Zona Announces Terazona Network Engine to Support Capcom Classic Ghouls 'N Ghosts in Massive Online Version.Entertainment Editors/Business Editors/High-Tech Writers Game Developers Conference 2003 MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2003 Zona, Inc., the MMOG (Massively Multiuser Online Game) A game on the computer played by many people. Also called "massively multiplayer online" (MMO), an MMOG differs from a regular multiplayer game because its environment is perpetual. network solution provider, announces that Terazona has been chosen as the MMOG network engine for Capcom's Ghouls 'N Ghosts Ghouls 'n Ghosts (大魔界村 Dai Makaimura on cross-platforms including video game consoles This is a list of video game consoles by the era they appeared in. Eras are named based on the dominant console type of the era (even though not all consoles of those eras are of the same type). Some eras are referred to based on how many bits a major console could process. . Game Factory, a game developer, has licensed Ghouls 'N Ghosts and will be incorporating Terazona into the game. Ghouls 'N Ghosts, highly regarded as one of the best video games See video game console. ever created, is the classic "save the princess" adventure video game. "We are very proud to be associated with one of the classic game series of all time," states Monte Singman, 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. of Zona, Inc. "Ghouls 'N Ghosts was technically and visually ahead of its time when released by Capcom in 1988. Very soon thousands of concurrent online game players will enjoy the same kind of fun video game entertainment within a fast, seamless, and reliable game play environment." "Terazona is simply the most complete solution on the market today," adds Charlotte Chiang, President of Game Factory Digital Entertainment. "With Terazona, Game Factory will be able to focus on what we do the best -- make games, and we can shorten our time-to-market, and reduce the development cost and risk. Terazona is the best choice for us." "As a member of Capcom, I am really pleased and excited to hear that the talented creators of Game Factory are going to work on MMOG based on our 'Ghouls 'N Ghosts,'" said Yoshiki Okamoto Yoshiki Okamoto (born June 10, 1961 in Ehime Prefecture, Japan) is a video game designer credited with designing a number of the most popular games in the industry. Early career Okamoto's early games such as Gyruss and Time Pilot , Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. Senior Managing Director Production Studios, Capcom. "I am looking forward to playing the MMOG version of 'Ghouls 'N Ghosts' by Game Factory. Bet it's gonna be a legend!" About Zona, Inc. Zona, Inc., delivers development and operation solutions to support Massive Multi-Player Online Games (MMOG) throughout the entire product development cycle of a game -- from conception, all the way through the full life of a game. Founded in August 2000, the company is applying their unique solution called Terazona(R) to support tens of thousands of simultaneous MMOG players in a seamless, fault-tolerant universe of game play. Unlike the old ways of making online games in the past, Terazona(R) will allow developers to focus more resources on game design to enhance player experience, spend less time and money on server and infrastructure issues, and significantly shorten a game's time to market. Zona, Inc., is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. based in Mountain View, California For the census-designated place, see Mountain View, Contra Costa County, California. For other places called "Mountain View", see . Mountain View is a city in Santa Clara County, in the U.S. state of California. The city gets its name from the views of the Santa Cruz Mountains. . In addition to the U.S., the company has offices in Taiwan, Korea and Japan. For more information about Zona, Inc., please visit www.zona.net. About Capcom Capcom Entertainment, headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, 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 Capcom, Co., Ltd. of Japan. A leading force in the multi-billion dollar interactive entertainment industry, Capcom's legacy spans more than 22 years of entertaining video gamers. Capcom develops, markets, and distributes home video games for the PlayStation(R) game console, PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system, Nintendo(R) GameCube, the Xbox(TM) video game system from Microsoft , Game Boy(R) Advance and Game Boy(R) Color Systems, personal computers, and coin-operated games. Worldwide recognizable product lines include the Resident Evil, Street Fighter, Mega Man, Breath of Fire, and Onimusha series. World headquarters in Osaka, Japan, the company also has offices in Tokyo, Hong Kong, London and Sunnyvale, California. The company is publicly traded on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Tokyo Stock Exchange Main stock market of Japan, located in Tokyo. It opened in 1878 to provide a market for the trading of government bonds newly issued to former samurai. code number 9697. Note to Editors: Capcom, Street Fighter and Resident Evil are registered trademarks of Capcom Co., Ltd. Onimusha, Mega Man and Breath of Fire are trademarks of Capcom Co., Ltd. "PlayStation" and the "PS" Family logo are registered trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Nintendo, Game Cube, Game Boy and Game Boy Advance are trademarks of Nintendo. Xbox and Microsoft are trademarks of Microsoft Corp. All rights reserved. All other marks are the property of their respective holders. |
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