the Jungle is a trilogy of platformer computer games released in 1992 by Epic MegaGames. It was intended to rival computer games from other shareware companies such as id Software and Apogee Software, Ltd.. ," "Jazz Jackrabbit" and "Epic Pinball." Additional information can be obtained through Epic's Web site at www.epicgames.com. 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. Unreal is a registered trademark of Epic Games Inc. |
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