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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Garland, TX - October 28, 2001
Max Payne wins prestigious
BAFTA Award!
Max Payne has won the BAFTA (The
British Academy of Film and Television Arts) Interactive Entertainment
Award for the best PC Game of 2001. Max Payne has been developed by
Remedy Entertainment, produced by 3D Realms and published by Take Two
Interactive.
The BAFTA Interactive Entertainment Awards are Europe's top
recognition for interactive entertainment. The game industry is
comparable in size to the film industry and the BAFTA awards are
considered by many to be the Oscars of games. The selection committee
is comprised of key industry figures and is highly respected by those
in the field.
"We have been thrilled with Max Payne's critical acclaim and
commercial success. We are very pleased that Max Payne has received
this award from BAFTA. It is wonderful to see that our work has been
appreciated by the industry as well." Commented Petri Järvilehto, Max
Payne's project lead.
"We have had the privilege and pleasure of working with a great team
but our partners deserve a lot of credit as well. Our publisher, Take
Two has shown tremendous dedication and professionalism. George
Broussard and Scott Miller at 3D Realms have been a driving force.
Without them this would not have been possible," said Matias
Myllyrinne, Remedy's Business and Finance Director.
"Looks like four years of dedicated, passionate work paid off," said
Scott Miller, CEO of 3D Realms Entertainment, "and I couldn't be more
proud of The entire Remedy team for their tremendous, talented effort
in raising the Bar for 3D action games. This is an award they truly
deserve."
About Remedy
Remedy Entertainment Ltd., a privately held developer of action
computer games and game technology is based in Espoo, Finland. The
company has developed its own leading edge MAX-FX Technology(TM)
internally. Remedy has developed one of this year's top selling and
critically acclaimed games, Max Payne for PC with this technology. 3D
Realms, who have a track record of success in the industry, have
produced Max Payne. Remedy is working with Rockstar Games on a
PlayStation r 2. and with Neo Software on an XBOX TM. port of Max
Payne. The games will be published by Take-Two Interactive Software,
Inc. Remedy Entertainment is also a major shareholder in MadOnion.com
Ltd., who use MAX-FX Technology(TM) in their 3D benchmarks (20 million
distributed globally). (www.remedy.fi) further information: Mika Reini,
Office Manager [email protected]
About 3D Realms Entertainment
Apogee Software Ltd., a.k.a. 3D Realms, based in Dallas, Texas, is a
leading PC developer and shareware pioneer since 1987, with 35
published titles, including the Duke Nukem series, Wolfenstein 3-D,
Raptor, Terminal Velocity and Commander Keen. Current projects include
Duke Nukem Forever, and two Miramax movies based on Duke Nukem and Max
Payne. (www.3drealms.com)
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, PlayStationr, Nintendo 64, Nintendo Game Boy Color, Nintendo
GAMECUBE, Nintendo Game Boy Advance, PlayStationr2 and the Xbox(tm).
The Company publishes and develops products through various wholly
owned subsidiaries including: Rockstar Games, GodGames, TalonSoft,
Joytech, DMA Design, 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.
About BAFTA Interactive Entertainment
In 1997, BAFTA realised the impact Internet and multimedia
technologies would have on the entertainment industry. The result was
the creation of the BAFTA Interactive Entertainment Awards. With the
continued support of Lord Puttnam CBE, Vice-President of BAFTA, the
event has quickly grown into what is considered to be the world's
largest and most prestigious interactive entertainment awards.
Held annually in the heart of London each October, the Interactive
Entertainment awards are hugely successful. The diversity of the
entries - from art installations, WAP, CD-ROMs and DVDs through to
games, websites and digital television - highlights the increasing
convergence between all forms of media, a trend set to continue.
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