Electronic Arts and Looking Glass Studios form Co-publishing Partnership
System Shock 2 and Flight Unlimited III are First Games in Multi-Title Agreement
SAN MATEO, Calif., May 28, 1998 - Electronic Arts™ (Nasdaq: ERTS), the world's premiere interactive entertainment software company, and Looking Glass Studios, a leading entertainment software developer, today announced a multi-title co-publishing partnership which establishes Looking Glass as Electronic Arts' first-ever external development studio. Under the agreement, Electronic Arts will publish several titles which bear the Looking Glass brand. Financial terms were not disclosed.
System shock 2 and Flight Unlimited III.
System Shock 2, the sequel to the critically-acclaimed System Shock™, is a first-person, 3D science fiction role-playing game for the PC. System Shock 2 will match the role-playing depth of the original while incorporating advanced 3D graphics technologies and artificial intelligence based on the Looking Glass Dark™ engine. Flight Unlimited III, the next title in the award-winning Flight Unlimited™ franchise, is a commercial flight simulation for the PC. Flight Unlimited III will establish a new standard for the general aviation flight sim category.
Tom Frisina, VP, Electronic Arts Distribution, said "Because of their outstanding track record, we are extremely pleased make Looking Glass Studios our first external development studio, and look forward to continued success by adding the Looking Glass brand to our roster of best-of-breed titles."
Paul Neurath, managing director of Looking Glass Studios said "EA's industry renowned marketing and worldwide distribution makes them the perfect publishing partner for System Shock 2 and Flight Unlimited III. We believe that working with Electronic Arts will allow us to maximize the reach of Looking Glass' products.",
Electronic Arts, headquartered in San Mateo, California, is a leading interactive entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, Electronic Arts posted revenues of $860 million for calendar 1997. The Company develops, publishes and distributes software worldwide for personal computers and advanced entertainment systems such as the PlayStation® and Nintendo® 64. Electronic Arts markets its products worldwide under six brand names: Electronic Arts, EA SPORTS™, Maxis™, Inc., Origin Systems™ Inc., Bullfrog™ Productions Ltd. and Jane's® Combat Simulations. EA has international subsidiaries in Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, Portugal, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. The Company has North American development operations in San Mateo and Walnut Creek, Calif.; Baltimore, Maryland; Austin, Texas; Seattle, Washington; and Vancouver, British Columbia. More information about EA's products and full text of press releases can be found on the Internet at http://www.ea.com.
Looking Glass Studios is a leading developer of entertainment and simulation software distinguished by its expertise in 3D immersive technologies. Headquartered in Cambridge, Mass., the talented team at Looking Glass has created some of the best-selling and highly acclaimed titles in the interactive entertainment industry, including the Ultima Underworld series, System Shock, Flight Unlimited, Flight Unlimited II and Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri™.
System shock 2 and Flight Unlimited III.
System Shock 2, the sequel to the critically-acclaimed System Shock™, is a first-person, 3D science fiction role-playing game for the PC. System Shock 2 will match the role-playing depth of the original while incorporating advanced 3D graphics technologies and artificial intelligence based on the Looking Glass Dark™ engine. Flight Unlimited III, the next title in the award-winning Flight Unlimited™ franchise, is a commercial flight simulation for the PC. Flight Unlimited III will establish a new standard for the general aviation flight sim category.
Tom Frisina, VP, Electronic Arts Distribution, said "Because of their outstanding track record, we are extremely pleased make Looking Glass Studios our first external development studio, and look forward to continued success by adding the Looking Glass brand to our roster of best-of-breed titles."
Paul Neurath, managing director of Looking Glass Studios said "EA's industry renowned marketing and worldwide distribution makes them the perfect publishing partner for System Shock 2 and Flight Unlimited III. We believe that working with Electronic Arts will allow us to maximize the reach of Looking Glass' products.",
Electronic Arts, headquartered in San Mateo, California, is a leading interactive entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, Electronic Arts posted revenues of $860 million for calendar 1997. The Company develops, publishes and distributes software worldwide for personal computers and advanced entertainment systems such as the PlayStation® and Nintendo® 64. Electronic Arts markets its products worldwide under six brand names: Electronic Arts, EA SPORTS™, Maxis™, Inc., Origin Systems™ Inc., Bullfrog™ Productions Ltd. and Jane's® Combat Simulations. EA has international subsidiaries in Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, Portugal, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. The Company has North American development operations in San Mateo and Walnut Creek, Calif.; Baltimore, Maryland; Austin, Texas; Seattle, Washington; and Vancouver, British Columbia. More information about EA's products and full text of press releases can be found on the Internet at http://www.ea.com.
Looking Glass Studios is a leading developer of entertainment and simulation software distinguished by its expertise in 3D immersive technologies. Headquartered in Cambridge, Mass., the talented team at Looking Glass has created some of the best-selling and highly acclaimed titles in the interactive entertainment industry, including the Ultima Underworld series, System Shock, Flight Unlimited, Flight Unlimited II and Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri™.