GT INTERACTIVE UNLEASHES 'VIKINGS: THE STRATEGY OF ULTIMATE CONQUEST'; Title Marks Company's First Strategy Adventure.NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 14, 1996--Get ready to plunder TO PLUNDER. The capture of personal property on land by a public enemy, with a view of making it his own. The property so captured is called plunder. See Booty; Prize. and pillage PILLAGE. The taking by violence of private property by a victorious army from the citizens or subjects of the enemy. This, in modern times, is seldom allowed, and then, only when authorized by the commander or chief officer, at the place where the pillage is committed. , Viking style. GT Interactive Software Corp. (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 : GTIS GTIS Government Telecommunications and Informatics Services (Canada) GTIS Global Trade Information Services GTIS GOES Tap Imaging System GTIS Government Technical Information Services (Canada) ) challenges gamers to conquer Scandinavia in its new 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). strategy/adventure game, Vikings: The Strategy of Ultimate Conquest. Vikings is being developed by Random Games and will be available this month. "Vikings marks GT Interactive's foray into Verb 1. foray into - enter someone else's territory and take spoils; "The pirates raided the coastal villages regularly" raid encroach upon, intrude on, obtrude upon, invade - to intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate; "This new colleague invades my the strategy games sector, and we are pleased to debut with such a clever, richly designed and challenging title," said Chris Garske, senior vice president of Publishing at GT Interactive Software. "Vikings was conceived in the tradition of the best known strategy game classics," said Randall Masteller Randall Don Masteller is a game programmer who currently works at Oasys Mobile. Masteller has previously worked at Mastertronic and Screenplay. He is credited with the following games:
Narrated by actor Michael Dorn of "Star Trek: The Next Generation," GT Interactive's Vikings drops players into the 9th century where they must venture into and conquer the Scandinavian countries as a rack-and-ruin Viking, whose reputation as a warrior is integral to success. Armed with hordes of fighters, barbaric weapons, and a 'never-say-die' attitude, players must triumph over 160 different provinces and fearsome enemies in the Northern World during their lifetime. A historically accurate strategy adventure, in Vikings - whether invading new territories and villages by land or sea - players must carefully plan their course of action while tracking resources and enemies. Entering into trade agreements with nearly 300 cities; flirting with the barmaid or barlad to unveil vital information; and quests for ancient relics and artifacts artifacts see specimen artifacts. are all part of the adventure. Where negotiations and agreements end, the battles begin. With Viking gear strapped on and dagger firmly in place, players may plunder and pillage across Nordic lands; wreak havoc on unsuspecting villages; battle foes hand-to-hand and in group combat; eliminate bandits; and burn buildings while carrying off the spoils. Vikings offers three levels of play - novice, warriors or saga legend. Beginning as a young fighter, the game spans a lifetime and every choice made, including marriage, has a bearing on the outcome. Each time the game is played, the territories' strengths change - what was once an easy target could evolve into a powerhouse. The ultimate goal is to become king of one of the Scandinavian countries--Norway, Denmark or Sweden--or even ruler of all of the territories. GT Interactive's Vikings is available next month for IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) PC-compatible and Macintosh computers and is expected to retail for $39.95. TECH NOTE: For PC users, Vikings requires Windows 3.1 or higher a PC (486 or higher) with 8MB of RAM, 13 MB of Hard Disk space, SVGA (Super VGA) A screen resolution of 800x600 pixels. Third-party vendors extended IBM's VGA display standard and were the first to use the term. SVGA has also referred to 1,024x768 resolutions. See PC display modes. video card and a double-speed CD-ROM drive. For Macintosh users, Vikings requires an 88x40 Macintosh or PowerMac with System 7.1 or later, 6 MB of RAM, 12 MB of Hard Disk space and a double-speed CD-ROM drive . Headquartered in Cary, North Carolina Cary is the second largest municipality in Wake County, North Carolina and the third largest municipality in The Triangle (North Carolina) behind Raleigh and Durham. It is the seventh largest municipality in North Carolina. , with sales offices in Los Angeles, Random Games, Inc. has been an independent game developer since 1985 and has designed and programmed RPGs, strategy sims such as Deluxe Scrabble and Caesar's Palace (Virgin), and translations of other games, including Pirates!, F15 Strike Eagle, and Pirates!Gold (Microprose). Expanding into a complete development house in 1994 and incorporating in 1995, Random currently features proprietary software for simultaneous production across platforms, and will introduce its first Internet game this Christmas season. Other Random products include Island Casino, (Williams Entertainment); Anyone For Cards?; and Where Did the Monkeys Go?. Random develops pre-designed, original design-to-spec, and original products for game publishers. Since expanding, Random has experienced a 750% growth in sales. Headquartered 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 , with offices in London and San Francisco, GT Interactive Software Corp. is a leading global publisher of interactive entertainment, edutainment and reference software for IBM-compatible and Macintosh computers as well as 32- and 64-bit gaming systems. Among GT Interactive's best-selling titles are DOOM II and Mortal Kombat 3. Located at www.gtinteractive.com on the World Wide Web, GT Interactive is publicly traded on the NASDAQ National Market system under the symbol GTIS. CONTACT: Laurie Rubenstein/Lori Mezoff Allyne Mills (Media) Technology Solutions Inc/PR Dawn Berrie (Investors) (212) 696-2000 GT Interactive Software lrubenstein@tsipr.com (212) 726-6500 amills@gtinteractive.com dberrie@gtinteractive.com |
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