Gateway Press Release
Boilerplate, but effective:
" Voodoo2 3D Entertainment Platform in Destination Family of PCs
PR Newswire, Wednesday, July 08, 1998 at 07:51
The Power of the 3Dfx Interactive Game Platform to Be Integrated in Home PCs
SAN JOSE, Calif., July 8 /PRNewswire/ -- 3Dfx Interactive(R), Inc. (NASDAQ:TDFX) today announced that Gateway plans to adopt the 3Dfx Interactive platform for 3D gaming by incorporating the powerful Voodoo2(TM) chipset in its award-winning Destination(R) family of home multimedia PCs.
The 3Dfx Interactive platform for consumer 3D entertainment includes the Voodoo(TM) family of 3D graphics chipsets plus over 250 popular 3D video games enhanced or developed specifically for the platform. Further augmenting the platform, 3Dfx Interactive has relationships with over 600 of the leading software developers and strong consumer brand recognition.
Gateway will announce specific products at a later time and will leave further details until then. These PCs are likely to ship with a Black Magic 3D(TM) Voodoo2 board made by STB Systems, Inc. already installed and configured for the system. Voodoo2 technology offers a ten-fold performance advantage over home game consoles such as Nintendo 64.
"Putting the power of the 3Dfx Interactive platform in some of the best PCs from Gateway is a terrific win for the consumer," said Greg Ballard, president and chief executive officer of 3Dfx Interactive. "Gateway is atrusted name and value with consumers and adding the leading 3D graphics power from 3Dfx and the platform of game titles and software compatibility that goes with it, opens the door of 3D entertainment to a broad market." 3Dfx Interactive, develops high performance, cost-effective 3D media processors, software and related technology that are designed to enable a highly immersive, interactive and realistic 3D experience across interactive electronic entertainment systems -- personal computers, coin-operated arcade game machines and location-based entertainment installations, such as racing car simulators. Current 3Dfx Interactive products include the Voodoo family of accelerator chipsets, Voodoo2, Voodoo Graphics(R) and Voodoo Rush(TM) and the recently announced Voodoo Banshee(TM). Visit the company on the web at 3dfx.com.
Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters set forth in this press release, such as statements relating to any of the company's ability to successfully exploit technological and market developments and conditions, the timing and success of new product introductions, the performance capabilities of the company's products or the adoption of existing products or offerings by competitors, and the ability to invest in new technologies and to enhance existing systems are forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties, including the impact of competitive products and pricing and alternative technological advances,the timely and successful development and market acceptance of new products and upgrades to existing products, and other risks as detailed from time to time in each company's SEC filings, including the most recent Forms 10-K and10-Q.
NOTE: 3Dfx Interactive and Voodoo Graphics are registered trademarks and Voodoo, Voodoo2, Voodoo Banshee and Voodoo Rush are trademarks of 3Dfx Interactive. All other names trademarks of their respective holders.
SOURCE 3Dfx Interactive, Inc.
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/CONTACT: Steve Schick of 3Dfx Interactive, Inc., 408-935-4366, or steve@3dfx.com//Web site: http:/www.3dfx.com/" |
