TBS Superstation Challenges Viewers in an Online Battle of Good vs. Evil Created for Upcoming Superstation Original Movie INVINCIBLE.Entertainment Editors & Television Writers ATLANTA--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Nov. 2, 2001 WildTangent, Inc. Develops Leading-Edge Interactive Game Available Free Exclusively at TBSsuperstation.com TBS TBS Tablespoon TBS Tokyo Broadcasting System, Inc. TBS Treasury Board Secretariat (Canada) TBS Tris-Buffered Saline TBS Tris Buffered Saline TBS Turn Based Strategy (games) Superstation's upcoming martial arts This is a list of martial arts, broken down by region and style. African martial arts Eritrea
Created by WildTangent, Inc., a leading producer of online entertainment technology, the free game challenges players to preserve good and free the world from evil, and launched exclusively on TBSsuperstation.com today, Friday, Nov. 2. INVINCIBLE, starring Billy Zane (Titanic Titanic (tītăn`ĭk), British liner that sank on the night of Apr. 14–15, 1912, after crashing into an iceberg in the N Atlantic S of Newfoundland. More than 1,500 lives were lost. , Dead Calm), premieres Sunday, Nov. 18, at 8 p.m. (ET)/7 p.m. (PT), exclusively on TBS Superstation su·per·sta·tion n. A television or radio station that broadcasts to a nationwide audience by satellite, cable, or both. . INVINCIBLE, the brainchild brain·child n. An original idea or plan attributed to a person or group. brainchild Noun Informal an idea or plan produced by creative thought Noun 1. of martial arts star Jet Li and Oscar(R)-winning actor/producer/director Mel Gibson Noun 1. Mel Gibson - Australian actor (born in the United States in 1956) Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson, Gibson U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA, America, the States, U.S. , is an exciting martial arts action/adventure about a battle raging between four modern-day warriors and the evil Shadowmen who seek to destroy all good in the world. The four warriors are pulled together by a mystical leader who trains them in using their personal talents as a team to defeat the Shadowmen. In addition to Zane, INVINCIBLE features rising stars Tory Kittles (Tigerland), Byron Mann (The Corrupter), Stacy Oversier (The Guardian) and Dominic Purcell Dominic Haakon Myrtvedt Purcell[1] (born February 17, 1970) is a British-born Australian actor, of Norwegian-Irish parentage, most active in the United States. He is best known for his roles as the title character on John Doe and as Lincoln Burrows on (Mission: Impossible 2). The INVINCIBLE online game invites users to select two of the four warriors, who represent the elements of fire, water, metal and air, to combat the Shadowmen in three separate episodes. Because it is built using WildTangent's interactive 3D platform, the INVINCIBLE game features CD-ROM-quality graphics and can be played using virtually any Internet connection. "Creating an online martial arts action game will add to the INVINCIBLE experience for our viewers by immersing them directly in combat scenarios," said Richard Turner The name Richard Turner may mean:
"By developing an online game component for INVINCIBLE, we are not only entertaining viewers but actually building on their excitement for the show itself, investing them in the plot and drawing them to their television to watch scenarios similar to what they experienced online," said Dave Madden Dave Madden (December 17, 1931) is a Canadian actor. He was born in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada, but was raised in Terre Haute, Indiana, United States. Career Madden is best known for his role as the titular band's manager, Reuben Kincaid, on The Partridge Family , executive vice president of sales and business development for WildTangent. "This is a perfect example of how branded applications have become the next trend in multimedia promotions and advertising." WildTangent's Web Driver technology enables Web and game developers to create and deliver cutting-edge multimedia content via the Internet using standard scripting languages A high-level programming, or command, language that is interpreted (translated on the fly) rather than compiled ahead of time. A scripting, or script, language may be a general-purpose programming language or it may be limited to specific functions used to augment the running of an . The Web Driver software development kit enables developers to take advantage of a user's hardware acceleration In computing, hardware acceleration is the use of hardware to perform some function faster than is possible in software running on the normal (general purpose) CPU. Examples of hardware acceleration include blitting acceleration functionality in graphics processing units (GPUs) and to display graphically rich and highly interactive content. In doing so, Web developers can quickly develop and license premium entertainment and gaming content that scales to many users' systems, including a 56k modem. WildTangent is a leading provider of multimedia graphics, animation and interactivity, creating enriched Internet experiences. Nominated for PC Magazine's 2000 Technical Excellence Awards and named one of Newsweek's Top Five Technologies for 2001, WildTangent's proprietary Web Driver(TM) technology provides unprecedented performance on a Web page, allowing the creation of faster, richer, more interactive content. The Web Driver's unique compression technology allows interactive multimedia content to be streamed and cached on a user's machine with minimal wait. Product downloads, information and developer resources, are posted on the WildTangent Web site at www.wildtangent.com. TBS Superstation, Turner Broadcasting System Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (often abbreviated TBS Networks or TBS, inc.) is the company managing the collection of cable networks and properties started by Robert Edward "Ted" Turner from the mid-1970s to the late-1990s. , Inc.'s flagship entertainment network, reaches 86.2 million households and is cable's most-watched network, a position it has held for 24 consecutive years. TBS Superstation offers high-profile original movies and series, blockbuster movies, popular series and sports. The Superstation's Web site is located at TBSsuperstation.com. This information can also be accessed on TBS, Inc.'s press site at http://pressroom.turner.com. |
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