That product you're mentioning is the internet update for Magic: The Gathering.
In my opinion, this could be the most popular game of all time.
Check out the press release.....
MicroProse Works Its Magic on the Internet
ManaLink(TM) MultiPlayer Update to Allow Magic: The Gathering(R) Fans to Play
Transcontinental Duels Via GatheringNet(TM) Website
ALAMEDA, Calif., Dec. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- MicroProse, Inc. (Nasdaq: MPRS - news) announced today the release date of
Magic: The Gathering ManaLink(TM), the free multiplayer update that allows fans to play Magic(R) duels online with other
players worldwide for the first time. A limited release will be available for download in mid-December to purchasers of the
Magic: The Gathering Spells of the Ancients(TM) expansion disk in North America. ManaLink is scheduled for general release
at www.gathering.net on January 1 in five languages, including English, French, Italian, Spanish and German. Free Magic: The
Gathering Internet game play will be hosted exclusively by Total Entertainment Network(TM) (TEN(TM)) at the GatheringNet
web site on www.gathering.net.
With more than two billion of the Wizards of the Coast(R) trading cards sold to date and the shipment of more than 250,000
copies of the MicroProse interactive computer game on CD-ROM, Magic: The Gathering for the PC is the number one
strategy card game on the PC. Magic for the PC is a turn-based strategy card game that appeals to all ages.
The ManaLink multiplayer update greatly enhances depth of game play. This online software enables two players to duel over
the Internet, chat, send messages and taunt opponents inside and outside of the Duel. For easy opponent matching over the
Net, ManaLink creates a ''live'' player environment, allowing players to view a list of other Magic players who are currently
online and playing over the Internet. Players can sort potential opponents by attributes such as rank and location.
Magic: The Gathering fans can challenge players around the world by visiting GatheringNet at www.gathering.net, the official
Magic: The Gathering for the PC online play web site. GatheringNet, hosted by TEN, is an online community where Magic
enthusiasts can meet, discuss Magic topics of interest, learn the latest Magic news and hear about Magic events taking place
both online and in the real world. Fans can win Magic prizes in contests and promotions, get the latest strategy tips, trade the
latest deck files and download other cool Magic freeware.
A compilation of everything a player needs to compete in Magic play on the Internet, Duels of the Planeswalkers(TM),
scheduled to ship in North America on January 12, will include the original Magic: The Gathering for the PC, ManaLink, and a
new card expansion for the PC containing over 80 cards from The Dark(R) and Legends(R) card sets. With proof of purchase
for the original Magic: The Gathering for the PC, purchasers of Duels of the Planeswalkers can get $15 back in a special rebate
offer.
MicroProse, Inc. is a leading developer and publisher of interactive entertainment software for use on CD-ROM-based
personal computers. The company is also developing software for use on next-generation 32/64-bit console machines, the
Internet and online gaming services. The company has five development studios located in Alameda, California; Hunt Valley,
Maryland; Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Austin, Texas and Chipping Sodbury, England. Products are available nationally and
internationally and are sold through major distributors, retailers and mass merchants. Products and company information are
available for download from the MicroProse Web site at www.microprose.com.
The Magic trading card game is an imaginative game that promotes strategy, mathematics and critical thinking. The card game
has become the intellectual sport of the '90s. Developed by a math professor, the Magic card game contains elements similar to
bridge or chess and is often played in a tournament setting, with amateur and professional Magic players competing throughout
the year to earn rankings and win prizes. To help players track their rankings, Wizards of the Coast created the DCI(TM)
players' organization, the governing authority for all officially sanctioned Magic tournaments and events. Since its inception, DCI
membership has grown to more than 100,000 players.
Wizards of the Coast is a leading developer and publisher of entertainment products, including the world's best-selling Magic:
The Gathering trading card game. Wizards of the Coast subsidiaries include TSR, Inc., creators of the popular Dungeons and
Dragons(R) adventure game, and Five Rings Publishing Group Inc., best known for the Legend of the Five Rings(R) trading
card game. Headquartered just outside of Seattle, Wash., Wizards of the Coast has international offices in Antwerp, Paris and
London. For more information on Wizards of the Coast, visit the company's site at < wizards.com >.
WIZARDS OF THE COAST, Magic: The Gathering, DCI, Legends, The Dark, Spells of the Ancients, ManaLink,
GatheringNet and Duels of the Planeswalkers are trademarks of Wizards of the Coast Inc. Dungeons & Dragons is a
registered trademark of TSR, Inc. Legend of the Five Rings is a registered trademark of Five Rings Publishing Group Inc. TSR
Inc. and Five Rings Publishing Group Inc. are subsidiaries of Wizards of the Coast.
SOURCE: MicroProse, Inc. |
