Westwood Studios' ``Command & Conquer Red Alert 2'' Ships; Highly Anticipated War Game Set to Hit Shelves on Oct. 25.Business/Entertainment Editors LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 24, 2000 One of the most anticipated PC games of the year, Westwood Studios' "Command & Conquer(TM) Red Alert(TM) 2," shipped today in 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. , Westwood today announced. The game will begin appearing in stores on Oct. 25 and should be fully distributed Fully distributed A new stock issue that has been completely resold to the investing public and is no longer held by dealers. fully distributed Of or relating to a new issue of securities that has been sold out. by Oct. 28. The real-time strategy A real-time strategy (RTS) video game is one that is distinctly not turn-based. The phrase real-time is used to distinguish such games within the broader genre of strategic wargames, which has a longer history both inside and outside of video gaming. game is the sequel to "Command & Conquer Red Alert," one of the best-selling PC games in history with more than 3 million sold. "Red Alert 2" is part of the EA Games family of games from Electronics Arts (Nasdaq:ERTS ERTS Electronic Arts, Inc. (stock symbol) ERTS Earth Resources Technology Satellite (US NASA) ERTS Embedded Real Time Systems ERTS Enhanced Remote Transit Shed ). "We are incredibly proud of this game," said Mark Skaggs, executive producer of "Red Alert 2." "It is everything we wanted it to be and more. It is fast, fun, easily accessible and full of deep strategy. When we started over a year ago, our goal was to build on what made the first "Red Alert" so successful, then create the most enjoyable real-time strategy game ever. I hope the fans agree we were successful in achieving what we set out to do." "Command & Conquer Red Alert 2" gives players an onslaught of new units, tactics and strategies. As in the original, gamers can choose to lead Soviet or Allied forces. Soviet commanders will invade North America and try to claim it for mother Russia. Allied commanders will fight to push back the invaders and save liberty. Both sides are well armed with conventional weapons and experimental technology. The Soviets can engage in psychic warfare, wield nuclear weapons and fry all they survey with Tesla technology. Allied forces can teleport with chrono technology, conduct covert operations with the help of gap generators and rain down lightning bolts through weather control. Supporting these high-powered, advanced weapons are massive conventional forces, including armies, air power and navies. The epic story of "Red Alert 2" is told through movie sequences starring Kari Wurher ("Sliders sliders a species of tortoise kept as pets. They have a black shell and a red stripe behind the eye. Called also Chrysemys scripta elegans, red-eared sliders. ," "Beverly Hills Beverly Hills, city (1990 pop. 31,971), Los Angeles co., S Calif., completely surrounded by the city of Los Angeles; inc. 1914. The largely residential city is home to many motion-picture and television personalities. 90210"), Ray Wise ("Twin Peaks"), Barry Corbin ("Northern Exposure," "WarGames") and Udo Kier n. 1. (Bleaching) A large tub or vat in which goods are subjected to the action of hot lye or bleaching liquor; - also called keeve ltname>. ("Blade," "Armageddon"). Gamers can order online at www.eastore.ea.com or call toll free at 877/EA-GAMES (877/324-2637). "Red Alert 2" can also be ordered from Babbage's at www.gamestop.com and from 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. at www.ebworld.com. "Red Alert 2" will feature enhanced Local Area Network and Internet play. Players can engage in fierce combat over a 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. and battle via the Internet and Westwood Online(SM). A built-in worldwide ranking system allows players to track their victories and defeats against other Internet gamers. The Worldwide Domination mode lets players compete in an ongoing war for global control. More information about "Red Alert 2" can be found at www.westwood.com. Westwood Studios is a prominent publisher of best-selling PC and next-generation console games. Formed in 1985, Westwood Studios has released several popular titles, including: "Dune(TM) 2000," the "Lands of Lore Lands of Lore or LoL is a classical computer role-playing game series by Westwood Studios and published by Virgin Interactive. Lands of Lore follows the tradition of Dungeon Master (TM)" series, the "Kyrandia(TM)" adventure trilogy, "Monopoly(R)" for the Internet, "Blade Runner(TM)" and the "Command & Conquer(TM)" product line. Westwood is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Electronic Arts Inc. Electronic Arts, with headquarters in Redwood City, Calif., is the world's leading interactive entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, Electronic Arts posted revenues of more than $1.4 billion for fiscal 2000. The company develops, publishes and distributes software worldwide for personal computers and video game systems. Electronic Arts markets its products under three brand names: EA SPORTS(TM), EA GAMES(TM) and EA.COM(SM). More information about EA's products and full text of news releases can be found on the Internet at http://www.ea.com. Note to editors: Electronic Arts, Westwood Studios, Westwood Online, "Lands of Lore," "Kyrandia," "Command & Conquer," EA SPORTS and EA GAMES are trademarks, registered trademarks or service marks of Electronic Arts Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. EA.COM is a service mark of EA.com Inc. "Dune" is a trademark of the Dino DeLaurentis Corp. "Blade Runner" is a trademark of Blade Runner Partnership. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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