LASERSOFT AGREES TO MARKET 13 NEW INTERACTIVE PREVIEWS IN TIME FOR HOLIDAYS -- SIGNS SIX NEW PUBLISHERS.MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 18, 1996--LaserSoft announced today that the company has added Accolade, Blue Byte, Grolier, Sierra On-Line, Trilobyte and Viacom New Media to their growing list of PC game publishers. Under these agreements, the company has agreed to market a total of 13 interactive previews, each allowing users to play a limited version of a game with all the excitement of the full-version. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Lou Carmallini, Grolier's Director of Marketing -- Games, "LaserSoft has proven that the try-it-before-you-buy-it concept behind interactive previews is a solid marketing vehicle for introducing new software games and selling more product. That's why we chose the company to place interactive previews of our newest games into early distribution in time for holiday gift-giving." Trilobyte's Vice President of Marketing, Jane Le Fevre, said her company chose LaserSoft to market an interactive preview (TLC TLC total lung capacity; thin-layer chromatography. TLC abbr. 1. thin-layer chromatography 2. (TM)) of their first full-length motion picture, Tender Loving Care "because of LaserSoft's phenomenal reputation in distributing interactive previews. This is the industry's first truly integrated feature film and interactive 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). project, so we're looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. visibility. Since TLC is a psychologically interactive exploration of the psyche with viewers' reactions determining variations in the same story and alternate endings, this is a new concept for the software entertainment industry." LaserSoft President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Scott Addyman noted, "Interactive previews provide outstanding marketing value by giving consumers a very inexpensive way to fully experience the software. That's why value-conscious consumers will select interactive previews as gifts this holiday season. In addition, this high-quality budget software gives the consumer an engaging, positive experience which stimulates demand for system upgrades, such as memory and processor, along with larger monitors, joysticks, and sound products as well as full-version software." LaserSoft has marketed interactive previews for a growing list of publishers including Activision, Apogee, Bethesda Soft Works, Electronic Arts, Epic MegaGames, Interplay, I-Motion, Legend Entertainment Legend Entertainment was an American developer of computer games. The company was founded in 1989 by Bob Bates and Mike Verdu after the end of Infocom. Their goal was to design interactive fiction in the Infocom tradition. , Microsoft, Sega Entertainment, SirTech, Ubi Soft, Microsoft, and Virgin Interactive. LaserSoft is a privately held marketer of value-priced software to mass merchandisers such as Target, WalMart and Bradlee's, as well as specialty retailers such as Fry's, London Drug, Eckard Drug, Radio Shack See RadioShack. , Electronics Boutique Electronics Boutique is an international computer and video games retailer, established as an American company in 1977 by James Kim with a single, electronics-focused kiosk, located in a suburban Philadelphia mall in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. , Computer City, Best Buy, Media Play and CompUSA. Based in a suburb of Minneapolis, Minn., the company has experienced exceptional revenue growth since its establishment in 1992. For more information about the new interactive previews or other LaserSoft software, call Todd Brown Todd Eastman Brown (born June 17, 1972 in Watertown, New York) is an American actor, and singer. Biography Todd Brown was born in Watertown, New York, and lived in Adams Center, New York until early 1981. , at 612/944-8161, fax to 612/944-8648, visit the company's web site at http://www.lasersoft.com, or see company representatives at Comdex in booth M374 on the main floor of the Sands Convention Center. LaserSoft's New Interactive Previews Accolade Deadlock(TM) -- a new standard in "Empire Building" games featuring highly detailed graphics, addictive simulation, and unbelievable multiplayer gameplay. Star Control(TM) -- an epic sci-fi game where your interaction with exotic and lifelike aliens determines the fate of a thousand worlds. Eradicator(TM) -- explodes into action with mind-blowing features and depth of gameplay; twice as many weapons, new player views, and three distinct characters for more hours of gameplay. Test Drive: Off-Road(TM) -- a wild ride in the world's most exotic off-road vehicle; ultra-fast 3D racing featuring the Hummer, Land Rover Defender The Land Rover Defender is a British four wheel drive Off-road utility vehicle. It is the product of continued development of the original utility Land Rover Series I launched in 1948. 