GT Interactive Makes Hunting Prehistoric With Wizardworks' 'Carnivores' for PC.MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 2, 1998-- Hunt Dinosaurs or Become the Hunted in Best-Selling Game Genre Game players can embark on a prehistoric hunt that takes them trudging through a steamy jungle in search of such creatures as Tyrannosaurus Tyrannosaurus (tīrăn'ōsôr`əs, tĭr–) [Gr.,=tyrant lizard], member of a family, Tyrannosauridae, of bipedal carnivorous saurischian dinosaurs characterized by having strong hind limbs, a muscular tail, and short , Triceratops Triceratops (trīsĕr`ətŏps) [Gr., = three-horn face], genus of ornithischian quadruped dinosaurs of the late Cretaceous period. and Stegosaurus Stegosaurus (stĕgəsôr`əs) [Gr.,=roof lizard], quadriped ornithischian dinosaur of the late Jurassic period. About 29 ft 6 in (9 m) long, it had short forelegs, four long bony spikes on a flexible tail, and two rows of upright in GT Interactive's most innovative hunting experience yet Carnivores for PC from WizardWorks. "Carnivores, with its mainstream dinosaur fantasy theme, will appeal to both the experienced enthusiast and casual gaming audiences alike," said Paul Rinde, senior vice president of Product Acquisition and Development for WizardWorks. "Gamers will be on edge knowing that if their shot is not on target they'll become potential prey in a dinosaur attack." Carnivores is action-packed with 10 prehistoric species of dinosaurs including, Parasaurolophus, Pachycephalosaurus, Stegosaurus, Triceratops, Allosaurus Allosaurus, late Jurassic carnivorous dinosaur of the W United States. Specimens of 30 to 40 ft (9 to 12 m) have been found. It had stong hind legs, smaller sharply clawed forelimbs, two small horns directly above the eyes, and expandable jaws that could widen to , Velociraptor Velociraptor (vəlŏs`ĭrăp'tər) [Gr.,=swift robber], swift bipedal carnivorous dinosaur of the late Cretaceous period. It was relatively small, being approximately 6 ft (1.8 m) long. , Tyrannosaurus Rex, Galimimus, Dinorphodon and Moschops to hunt in six different environments. Other game features include: -- Weapons and accessories such as a shotgun, the X-bow, sniper rifle, binoculars, map, dinosaur call, wind indicator and compass; -- intelligent dinosaur behavior unique to each species; -- tranquilizers or lethal weapons to aide in the hunt; -- realistic weather and environmental effects; -- a trophy room to view your prehistoric trophies in fully rendered 3D; -- state-of-the-art 3D graphics and positional sound. A free downloadable demo of Carnivores is available at the WizardWorks web site at www.wizworks.com. Carnivores is attractively priced at $19.99 and will be available in December nationwide. 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 1997 revenues of $531 million, GT Interactive Software is a leading global cross-media entertainment company which develops, markets, merchandises and distributes game software; creates e-commerce, electronic storefront leasing, advertising, content licensing and multiplayer gaming opportunities on the Internet; and produces television programs. Via its OneZero Media subsidiary, GT operates a specialized entertainment portal, getwild.com, which acts as the Entertainment Zone on AltaVista; and produces the nationally syndicated television program, The Wild Wild Web. The company's software labels include: GT Interactive, Humongous Entertainment, Cavedog Entertainment, SingleTrac, WizardWorks (http://www.wizworks.com), CompuWorks, MacSoft and Slash. Located at http://www.gtinteractive.com on the World Wide Web, GT Interactive is publicly traded under the 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 National Market under the symbol GTIS GTIS Government Telecommunications and Informatics Services (Canada) GTIS Global Trade Information Services GTIS GOES Tap Imaging System GTIS Government Technical Information Services (Canada) . |
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