Destroy the `Axis of Evil' in PC Game "REAL WAR: ROGUE STATES" Now Available At Retailers Nationwide.Entertainment & Gaming Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 3, 2002 "REAL WAR: ROGUE STATES" Features Co-Operative Multiplayer Gameplay and 14 New Missions Based on Today's War Against Terrorism Simon & Schuster Simon & Schuster U.S. publishing company. It was founded in 1924 by Richard L. Simon (1899–1960) and M. Lincoln Schuster (1897–1970), whose initial project, the original crossword-puzzle book, was a best-seller. Interactive announced today the next game in the best-selling "Real War" series titled "Real War" titled "Real War: Rogue States." (Windows(R) XP, 2000, ME, 98, 95, Rated "T" by the ESRB ESRB Entertainment Software Rating Board ESRB Estrogen Receptor Beta ESRB Explosive Safety Review Board ) has arrived at retailers nationwide. Featuring new missions and co-operative multiplayer battles, gamers will be able to do battle against terrorists around the world. About REAL WAR: ROGUE STATES REAL WAR: ROGUE STATES is the next game in the best-selling "Real War" series. In this modern military RTS (Request To Send) An RS-232 signal sent from the transmitting station to the receiving station requesting permission to transmit. Contrast with CTS. 1. (operating system) RTS - run-time system. 2. 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. has learned that the Independent Liberation Army (ILA ILA abbr. insulinlike activity ) is being backed by a rogue state. It was thought the ILA was destroyed, but this new sponsor has re-energized the ILA and equipped it with even more lethal technology. The gamer's task is to destroy this alliance and punish the offending country. Gameplay REAL WAR: ROGUE STATES offers 14 new single player missions, 20 new skirmish maps, and a host of new multiplayer options. Players have access to a new Artificial Intelligence (AI) system called "advanced orders." Players will be able to order individual units to perform very specific tasks such as destroying only anti-aircraft emplacements, or sabotaging specific types of buildings, or only destroying power depots. Units will carry out these specific tasks without further input from the player, until new orders are given. Players will also have the ability to give orders to units before they arrive on the battlefield. Thus, units will not stand idle at the base awaiting orders. These improvements will be extended in skirmish mode, where gamers can play scenarios which feature different rules of engagement. These include air-only maps, maps that include or exclude nuclear weapons and special forces such as terrorists, and maps which develop advanced tactics which can be used in multiplayer games. REAL WAR: ROGUE STATES also dramatically expands the multiplayer mode and will offer players the ability to team up and share control of the same force with one player controlling air units and the other player controlling ground forces. History of REAL WAR In 1997 Cornerstone Industry, Inc., a Virginia-based defense contractor Noun 1. defense contractor - a contractor concerned with the development and manufacture of systems of defense armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; for the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was asked to create a computer game to teach "joint doctrine Fundamental principles that guide the employment of US military forces in coordinated action toward a common objective. Joint doctrine contained in joint publications also includes terms, tactics, techniques, and procedures. It is authoritative but requires judgment in application. ." Joint doctrine is the military term for the guidance on how to coordinate war operations across all branches of the military (Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines). After two years of development, the game "Joint Force Employment" was released and is presently being used at military colleges such as U.S. Joint Forces Staff College, Joint Special Operations University The Joint Special Operations University is an institution under the authority of the United States Department of Defense, located at Hurlbut Field, Florida, USA.[1] Courses The courses the University offers include[2]: About The Developer REAL WAR: ROGUE STATES is being developed by Rival Interactive (www.rivalinteractive.com), a newly formed sister company to Cornerstone. One of Rival's primary focus has been developing state-of-the-art military games, and working with both commercial development teams and government contractors. Rival has formed a new breed of gaming company mixing the military's over 100 years of war-gaming experience with cutting edge gaming technology. Availability REAR WAR: ROGUE STATES is now available for the PC (Windows(R)XP/2000/ME/98/95) at software retailers nationwide. ESRB Rating REAL WAR: ROGUE STATES is rated "T" or "Teen" by the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB). More information on the ESRB and its rating system can be found at www.esrb.org. Web Site More information on REAL WAR can be found at: www.real-war.com. Simon & Schuster Interactive (www.ssinteractive.com) is the digital entertainment unit of Simon & Schuster, Inc. Based in 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 , S&SI publishes entertainment, education and reference titles for Microsoft Xbox(R), Nintendo GameCube(TM), Nintendo(R) Game Boy(R) Advance, Sony Playstation 2 (R), PC, Macintosh, and Pocket PC. Simon & Schuster, part of the entertainment operation of Viacom Inc., is a global leader in the field of general interest publishing, dedicated to providing the best in fiction and nonfiction for consumers of all ages, across all printed, electronic and multi-media formats. Its divisions include the Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group, Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, Simon & Schuster New Media, Simon & Schuster Online, Simon & Schuster U.K., and Simon & Schuster Australia. 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