90, Jeep Wrangler CJ6, and Chevy Z71; hot soundtrack by Gravity Kills. Blue Byte Archimedean Dynasty(TM) -- a challenging, action-packed submarine simulation; audio-fitted SuperVGA film sequences in cinema format with orchestral sound make you part of the action; extensive dialog system lets players communicate with characters; over 30 different weapon systems such as torpedoes, water bombs, and gun turrets with kinetic weapons. Grolier Banzai ban·zai n. A Japanese battle cry or patriotic cheer. [Japanese, (may you live) ten thousand years : ban, ten thousand (from Middle Chinese muanh, uan) + zai, Bug(TM): an action packed flight-sim in which players help Banzai, the most aerobotic flyer in the insect world, defeat the exterminators' anti-bug defenses and drive the humans from their home. A humorous story-line and wise-cracking dialogue pump up the aerial action. Banzai Bug features Windows `95 auto-play simplicity, all axis 360-degree freedom of flight, full 3-D, and a host of airborne and ground based anti-bug devices. Surf and Destroy(TM) -- an action/maze in which gamers travel inside cyberspace to defeat the evil genius Rood rood (r  d), crucifix mounted above the entrance to the chancel and flanked by large figures of the Virgin and St. O'Dor. Success requires a nimble mind and quick reflexes to run, jump, slide, fly and shoot their way through each of the 18 levels. Each level is a friendly themed world (e.g. Fun-house Junkyard) mutated by the virus. Each world features ramps, chasms, platforms, and monsters all arranged into a 3-D "kinetic" maze. Sierra On-Line 3D Ultra Pinball 2: Creep Night(TM) -- creepy castles, ghoulish ghoul n. 1. One who delights in the revolting, morbid, or loathsome. 2. A grave robber. 3. An evil spirit or demon in Muslim folklore believed to plunder graves and feed on corpses. graveyards, eerie echoes, monstrous music, wailing wraiths in this three levels of mayhem; this sequel to the blockbuster 3D Ultra Pinball takes players on a sojourn of spooks For the music band, see . For the Three Stooges film, see . Spooks is a British television drama series, produced by the independent production company Kudos for BBC One. , spectres, special effects, bumpers, and bonuses. CyberGladiators(TM) -- Assume your role as one of two CyberGladiators, either evil or righteous, and engage in one-on-one death matches. Whichever role you choose you can punch, kick, jump and flip just like a martial arts master thanks to human motion-capture technology. This feature gives the CyberGladiators agility and realism in all body movements. Replay is available from every angle. MISSIONFORCE: Cyberstorm(TM) -- war strategy game lets player customize and command genetically engineered genetically engineered adjective Recombinant, see there Bioderm pilots. Linked to HERC HERC Hercules HERC Health Economics Resource Center HERC Nike Hercules HERC Heavy Engineering Repair and Construction HERC Higher Education Research Centre (UK) HERC Human Evolution Research Center pilots, they combine to create a powerful fighting force. Upgrade weaponry, manipulate genetic structure, plan and execute multiple missions to beat the Cybrids at their deadly game. LARRY 7: LOVE FOR SAIL!(TM) -- the funniest Leisure Suit Larry adventure yet puts the hapless hero, Larry Laffer, aboard the world's gaudiest cruise ship, run by its gorgeous skipper, Captain Thygh. A shipload ship·load n. The amount a ship can carry. Noun 1. shipload - the amount of cargo that can be held by a boat or ship or a freight car; "he imported wine by the boatload" boatload, carload of beautiful women, skimpy skimp·y adj. skimp·i·er, skimp·i·est 1. Inadequate, as in size or fullness, especially through economizing or stinting: a skimpy meal. 2. Unduly thrifty; niggardly. swimsuits, a nude pool, scratch-`n'-sniff smells, and your own voice right in the game...getting laughs! Trilobyte TLC(TM) -- the first time a feature-length motion picture and interactive CD-ROM have been conceived as a single project, designed and marketed simultaneously, using the same creative team and cast, all sharing the same creative vision. This interactive preview is a psychological interactive exploration of the psyche in which the viewer's reactions determine variations in the same story and result in alternate endings. The movie, Tender Loving Care, is a powerful psychological thriller of lust, deception, and seduction that marks the industry's first truly integrated feature film and interactive CD-ROM project. Viacom New Media DEATHDROME(TM): action arcade adrenaline-fest for single or multiple players, features realistic driving/combat physics, retina-burning 3D graphics and explosive, high-energy music and sound-effects throughout its eight deadly arenas. Quick reflexes, cut-throat strategy, and high-tech weapons are players' only resources in this lightning-fast battle for survival. CONTACT: Company Contact: Todd Brown 612/944-8161 (Phone) 612/944-8648 tbrown@lasersoft.com or Media Contact: Karen Winner Winners Marketing Communications 612/945-0955 (phone) 612/945-0955 (fax) 103021.554@CompuServe.COM |
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