GT Interactive inks multi-title publishing agreement with SCi; Company continues aggressive expansion of product lineup.NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 6, 1996--Broadening its deep catalog of interactive software offerings, 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) ) has entered into a multi-title publishing agreement with Sales Curve Interactive (SCi), a leading interactive software developer and publisher. Under the agreement, GT Interactive obtains the rights to publish and distribute various SCi entertainment PC and Sony PlayStation Sony Playstation - Playstation software products throughout North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , with the first offerings, Kingdom O'Magic, Gender Wars and XS, scheduled for release on PC this summer. GT Interactive plans to preview these titles at the forthcoming E3 trade show in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. . "Our agreement with SCi complements our successful strategy of broadening our extensive product lineup with multi-genre offerings," said Ron Chaimowitz, president of GT Interactive. "SCi's high quality products are already receiving positive reviews and their creativity and innovation make them a perfect partner for GT Interactive." "We are excited to be working with GT Interactive as they have one of the strongest marketing and distribution networks in the industry," said Jane Cavanaugh, managing director of SCi. "Our agreement dramatically increases exposure for SCi products and enables us to continue developing the highest quality games." The first three titles under the agreement include Kingdom O'Magic, a humorous adventure game with role-playing elements; Gender Wars, a tongue-in-cheek battle between the sexes; and XS, a polygonally based futuristic fighting game This article or section has multiple issues: * It may contain original research or unverifiable claims. * It needs additional references or sources for verification. * It may be too technical for a general audience. Please help make it more accessible. . 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 under the symbol GTIS. CONTACT: GT Interactive Allyne Mills Dan Harnett 212/726-6500 amills@gtinteractive.com dharnett@gtinteractive.com or Sales Curve Interactive Jessica Neighbor 310/577-1518 |
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