Electronic Arts Announces Clive Barker's: Undying for the PC.

Entertainment Editors/Video Game Writers

E3Expo 2000

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--May 11, 2000

Enter a world of arcane magic, supernatural abominations, and ancient horror with Clive Barker's: Undying(TM) for the PC from Electronic Arts and DreamWorks Interactive. The game marks the first interactive entertainment project from the famed British author, illustrator, director and playwright and will be unveiled today at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles.

Set in Ireland of the 1920's, players take on the role of Magnus, who has been summoned to an ancestral estate by its lone descendent, Jeremiah. Death has claimed Jeremiah's four siblings, all of whom have been reanimated and now intend to slay their living brother, the last of the family. To save his friend and unravel the horror that has befallen Jeremiah and his family, players must embark on five perilous quests. The quests will take players to 10 areas of the game including the ancestral estate, a destroyed monastery, the Eternal Autumn and the cursed city of Oneiros. Players will have to defeat each of the evil siblings in his or her individually corrupted and demonic environments in order to grasp the greater scope of the horror of Clive Barker's: Undying.

Along the way players will also encounter more than 20 enemy creatures, but will be able to avail themselves of 16 spells (eight defensive and eight either miscellaneous or offensive), including the destructive Skull Storm and reality-bending Mindshatter. In addition, there will be eight weapons for players to use in the game including dynamite, a shotgun, Tibetan War Cannon and The Scythe of Brennus. The game will also feature a special spell called Scrye that will allow players to see or hear clues and back story that are not apparent to the naked eye.

Critically acclaimed as one of the best storytellers of our time, Barker's imagination often yields tales that embrace horrific themes. Barker has published eight novels; his ninth, Coldheart Canyon, a ghost story about Hollywood, is due out this fall. Barker also recently announced a deal granting Disney all movie and ancillary rights to four upcoming fantasy novels collectively entitled The Abarat Quartet. Barker has also served as screenwriter, director, executive producer and/or actor on 15 motion pictures including the Academy-Award-winning "Gods and Monsters," and the seminal "Hellraiser," which he directed and adapted from his own story "The Hellbound Heart."

DreamWorks Interactive(TM)is developing Clive Barker's: Undying. Electronic Arts will publish and distribute the game worldwide for the PC in late 2000.

Electronic Arts (Nasdaq:ERTS), headquartered in Redwood City, California, is the world's leading interactive entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, Electronic Arts posted revenues of more than $1.4 billion for fiscal 2000. The company develops, publishes and distributes software worldwide for personal computers and video game systems. Electronic Arts markets its products under eight brand names: Electronic Arts(TM), EA SPORTS(TM), Maxis(TM), ORIGIN(TM), Bullfrog(TM) Productions, Westwood Studios(TM), Gonzo Games(TM) and Jane's(R) Combat Simulations. More information about EA's products and full text of press releases can be found on the Internet at http://www.ea.com.

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