Bellevue, WA (September 1, 2000) - Sierra Studios(tm) and Rewolf Software
today announced Gunman Chronicles, a completely new stand-alone PC
experience powered by Valve's Half-Life engine. The 3D-first person game is
making its worldwide debut this weekend at the European Computer Trade Show
(ECTS) in London, England. It is due to ship worldwide this fall.
As the first stand alone release built on the Half-Life engine Gunman
Chronicles expands on all the amazing effects and frighteningly realistic
artificial intelligence that made Half-Life the undisputed king of
first-person action games.
In development by Rewolf Software, Gunman Chronicles is set in the western
spiral of the galaxy, five years after a horrifying alien infestation. The
adventure leads players to four unexplored planets with an amazing variety
of habitats for enemies, features 40+ hours of gameplay, customizable
weapons allowing for 32 variations of arsenal, original sound and music, and
30 new monsters to wage heart-stopping battle. In addition, Gunman
Chronicles includes multiplayer modes for up to 32 players via LAN and
Internet connections.
Founded in 1997, Rewolf Software is a digital entertainment group comprised
of artists, designers, and programmers from around the world, who met
online. Gunman Chronicles, Rewolf's debut title, is scheduled for worldwide
release in Fall 2000.
Sierra On-Line, Inc. (www.sierra.com) is one of the original developers and
largest worldwide publishers of interactive entertainment and productivity
software. Sierra is a division of Havas Interactive, a global leader in
interactive content, and is one of the world's largest publishers of
education, entertainment and home productivity software. Its divisions,
Blizzard Entertainment(r), Coktel, Knowledge Adventure(r), Sierra(tm) and
Flipside.com(tm) are famous for releasing critically acclaimed and award
winning titles. Havas has operations in the US and in Europe and is a
subsidiary of the French publishing house Havas, part of Vivendi
Communications.
