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Subj: Launching a game Date: Thursday, October 13, 2005 From: Jumping Bean Studios Hi there, We are Jumping Bean Studios, a new development and publishing company launching a game that is a bit of an off shoot from Myst. Its free to download and we will be launching our first adventure game in 2006. Cheers, St.John
Subj: Publish Will of Steel Date: Monday, August 23, 2004 From: GMX Media GMX Media today announcing that they will be publishing the ground breaking military Real Time Strategy game Will of Steel for PC CD ROM. The game is to be launched across the UK in the Q4 2004. Will of Steel is set to be one of our strongest games to be launched. Commented COO for GMX Media Eugene Perry. This game will astonish both dedicated and casual players of PC games with its ground breaking use of existing graphic technologies and its unique use of in-game voice control mechanisms.
Subj: Release of a new video Date: Sunday, August 22, 2004 From: GMX Media GMX Media today announces the release of a new video of in-game footage of the tactical first person shooter title SPECNAZ, scheduled for release in 2005. SPECNAZ is the abbreviation for the Russian army special forces teams called "SPECialnogo NAZnacenie". For the first time in PC gaming history, the SPECNAZ will be at your military command to complete a wide variety of mission objectives set in Cold War era.
Subj: Release of the demo for Cold War Conflict: Days in the Field Date: Tuesday, June 01, 2004 From: GMX Media GMX Media has today released the demo for its popular RTS title Cold War Conflict: Days in the Field. "Cold War Conflicts" is a realtime strategy game set in the historical period of the Cold War era from 1950 to 1973. In four campaigns you take control of the military forces of eight different nations (USA, Israel, Egypt, North-Korea, Great Britain/UNO, Syria, USSR and China). Some of the campaigns are non-linear which means that success or failure in some missions results in a different starting point and strength of military forces in the following mission.
Subj: Warcraft 3 Expansion Announcement Date: Wednesday, January 24, 2003 From: Blizzard Blizzard announced plans today to release the official expansion to Warcraft 3 - subtitled The Frozen Throne. With a range of new Heroes, combat units and gameplay enhancements in store, The Frozen Throne will expand the strategic possibilities of Warcraft 3 while giving players an opportunity to explore new lands and unravel the pivotal next chapter in the Warcraft saga.
Subj: GMX Media To Publish Tesseraction Games Title Date: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 From: GMX Media GMX Media today announced that it has secured the Pan-European rights to publish Tesseraction Games alternate history naval game, Enigma: Rising Tide. GMX plans to release ENIGMA: RISING TIDE across Europe in March 2003. More information can be found at www.gmxmedia.net/enigma/ including 2 demos of the title.
Subj: GMX Releases New Runaway Movie Date: Monday, December 30, 2002 From: GMX Media GMX Media today released a new movie for it upcoming blockbuster PC title - Runaway: A Road Adventure. The company decided to release the movie due to the unprecedented following the title has been receiving since it was announced. Over 227,000 people have downloaded the current movies in less than a month, the company expects download figures for the new movie to exceed 300,000 within a month. Runaway Features: Approximately 100 settings that are visually rich, containing 30 interactive characters. Characters with soft edges, real-time lighting and shading effects, camera changes, panoramic shots and more. High-quality stereo sound, an original soundtrack with over 24 songs. 3D characters with a cartoon look and high-impact visual features that include 2D and 3D in an unmatchable style. The highest graphic resolution ever used in an adventure game (1024x768 with 16-bit color). More information can be found at http://www.gmxmedia.net/runaway/. Runaway is planned for release on the 14th of February 2003.