From Pac-Man to Tonka Space Station, Hasbro Interactive Unveils the Hottest New PC and Video Games At the Electronic Entertainment Expo.Business/Technology Editors E3Expo 2000 LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 5, 2000 Hasbro Interactive Hasbro Interactive was a video game production and publishing subsidiary of Hasbro, the large game and toy company. Hasbro Interactive was formed late in 1995 in order to compete in the computer and video game arena. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :HAS) cuts the ribbon on an impressive line-up of PC and video games See video game console. that build on the most sought after legacy game titles and licensed properties in the game industry. The FROGGER(R), PAC-MAN(R), MONOPOLY TYCOON 'Monopoly Tycoon' is a PC based game that is derived from the Monopoly board game, published in 2001. However, instead of using dice, the game relies more on the speed and innovativeness of the players. In the standard mode, the user plays against the AI opponents. (TM), X-COM X-COM Extraterrestrial Combat Unit (game) (TM) games are just a few of the titles Hasbro Interactive will unveil at this week's Electronic Entertainment Expo. X-COM is back in the X-COM: ALLIANCE game, a new installment in the popular franchise that brings back the thrill of the X-COM UFO UFO: see unidentified flying objects. (United Functions and Objects) A programming language developed by John Sargeant at Manchester University, U.K. Defense game in a totally new first-person perspective. It's 2062 and an unexplained phenomenon has transported your spaceship, the UGS UGS In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Uganda Shilling. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. Patton, to an unknown region of space - directly into the middle of a raging alien war. X-COM Alliance packages the most intense gameplay yet seen in the acclaimed X-COM series X-COM is a series of computer games, started by MicroProse in 1993. The first three titles were tactical games while the fourth was an action-based space combat/strategy game. . Combining first-person perspective, strategy and role-playing genres, players will come face to face with the alien enemies, including the dreaded Sectoids, that X-COM fans have come to know all too well, in a new experience, pitting man against alien in a full-blown encounter for survival and dominance. Platform: WINDOWS(R) 95/98; Available: Fall 2000. FROGGER, the adventurous amphibian amphibian, in zoology amphibian, in zoology, cold-blooded vertebrate animal of the class Amphibia. There are three living orders of amphibians: the frogs and toads (order Anura, or Salientia), the salamanders and newts (order Urodela, or Caudata), and the that has sold over 4 million units worldwide, is better than ever! The FROGGER 2: SWAMPY'S REVENGE game comes with dozens of great new levels spread over wild environments. New characters, including FROGGER'S female friend LILLIE FROG and a nasty crocodile named Swampy, keep FROGGER's world jumping! With vivid 3-D graphics, the FROGGER 2 game is ready to take hopping to a new level! Platforms: WINDOWS 95/98 and PlayStation(R) game console See video game console. ; Available: Fall 2000. The classic maze game of the 1980s returns in full 3-D action with the all-new PAC-MAN: ADVENTURES IN TIME CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). ! The story: Five Magical Power Pellets that keep PAC-MAN's planet alive have been stolen and scattered across time by his archenemies - the Ghosts. PAC-MAN's quest is to retrieve the five Magical Power Pills from the different eras - from ancient Egypt to the Wild West of the 1800s - and return them to the planet core before it cools. But watch out! There is almost always a ghost hot on PAC-MAN's tail! Platform: WINDOWS 95/98; Available: Fall 2000. Dream it, build it and own it with Hasbro Interactive's MONOPOLY TYCOON game. You decide what and where to build in an incredible 3-D city. See a city of MONOPOLY properties come to life as you buy real estate, construct buildings and have fun watching your city grow while you compete against up to three other computer or online opponents. Compete with anyone on the Net to be mayor and the biggest real estate tycoon in the city. Interact with the characters in the game and read their thoughts to help formulate strategies! Platform: WINDOWS 95/98; Available Fall 2000. Hasbro Interactive continues its line of TV game shows with