Blizzard Entertainment Presents ``StarCraft: Ghost At E3''.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers E3Expo 2003 LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 14, 2003 Journalists from all over the world were invited today to take a closer look at "StarCraft: Ghost(TM)," Blizzard Entertainment Blizzard Entertainment, a division of Vivendi Games, is an American computer game developer and publisher headquartered in Irvine, California. History Blizzard Entertainment was founded by Michael Morhaime, Allen Adham and Frank Pearce as Silicon & Synapse (R)'s upcoming tactical-action console game
A console game is a form of interactive multimedia used for entertainment. set in the epic "StarCraft(R)" universe. Announced at the Tokyo Game Show The Tokyo Game Show (東京ゲームショウ late last year, "StarCraft: Ghost's" appearance at this year's E3 marks the first time that most of the show's attendees will be seeing the game live. In "StarCraft: Ghost," players take the role of Nova, a lethal Ghost operative trained in the arts of espionage and tactical combat. Twenty years TWENTY YEARS. The lapse of twenty years raises a presumption of certain facts, and after such a time, the party against whom the presumption has been raised, will be required to prove a negative to establish his rights. 2. of ruthless physical conditioning and techno-psychological instruction have transformed Nova into a being of 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. potential. As she progresses through a series of story-driven missions, Nova is required to engage in a number of dangerous infiltration operations and deadly planetary battles. To complete Nova's mission objectives, players must execute intelligent tactical decisions while mastering an advanced arsenal of sophisticated weaponry and Nova's own psionic abilities. "We look forward to bringing the 'StarCraft' universe to a new group of gamers," stated Mike Morhaime, president and co-founder of Blizzard Entertainment. "Our goal is to expand on the gritty sci-fi story line that helped make 'StarCraft' a success, while taking advantage of everything that the current console systems have to offer." In addition to utilizing Nova's special abilities to carry out covert operations, players can call in offsite support ranging from comsat sensor sweeps to all-out tactical nuclear strikes. As they advance through the game, players will have the ability to operate a number of vehicles, unique to the "StarCraft" universe, including Vulture vulture, common name for large birds of prey of temperate and tropical regions. The Old World vultures (family Accipitridae) are allied to hawks and eagles; the more ancient American vultures and condors are of a different family (Cathartidae) with distant links to hovercycles and Arclite siege tanks. Also, to aid them in combat, players can go into a zoomed-in sniper mode from anywhere in any level, using Nova's modified C-20A canister rifle. "StarCraft: Ghost" features highly stylized styl·ize tr.v. styl·ized, styl·iz·ing, styl·iz·es 1. To restrict or make conform to a particular style. 2. To represent conventionally; conventionalize. character models, over-the-top special effects special effects, in motion pictures, cinematographic techniques that create illusions in the audience's minds as well as the illusions created using these techniques. , and immersive 3D environments that reward creative exploration. The game's deeply evolving story line takes full advantage of Blizzard's "StarCraft" universe, so Nova will encounter locations and enemies both new and familiar -- many of which will be seen in full scale for the first time. Since its debut in 1998, the #1-selling "StarCraft" series(a) has won industry acclaim and has shattered sales records worldwide with more than six million copies sold(b). Blizzard continued the series with the critically acclaimed "StarCraft: Brood War(TM)," which won multiple Expansion Pack of the Year awards and is still considered by many critics to be one of the best add-on products to date. Best known for blockbuster hits including the "Warcraft(R)," "StarCraft," and "Diablo(R)" series, Blizzard Entertainment (www.blizzard.com), a division of Vivendi Universal Games, is a premier developer and publisher of entertainment software renowned for creating many of the industry's most critically acclaimed games. Blizzard's track record includes seven #1-selling games and multiple Game of the Year awards. The company's free Internet gaming service Battle.net(R) reigns as the largest in the world, with millions of active users. (a) NPD NPD New Product Development NPD Nouveau Parti Démocratique (Canada) NPD Narcissistic Personality Disorder NPD Norwegian Petroleum Directorate NPD Nationaldemokratische Partei Deutschlands Intellect/PC Data games category monthly sales April-September 1998. (b) Based on EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) The electronic communication of business transactions, such as orders, confirmations and invoices, between organizations. Third parties provide EDI services that enable organizations with different equipment to connect. sell-through, internal company estimates, and reports from key retail accounts around the world. |
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