VIVENDI UNIVERSAL PUBLISHING AND MYTHIC ENTERTAINMENT ANNOUNCE DISTRIBUTION DEAL FOR ONLINE GAME DARK AGE OF CAMELOTÔ
Torrance, CA - July 23, 2001 - Vivendi Universal Publishing (VU Publishing) and Mythic Entertainment (www.mythicentertainment.com) today announced an exclusive distribution deal for the North American release of Dark Age Of CamelotÔ. The highly anticipated massively multiplayer online role-playing game is scheduled to debut in Fall 2001.
Under terms of the agreement, VU Publishing has been granted the exclusive license to manufacture, market, and distribute Dark Age Of Camelot at retail locations throughout the United States and Canada. Mythic Entertainment will publish the online pay-for-play, massively multiplayer game for the PC CD- ROM platform.
"Leveraging Vivendi Universal Publishing's strong distribution channels will enable us to offer Dark Age Of Camelot to a broad consumer base throughout North America," said Mark Jacobs, President of Mythic Entertainment. "This distribution deal is a major win for Mythic Entertainment, as we continue to expand the franchise's exposure and reach."
"Mythic Entertainment is one of the industry's most prolific online game publishers," added Philip O'Neil, Senior Vice President of Vivendi Universal Interactive Publishing North America. "Dark Age Of Camelot falls right in line with the high caliber of our interactive entertainment portfolio, and we are looking forward to delivering this title to the masses."
Dark Age Of Camelot is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game conceived and developed by Mythic Entertainment and jointly published by Abandon Entertainment. Abandon Entertainment and Dimension/Miramax recently announced a partnership to develop and produce a new television series based on the Dark Age of Camelot franchise. Additional information and screenshots of Dark Age Of Camelot can be found on the official Dark Age of Camelot game site at www.darkageofcamelot.com.
About Vivendi Universal Publishing
Vivendi Universal Publishing is a world leader in mass-market multimedia communications. The Company has 22,000 employees and 300 brands in 40 countries and aims to become the unchallenged leader in each of its operating sectors - Games, Education, Literature, Health and Information. VU Publishing had 2000 pro-forma revenues of 3.6 billion euros. A leading publisher of online and PC and console-based interactive content, the Company's portfolio of education and entertainment software brands includes Syracuse Language, Blizzard Entertainment, Flipside.com, Sierra and Universal Interactive Studios. Interactive education and entertainment are key content areas of parent company Vivendi Universal, along with movies, music and other publishing activities.
About Mythic Entertainment
Mythic Entertainment is one of the most successful online gaming developers in the industry today. With eleven online games to its credit, Mythic has been a major part of all of its distribution and publishing partners pay-for-play games including AOL, the Centropolis Gaming Center, Gamestorm, and ENGAGE. Their titles include some of the most popular online-only games of all time including Spellbinder: The Nexus Conflict, Aliens Online, Starship Troopers: Battlespace, Silent Death Online, Rolemaster: Magestorm, Darkness Falls, Darkness Falls: The Crusade, Splatterball, Godzilla Online, and Dragon's Gate.
About Abandon Entertainment
Abandon Entertainment is a New York City-based diversified entertainment company, dedicated to creating unique entertainment products across all distribution platforms utilizing both traditional and emerging media. Underneath the Abandon umbrella of companies exists Abandon Pictures, Abandon Television, Abandon Internet Group, Abandon Ventures and Collision Entertainment. Abandon Entertainment can be found online at www.abandonent.com.
Dark Age of Camelot is a trademark of Mythic Entertainment.
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