perennial favorites. The FAMILY FEUD(R) interactive game stars Louie Anderson as the host of a game that pits player-assembled families to a test to see who knows the most about what people surveyed on topics said. The WHEEL OF FORTUNE(R) 2nd EDITION game brings back the lovely Vanna White in the long-running guess-the-phrase game show that has proven so popular. The JEOPARDY(R) 2nd EDITION game features Alex Trebeck as moderator in the longest running quiz show on television. All game show titles: Platform: WINDOWS 95/98 and PlayStation; Available Fall 2000. Jump into the futuristic 3-D world of NASCAR racing with the NASCAR NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing), organization that sanctions American stock-car races, est. 1948. It held its first race in Daytona Beach, Fla. (R) RACERS(TM) game (ages 6 and up)! Kids race with TEAM FASTEX FASTEX Fronts and Atlantic Storm Track Experiment or REXCOR and live out the adventures they see on the TV show! And the racing fun doesn't end there...With the NICKTOONS(TM) RACING game (ages 6 and up) it's a wild cross-country race with all your favorite Nickelodeon cartoon character to see who will be the "King of all Cartoons." The fun orbits into outer space with the TONKA(R) SPACE STATION game (ages 5 and up)! Kids are challenged to assemble, maintain and protect their very own space station with Tonka Joe by their side to help. All titles: Platform: WINDOWS 95/98 and PlayStation. Available Fall 2000. CD-ROM Playsets Hasbro Interactive is continuing to lead the interactive game industry with the introduction of four more of the company's innovative and award-winning CD-ROM Playsets. The 2000 line-up includes: TONKA DIG 'N RIGS, BARNEY(R) MAGICAL MUSIC PLAYSET, TONKA POWER TOOLS and PLAYSKOOL(R) STORE playsets. The CD-ROM playsets (WIN 95/98) are suitable for ages 3 and up and combine hands-on toy play with the magic of multimedia software. Available Fall 2000. Hasbro Interactive, Inc. is a global interactive entertainment industry leader, innovating new ways to play and developing, publishing and distributing the highest quality interactive games and lifestyle products for a full range of genres and platforms. A subsidiary of Hasbro, Inc. (NYSE: HAS), Hasbro Interactive has offices in the U.S., U.K., Canada, Germany and Australia, and internal development studios in the U.S. and U.K. For further information, visit Hasbro Interactive's Web site at http://www.hasbro-interactive.com. TM &(c)2000 Fox Family Properties, Inc. and Fox Kids International Programming A.V.V. NASCAR and NASCAR RACERS are trademarks of the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing Inc. All rights reserved. NASCAR(R) is a registered trademark of the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing: see NASCAR. , Inc. WHEEL OF FORTUNE is a registered trademark of Califon Productions, Inc.(c)2000 Califon Productions, Inc. All Rights Reserved. JEOPARDY! is based on the television series produced by Columbia TriStar Television Columbia TriStar Television, Inc. was the third name of the television studio Screen Gems, adopted with the Columbia-TriStar merger of 1991 and last used in 2002. Columbia TriStar Television was launched in 1994 as a joint venture between Columbia Pictures Television and , a Sony Pictures Entertainment company. Jeopardy! is a registered trademark of Jeopardy Productions, Inc.(c) 2000 Jeopardy Productions, Inc. All Rights Reserved. FAMILY FEUD (c) 2000 Pearson Television. (c)2000 Viacom International Inc. All rights reserved. Nickelodeon, Nicktoons and all related titles, logos and characters are trademarks of Viacom International Inc. "KONAMI" and "FROGGER" are the trademarks of KONAMI CO., LTD LTD 1 Laron-type dwarfism 2 Leukotriene D 3 Long-term depression, see there 4. Long-term disability .(c)1981 KONAMI. All Rights Reserved. Pac-Man(c)1980, 2000 Namco Ltd. All Rights Reserved. (c)2000 Lyons Partnership, L.P. All rights reserved. The Barney, Baby Bop and BJ characters and names, the overlapping dino spots and the Barney and star logos are trademarks of Lyons Partnership, L.P. Barney, BJ and the Barney and star logo are Reg. U.S. Pat. & TM Off. PlayStation and the PlayStation logos are registered trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. WINDOWS(R) and WIN 95/98 are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. (c)2000 Hasbro Interactive, Inc. (c)2000 Hasbro, Inc. |
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