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IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: HighWater
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Seymour 212/338-0077 lance@highwatergroup.com <mailto:dnagorski@gtinteractive.com> INFOGRAMES,
INC. SERVES UP A WINNER WITH POWER SPIKE® PRO BEACH VOLLEYBALL PC
Simulation Headed to Stores This Week PLYMOUTH,
MN, May 9, 2001 – Delivering all the excitement of professional beach
volleyball to the PC, WizardWorks, a division of Infogrames, Inc. (Nasdaq:
IFGM), announces the release Power Spike® Pro Beach Volleyball. Developed by
Caraspace, Power Spike Pro Beach Volleyball is endorsed by volleyball
manufacturer Mikasa® and offers authentic touches such as diving digs, flying
sand and dynamic crowd reactions. “Power
Spike Pro Beach Volleyball offers fans everything but the sand in your face
and the sunburn on your back,” said Paul Rinde, senior vice president and
general manager of WizardWorks. “Players can look forward to licensed
professional players, realistic game play, and several game play modes in this
exciting simulation.” Power
Spike Pro Beach Volleyball will feature more than 40 Federation of
International Volleyball (FIVB) players including Gabby Reece, Sinjin Smith,
Carl Henkel, Liz Masakayan, Elaine Youngs and many more. Gamers can play as
one of the FIVB players, or they can create their own beach pro using the
Player Editor and choose to play against volleyball’s finest. Additionally,
Power Spike Pro Beach Volleyball lets players compete on 14 courts around the
world including such exotic locales as Sydney, Australia; Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil; Marseilles, France; Los Angeles, USA; Osaka, Japan; Acapulco, Mexico
and more. In
Power Spike Pro Beach Volleyball, players are challenged with three different
game modes. Practice mode lets players work on their volleyball skills on a
special practice court. Exhibition mode is a simple match but can be played
with any licensed player or a custom player on any court. Lastly, The World
Tour mode is the most complex mode of the game – an FIVB season consisting of
eight tournaments with 16 teams competing in a double elimination type draw.
All games can be played in either cooperative or competitive mode for up to
four players. Power
Spike Pro Beach Volleyball will be available this week at retail outlets
nationwide for a suggested retail price of $19.99 or through secure
transactions online at www.us.infogrames.com
<http://www.us.infogrames.com/>
. For
more information visit the game’s official Web site at <http://www.spikevb.com/>
www.spikevb.com. Infogrames, Inc. (Nasdaq:
IFGM) is a leading publisher and distributor of video games for consoles
(Sony, Sega, Nintendo, and Microsoft), personal computers and Macintosh
systems. The company’s award-winning franchises include Alone In The Dark,
Driver, Deer Hunter, Test Drive, and Unreal. Infogrames Inc.’s Humongous
Entertainment division is a leader in children’s entertainment software and
its Macintosh publishing label, MacSoft, is the number one publisher of
Macintosh entertainment software. Based in New York, NY, Infogrames, Inc. is a
majority-owned subsidiary of France-based Infogrames Entertainment SA (Euronext
5257) and serves as the headquarters for the company’s operations in North
America. Founded in 1983, Infogrames Entertainment SA is 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. With Infogrames Entertainment SA’s recent acquisition
of Hasbro Interactive, the company now boasts a line of software based on
well-known licenses such as Monopoly, Jeopardy, Tonka, and Atari. For more
information, visit Infogrames’ US Web site at www.us.infogrames.com
<http://www.us.infogrames.com/>
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