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Infogrames Conquers Stores This Week With Civilization III
Third Installment In Best-Selling Strategy Franchise Marks
Sid Meier's Return To Landmark Empire-Building Game
Oct. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Infogrames, Inc. (Nasdaq: IFGM)
announced today that one of the most eagerly anticipated computer games of the
21st century has begun to ship to stores this week: Sid Meier's
Civilization(R) III. The third and most advanced game in the series that has
been called "the greatest computer game of all time," challenges players to
build a civilization that will stand the test of time through trade,
diplomacy, cultural excellence and military might.
"We're very proud to be bringing Civilization III to store shelves," said Nancy MacIntyre, vice president of marketing for Infogrames' Beverly label. "This game has been greatly anticipated by both hardcore and casual gamers since we announced that Sid Meier and FIRAXIS Games were working on the new version in 1999. Now the game is complete, and we're confident that both seasoned fans and new players who discover the Civilization series with this game will love the experience." The Civilization series has become a four-million-game seller since it was introduced in 1991. Series creator, world-renowned, hall-of-fame game designer Sid Meier, and the team at FIRAXIS Games were persuaded to revisit Civilization by their desire to take the game to the next level and create the ultimate Civilization experience. "I felt that technology and game design had advanced to the point where I could give form to the vision I've had for Civilization for some time," said Meier. "The game has always been called "Civilization," but the most common path to victory was war -- hardly a very civilized activity. With the power of modern systems we can better model aspects like trade, culture and diplomacy and make them viable paths to victory too. This makes the gameplay much more dynamic and varied." Developed by FIRAXIS Games, Inc., Sid Meier's Civilization III for PCs with Windows(R) 95/98/Me/2000/XP operating systems is currently available at most major retail outlets for an estimated retail price of $49.99 or $59.99 for a special limited edition game and has an ESRB rating of "E" for Everyone. A Macintosh version will be available in March 2002. About FIRAXIS Games FIRAXIS Games, home of legendary designer Sid Meier, creates fun, intelligent computer games that live in the imaginations of people the world over. Headquartered in Hunt Valley, Maryland, FIRAXIS has created such critically acclaimed games as Sid Meier's Gettysburg!, Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri, Sid Meier's Alien Crossfire and Sid Meier's Antietam!. The company has just released the highly anticipated Sid Meier's Civilization III (published by Infogrames) and is in development on Sid Meier's SimGolf (to be published by Electronic Arts). For more information on FIRAXIS Games visit www.firaxis.com. About Infogrames New York-based Infogrames, Inc. (Nasdaq: IFGM) is the second largest third-party publisher of interactive entertainment software in the U.S. The Company develops video games for all consoles (Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft), PCs, and Macintosh systems. Infogrames' catalogue of more than 1,000 titles includes award-winning franchises such as Alone In The Dark(TM), Civilization(TM), Deer Hunter(R), Driver(TM), Roller Coaster Tycoon(R), Test Drive(R), and Unreal(R), and key licenses including Survivor(R), Warner Bros. Looney Tunes(TM), Nickelodeon's Blue's Clues(TM), Dragon Ball Z, Mission Impossible(R), Harley-Davidson(R), Major League Baseball(R), and the National Football League(R), among many others. The Company's Humongous Entertainment and MacSoft labels are leaders in children's entertainment software and Macintosh entertainment software, respectively. Infogrames, Inc. is a majority-owned subsidiary of France-based Infogrames Entertainment SA (IESA) (Euronext 5257), a global publisher and distributor of video games for all platforms, as well as interactive digital television, mobile smart devices (WAP, HDML) and in-flight entertainment systems. In 2001, IESA acquired Infogrames Interactive, Inc. (formerly Hasbro Interactive), including its line of software based on well-known licenses such as Monopoly(R), Jeopardy(R), Tonka(R), and Atari(R), which are distributed in the U.S. by Infogrames, Inc. For more information, visit the Company's Web site at www.us.infogrames.com. MAKE YOUR OPINION COUNT - Click Here SOURCE Infogrames, Inc. [] 
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