Atari vient d'annoncer que l'expansion gratuite d'Unreal II, Unreal II: XMP, serait vendu avec une nouvelle version spéciale d'Unreal II. Quand je dis vendu, c'est peut être un peu fort vu que Unreal II: XMP sera téléchargeable gratuitement pour ceux qui possède déjà Unreal II.
De plus, Atari en profite aussi pour annoncer qu'une démo de la version multijoueur devrait arriver demain :
De plus, Atari en profite aussi pour annoncer qu'une démo de la version multijoueur devrait arriver demain :
XMP IS COMING!Vous trouverez aussi le communiqué de presse dans la suite.
The free downloadable demo of the new multiplayer mode for Unreal® II: The Awakening -- called XMP -- will be made available tomorrow.
The demo will not require the previous installation of the full retail game.
The download will premiere on FilePlanet.com and will be available everywhere immediately thereafter.
ATARI ANNOUNCES UNREAL II THE AWAKENING - Special Edition FOR PERSONAL COMPUTER
Special Edition Package Includes Original Single Player Game and Revolutionary "Expanded Multiplayer" (XMP) Mode
-- XMP To Be Made Available for Download to Current Owners of Unreal II: The Awakening --
LOS ANGELES - Dec. 4, 2003 - Atari is expanding the gameplay of Unreal® II: The Awakening this December with Unreal® II: The Awakening - Special Edition for the personal computer. The Special Edition package will include the original single-player campaign, first released in February 2003, as well as an all-new multiplayer experience called XMP, or "Expanded Multiplayer." Developed by Legend Entertainment (an Atari studio) in conjunction with Epic Games, Unreal II: The Awakening is the follow-up to Epic Games' 1998 smash hit Unreal and incorporates the same story-driven gameplay, cunningly ferocious enemies and nail-biting tension that made the original title a best seller.
"Unreal II: The Awakening was one of the most anticipated and celebrated single-player first person shooters of the year, but fans have been hungry to play against one another online," said Steve Allison, vice president of marketing in Atari's Los Angeles studio. "Unreal II: The Awakening - Special Edition will deliver the same epic single-player game to those who may have missed out, along with the all-new multiplayer mode fans have been waiting for."
In the single-player game, players jump into the scarred combat boots of a grizzled lawman of the future to battle a torrent of bizarre alien creatures and hard-hitting enemy soldiers. The mission: win a brutal galactic race to collect powerful artifacts and stop a malevolent plot to awaken an ancient power. Dispatched to unique worlds ranging from stunningly realistic outdoor terrain to spine-chilling alien cities, the player will face off with Unreal's legendary nemesis -- the fearsome Skaarj -- along with a host of all-new enemies, each hell-bent on eradicating the player and his compadres.
The all new XMP mode is a class-based multiplayer game where teams use vehicles, cooperation and Unreal II: The Awakening's devastating weaponry to battle it out across large-scale terrain maps. Teams fight for control of energy sources to power their war machines, deployment points to get to the front lines quickly, and ultimately, four artifacts that are required to win each match. Current owners of Unreal II: The Awakening standard edition will be able to download the XMP multiplayer mode for free on the day the Special Edition package is released.
Unreal II: The Awakening - Special Edition will include:
Innovative Game Play - Unreal II: The Awakening combines intense, pulse-pounding action with the magic of exploration and discovery as well as in-depth character interaction
Advanced Technology - Under the hood lays the latest Unreal technology from Epic - a hundred-fold increase in level geometry and a 10-fold increase in character detail over the original Unreal. The advanced particle system creates the illusion of blazing fire, drifting smoke and weather effects
Knuckle-Whitening Enemy AI - Enemies use their new AI to find cover during fire-fights, work together in teams and react believably based on the caliber of weapon the player is carrying
Devastating Arsenal - Fifteen flesh-chewing instruments of destruction are available, ranging from familiar alien-bashing favorites like the Rocket Launcher and Combat Assault Rifle to all new exotic alien variants modified by your cantankerous ship's engineer
A Large Bestiary of Creatures - The fearsome Skaarj return along with a host of all-new enemies
Unreal Editor -- Amateur level designers and mod makers will receive the most powerful game creation toolsets ever released to the public - the same tools the masters used to make the game. The Unreal Editor, including the Unreal Editor's "Matinee" tool for making non-interactive cinematics, is included out of the box.
