GATHERING OF DEVELOPERS ANNOUNCES "VIETCONG(tm)" FOR THE PC
First Person Shooter Set to Take Over Store Shelves This October
NEW YORK, NY - June 25, 2002 - Computer and video game publisher Gathering of
Developers, a subsidiary of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc., and developer
Illusion Softworks in association with development team Pterodon, today
announced "Vietcong(tm)" for the PC. Set during the Vietnam War,
"Vietcong" is a first person shooter with tactical elements. The game
is expected to hit store shelves this fall.
"'Vietcong' combines thrilling action with strategic thinking,"
said Gary Lewis, international managing director of Take-Two Interactive
Software, Europe. "The evolving storyline combined with the game's intense
sound system, graphics and animation truly bring powerful jungle combat to life
on your PC."
Acting as an elite soldier, players of "Vietcong" command the
A-team, part of the U.S. Special Forces, in realistically represented Vietnamese
environments. Players will lead as many as six expertly trained soldiers through
20 dramatic missions, and follow a storyline that captures the danger, fear and
unpredictability of the war itself. The full-featured multiplayer mode also
allows gamers to play as U.S. Special Forces or Vietcong soldiers and to battle
over specially designed levels.
In "Vietcong," the player chooses from more than 25 weapons,
including M16's, grenade launchers and sniper rifles. Players can order air
strikes or ambush enemy patrols, but success ultimately depends on their ability
to keep a level head in the thick of intense action.
About Take-Two Interactive Software
Headquartered in New York City, Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is an
integrated global developer, marketer, distributor, and publisher of interactive
entertainment software games and accessories for the PC, PlayStation(r),
PlayStation(r)2, Nintendo Game Boy Color, Nintendo GameCube, Nintendo Game Boy
Advance and the Xbox(tm). The Company publishes and develops products through
various wholly owned subsidiaries including: Rockstar Games, Rockstar North,
Gathering of Developers, TalonSoft, Joytech, PopTop, Global Star and under the
Take-Two brand name. The Company maintains sales and marketing offices in
Cincinnati, New York, Toronto, London, Paris, Munich, Vienna, Copenhagen, Milan,
Sydney and Auckland. Take-Two's common stock is publicly traded on NASDAQ under
the symbol TTWO. For more corporate and product information please visit our
website at www.take2games.com.
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