3DO Ships Jumpgate

The Exciting, Unscripted, Outer Space Adventure Where you are the Story Sept. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- The 3DO Company (Nasdaq: THDO) today announced shipment of the Jumpgate game, a massively multiplayer online space simulation. The Jumpgate game is available in a limited, numbered edition exclusively through six retailers: Amazon.com, Best Buy, CompUSA, Electronics Boutique, Gamestop (formerly Babbage's), and 3DO.com.

3DO recently concluded a highly successful free preview of the game during which thousands of new players earned their stripes exploring the extensive Jumpgate universe, building alliances, trading and battling their adversaries within the game. "The free preview really put us to the test and the technology passed with flying colors," says Jeff Cretcher, vice president of Internet games for 3DO.

Developed by NetDevil of Louisville, Colo., the Jumpgate game melds the excitement of a space flight simulation with the depth of a persistent online universe. An on-going plot combines combat, trade, mining, aliens, pirates, and more, all set in a constantly evolving 3D universe. Many years ago, the peace and balance of the galaxy were disturbed by a cataclysmic event. The communication between worlds was disrupted and intergalactic travel ceased. The Reconstruction Initiative begins with the discovery of archived technology and the creation of the first stable spatial anomaly, know as a jumpgate. Now three rival factions coexist and brave pilots from each group must navigate the galaxy through a network of jumpgates, trading goods, completing missions and fighting off enemies as the galaxy struggles to recover its glory. Players take up roles within the factions, and their activities affect the course of the game. Visit the game's website at http://jumpgate.3do.com for further information.

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