Unreal II: The Awakening - Special Edition will be available for personal computer at retail stores in North America in December with an estimated retail price of $29.95 and an ESRB rating of "M" for Mature. Additional information about the game can be found online at www.unreal2.com, which features downloadable and streaming game play movies, screenshots and other game information and background.
About Atari
New York-based Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR) develops interactive games for all platforms and is one of the largest third-party publishers of interactive entertainment software in the U.S. The Company's 1,000+ titles include hard-core, genre-defining games such as Driver(tm), Enter the Matrix(tm), Neverwinter Nights(tm), Stuntman(tm), Test Drive®, Unreal® Tournament 2003, and Unreal® Championship; and mass-market and children's games such as Backyard Sports(tm), Nickelodeon's Blue's Clues(tm) and Dora the Explorer(tm), Civilization®, Dragon Ball Z® and RollerCoaster Tycoon®. Atari, Inc. is a majority-owned subsidiary of France-based Infogrames Entertainment SA (Euronext 5257), the largest interactive games publisher in Europe. For more information, visit www.atari.com.
Unreal is a registered trademark of Epic Games Inc.
Special Edition Package Includes Original Single Player Game and Revolutionary "Expanded Multiplayer" (XMP) Mode
-- XMP To Be Made Available for Download to Current Owners of Unreal II: The Awakening --
LOS ANGELES - Dec. 4, 2003 - Atari is expanding the gameplay of Unreal® II: The Awakening this December with Unreal® II: The Awakening - Special Edition for the personal computer. The Special Edition package will include the original single-player campaign, first released in February 2003, as well as an all-new multiplayer experience called XMP, or "Expanded Multiplayer." Developed by Legend Entertainment (an Atari studio) in conjunction with Epic Games, Unreal II: The Awakening is the follow-up to Epic Games' 1998 smash hit Unreal and incorporates the same story-driven gameplay, cunningly ferocious enemies and nail-biting tension that made the original title a best seller.
"Unreal II: The Awakening was one of the most anticipated and celebrated single-player first person shooters of the year, but fans have been hungry to play against one another online," said Steve Allison, vice president of marketing in Atari's Los Angeles studio. "Unreal II: The Awakening - Special Edition will deliver the same epic single-player game to those who may have missed out, along with the all-new multiplayer mode fans have been waiting for."
In the single-player game, players jump into the scarred combat boots of a grizzled lawman of the future to battle a torrent of bizarre alien creatures and hard-hitting enemy soldiers. The mission: win a brutal galactic race to collect powerful artifacts and stop a malevolent plot to awaken an ancient power. Dispatched to unique worlds ranging from stunningly realistic outdoor terrain to spine-chilling alien cities, the player will face off with Unreal's legendary nemesis -- the fearsome Skaarj -- along with a host of all-new enemies, each hell-bent on eradicating the player and his compadres.
The all new XMP mode is a class-based multiplayer game where teams use vehicles, cooperation and Unreal II: The Awakening's devastating weaponry to battle it out across large-scale terrain maps. Teams fight for control of energy sources to power their war machines, deployment points to get to the front lines quickly, and ultimately, four artifacts that are required to win each match. Current owners of Unreal II: The Awakening standard edition will be able to download the XMP multiplayer mode for free on the day the Special Edition package is released.
Unreal II: The Awakening - Special Edition will include:
Unreal II: The Awakening - Special Edition will be available for personal computer at retail stores in North America in December with an estimated retail price of $29.95 and an ESRB rating of "M" for Mature. Additional information about the game can be found online at www.unreal2.com, which features downloadable and streaming game play movies, screenshots and other game information and background.
About Atari
New York-based Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR) develops interactive games for all platforms and is one of the largest third-party publishers of interactive entertainment software in the U.S. The Company's 1,000+ titles include hard-core, genre-defining games such as Driver(tm), Enter the Matrix(tm), Neverwinter Nights(tm), Stuntman(tm), Test Drive®, Unreal® Tournament 2003, and Unreal® Championship; and mass-market and children's games such as Backyard Sports(tm), Nickelodeon's Blue's Clues(tm) and Dora the Explorer(tm), Civilization®, Dragon Ball Z® and RollerCoaster Tycoon®. Atari, Inc. is a majority-owned subsidiary of France-based Infogrames Entertainment SA (Euronext 5257), the largest interactive games publisher in Europe. For more information, visit www.atari.com.
Unreal is a registered trademark of Epic Games Inc.
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