Spectrum Holobyte finally issued a press release today about its release
of Grand Prix II. In the press release (which follows in full) Spectrum
Holobyte announced a worldwide ship date of July 23, 1996. They also
added the usual boasts and company poohah.
PRESS RELEASE FOLLOWS:
ALAMEDA, Calif., July 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Spectrum HoloByte, Inc. (Nasdaq:
SBYT), a
leading interactive entertainment software publisher, today announced
the much anticipated
worldwide launch date of the World Circuit Racing brand's Grand Prix II
for PC CD-ROM. The
Company also released sales figures for its top selling MicroProse brand
products shipped in the
first half of calendar year 1996.
The Company intends to ship Grand Prix II worldwide July 23, 1996. This
launch represents the
single largest initial release for the Company this year, totaling over
300,000 units. Grand Prix II
has already received its first award: Editor's Choice Award -- CD ROM
Today (UK). Press
previews have been enthusiastic: Computer *** World Magazine, July
1996, calls Grand Prix
II "...one scorching hot product indeed."
Stephen M. Race, chief executive officer said, "After the European
Consumer Electronics Show
and the E3 Show in Los Angeles, we have been very pleased with the
consumer and retail
enthusiasm for GPII. We believe that GPII will set a new standard in
auto racing simulations."
The critically acclaimed title, Civilization II, launched worldwide in
March 1996, topped the US
and UK charts during the months of March and April 1996, according to PC
Data and The Gallup
Poll (UK). The Company confirmed today that Civilization II has
generated worldwide sales of
over 400,000 units. To build on this success, the Company announced
plans to release a
Civilization II Scenario Disk for the Holidays. "The addition of the
Scenario Disk to the Civilization
II line will extend the game's appeal through the Holiday season,
attracting new users and enabling
current players to further enjoy the Civilization II experience," said
Louis Gioia Jr., chief marketing
officer.
Civilization II has already garnered broad recognition around the world,
including:
* Editors' Choice Award - PC Gamer Magazine
* Golden Triad Award - Computer Game Review Magazine
* Five-Out-Of-Five-Stars Rating - Computer *** World Magazine
* Four-Out-Of-Four-Stars Rating - Home PC Magazine
* Five-Out-Of-Five-Stars Rating - Computer Games Strategy Plus
Magazine
* Five-Out-Of-Five Stars Rating and Game of the Month, May, 1996 -
Computer Life, (UK)
* Best Game Award - British Interactive Multimedia Association
The Company also announced sales results for Top Gun: Fire at Will(TM)
for PC CD-ROM,
which shipped in February 1996. This title has sold approximately
250,000 units. It broke the Top
Ten during its first three month's at retail in the US, according to PC
Data.
The Company recently launched titles for Sony's PlayStation(TM) game
console: Top Gun: Fire at
Will and Gunship(R). Louis Gioia Jr., chief marketing officer said, "Top
Gun and Gunship will help
the company become a leader in action based flight simulation games for
the PlayStation."
Spectrum HoloByte, Inc. is a leading developer and publisher of
interactive entertainment software
for use on CD-ROM based personal computer systems. The Company is also
developing
software for use on next generation console machines. The Company's five
development studios
are located in: Alameda, CA; Hunt Valley, MD; Chipping Sodbury, UK;
Austin, TX and Chapel
Hill, NC. Products are distributed nationally and internationally
through major distributors, retailers
and mass merchants.
/CONTACT: Holly Hartz, VP, Corporate Communications of Spectrum
HoloByte,
510-814-6336/
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>Spectrum Holobyte finally issued a press release today about its release
>of Grand Prix II. In the press release (which follows in full) Spectrum
>Holobyte announced a worldwide ship date of July 23, 1996. They also
>added the usual boasts and company poohah.
Great, time has come to buy a new computer!
So, most important question (at least for me): does it support any of the
special 3D graphics cards currently on the market?
I read a loooong time ago that the Glint chip would be supported (that's the
chip Creative Labs uses on the 3D Blaster VLB). But since then many many others
have come, like the S3-Virge chip.
> Spectrum Holobyte finally issued a press release today about its release
> of Grand Prix II. In the press release (which follows in full) Spectrum
> Holobyte announced a worldwide ship date of July 23, 1996. They also
> added the usual boasts and company poohah.
> PRESS RELEASE FOLLOWS:
Where did you get this document?
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Paolo Zanetto
