Eidos Interactive Ships Terracide; A Graphically Enhanced 3D Shooter with Landmark Support for 3D Accelerator Cards; Features Cinema-Style Special Effects and Frantic 3D Combat Action.SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 27, 1997--Eidos Interactive, a worldwide developer and publisher of interactive entertainment products, today announced the shipment of its multi-player 3D shooter, Terracide. This atmospheric true 3D action-adventure encompasses exploration, frantic combat, elements of puzzle-solving, and landmark support for all major 3D accelerator cards. The action in Terracide can be viewed from a first person perspective, 3D cockpit view or from third person cameras as you become Earth's only hope against mutated ex-humans who have returned in their gigantic dropships to destroy their former home. While flying in a single vessel small enough to penetrate their defenses, you will explore 20 levels spread over seven enormous ships, which include a vast array of environments to fly in, from tiny air vents and water-filled tunnels to cavernous hangers. The 20 lethal weapons at your disposal will provide you with the firepower you need to infiltrate and eventually destroy the enemy. Terracide is a technological feast when played with 3D accelerator cards. Features such as smooth, bi-linear filtering See bilinear interpolation. effects, translucency, real-time lighting effects, and distance fogging aided in the title winning 3Dfx's "Best Use of 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. " at the Computer Game Developer's Conference in April 1997. For example, as you shoot one of your flares down a dark corridor, the real-time dynamic lighting effects cause the walls to illuminate, in turn exposing a hiding mutant ready to ambush you. "One of the most impressive aspects of the game is the cinematic-style lighting and other the 3D cards provide," said Mike McGarvey, 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 Eidos Interactive Eidos Interactive is a publisher of video and computer games with its parent company based in England. It is now part of the Eidos Group of Companies and is a subsidiary of SCi Entertainment Group PLC that is publicly-traded on the London Stock Exchange. . "Terracide is the only game out this year designed for all major 3D cards for PCs. All combined, the special effects in the game are incredible." Gamers can also test their wits in the engrossing engrossing, in English law, practice of acquiring a monopoly of goods in order to sell them at an inflated price. The offense was ordinarily limited to monopolies of foods. Related practices were forestalling, i.e. 16-player deathmatch arenas, where deviously enhanced weaponry, gravity, and teleports become available for outfoxing human opposition. Gamers battle in teams or run a "Capture the Flag" game where co-operative tactics are paramount. Terracide can be played over a Local Area Network (LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. ), the Internet through a TCP/IP TCP/IP in full Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol Standard Internet communications protocols that allow digital computers to communicate over long distances. connection, and will be available on Mplayer at http://www.mplayer.com this Fall. Eidos Interactive develops and publishes interactive entertainment products for the PC, Sony PlayStation, Sega Saturn, Macintosh and Internet. Eidos Interactive is part of Eidos plc (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :EIDSY), which includes Eidos Technologies, a software-based video compression and decompression company, Glassworks glass·work n. 1. a. The manufacture of glassware or glass. b. The cutting and fitting of glass panes; glaziery. 2. See glassware. 3. glassworks (used with a sing. , a state-of-the-art post-production facility specializing in digital effects and video editing for the television and advertising industries, Eidoscope, an interactive marketing and web design firm, and an independent record label called Naked Records. For more information Eidos Interactive's products go to http://www.eidosinteractive.com . CONTACT: Eidos Interactive Gary Keith, 415/547-1200 gkeith@eidos.com |
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