MGM Interactive to showcase 1996 games lineup at Electronic Entertainment Expo; multimedia studio gears up for the holidays with hot new games, children's titles and James Bond dossier.LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 13, 1996--At this week's Electronic Entertainment Expo, MGM Interactive MGM Interactive is a national company owned by Hollywood Studio, MGM. will showcase its first 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). software titles for 1996, including hot new PC and Sony PlayStation games, two classic children's edutainment titles and a new specialty CD-ROM filled with never-before-published visuals and information on the famed James Bond franchise. Hot New Titles for Gamers MGM Interactive will unleash Cyberthug, a fast-action 3D game starring a tough, tongue-in-cheek superhero su·per·he·ro n. pl. su·per·he·roes A figure, especially in a comic strip or cartoon, endowed with superhuman powers and usually portrayed as fighting evil or crime. who is forced to rumble for his life across cyberspace. The hero of Cyberthug, a beefy beefy, beefyness 1. in dog conformation, used to describe overdevelopment of musculature in the hindquarters. 2. in cattle, used to designate the desirable physical conformation of a beef animal, but an undesirable character in dairy cattle. cyber-surfer, is actually a sophisticated artificial intelligence hybrid of alien and human computer code brought to life. As "defender of innocent computer programs," Cyberthug surfs cyberspace on a souped-up board, clashing with an array of bizarre adversaries, including literally pigheaded pig·head·ed adj. Stupidly obstinate. See Synonyms at obstinate. pig  head politicians, headless lobbyists and nine-foot, cross-dressing federal agents. His nemesis is Evin, a power-hungry hacker bankrolled by a crime syndicate who has his own agenda: to control the Internet. Also being demonstrated for the first time at E3 will be MGM MGM in full Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. U.S. corporation and film studio. It was formed when the film distributor Marcus Loew, who bought Metro Pictures in 1920, merged it with the Goldwyn production company in 1924 and with Louis B. Mayer Pictures in 1925. Interactive's H.O.S.T., a highly charged, addictive top-down shooter with 3D-rendered backgrounds and characters. In H.O.S.T., players portray an alien force able to inhabit the bodies of military droids that have turned on their human creators. As players defeat each droid (robotics) droid - (From "android") The robots of the Star Wars universe. While androids look somewhat human-like, Star Wars' droids are typically fashioned in the likeness of their creators or in a utilitarian design that stresses function over appearance. , they take on its unique weaponry, including machine guns, lasers, plasma rifles, missile launchers and an auto-cannon -- a huge gun capable of massive damage. The game enables up to four players to do battle via a computer LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. (local area network). New Family Entertainment Titles MGM Interactive is launching a new line of children's software titles under the MGM/UA Family Entertainment brand, building on the identity established by MGM/UA Home Entertainment for its family-oriented home video products. Family Entertainment titles, expected to retail for about $29.95, will be targeted at parents of three- to eight-year-olds and will sport the MGM/UA Family Entertainment logo, which features the famous MGM lion with cute, cuddly cubs. MGM Interactive's Babes in Toyland Babes in Toyland may refer to:
Chitty Chit´ty a. 1. Full of chits or sprouts. 2. Childish; like a babe. Chitty Bang Bang's Adventure in Tinker Town, designed for children ages three to eight, teaches players about physical science concepts in a fun-filled 3D environment. In Chitty Chitty Bang Bang's Adventure in Tinker Town, children learn to take apart and construct objects such as telephones, plumbing systems, radios and cars, that come to life as animated characters. More than 30 puzzles and songs help them develop their vocabulary, oral comprehension, math and memory skills. The Complete James Bond: An Interactive Dossier For Bond buffs, movie fans, trivia mavens and the casual Bond "wanna-be," this visual history offers a detailed anthology of famous images, film footage and information, providing the most complete analysis of Agent 007 yet. The title, a double CD-ROM set, is also the only United Artists/Danjaq-authorized Bond CD-ROM title. The Complete James Bond: An Interactive Dossier includes the entire film history of James Bond, from Sean Connery's debut, battling the nefarious "Dr. No," to Pierce Brosnan's triumphant turn as 007 in last year's MGM/UA box office smash "GoldenEye goldeneye or whistler Either of two species of small, yellow-eyed diving ducks that produce a whistling sound with their rapidly beating wings. The common goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) breeds throughout the Northern Hemisphere; Barrow's goldeneye (B. ." More than a 1,000 stills and more than 50 film clips from the Bond film series are featured, as well as behind-the-scenes sequences and bloopers. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang's Adventure in Tinker Town is licensed to MGM Interactive by Danjaq Inc. and Mac B Inc. The Complete James Bond: An Interactive Dossier is being produced in cooperation with Danjaq. MGM Interactive, a unit of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc., manages creative development and production of interactive products for a variety of multimedia platforms, as well as talent and developer relationships. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. is actively engaged in the worldwide production and distribution of entertainment product, including motion pictures, television programming, home video, interactive software, music, licensed merchandise, a 1,500-title library, a 4,500-title home video library and a significant television library. The company's operating units include MGM Pictures, United Artists Pictures, MGM Worldwide Television MGM Worldwide Television (now MGM International Television Distribution) is the global television arm of MGM Television established in 1996, as the name implies it is responsible for the production/distribution of MGM's vast television library around the world. , MGM/UA Telecommunications Group, MGM/UA Distribution Co., MGM/UA Home Entertainment, MGM/UA Music and MGM Interactive, among others. CONTACT: Faiola Davis Public Relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most Eric Lindbom/Heidi Davis, 213/933-4959 |
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