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To: Madharry who wrote (11747)	10/7/1999 11:01:00 AM
From: Andrew C.R. Biddle	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 14266

XBF is #5 on the PC chart in the UK. ctw.co.uk I believe the US release has been delayed till November. From the message boards it sounds like there will be more in the future. The Adrenaline Vault did a preview yesterday. avault.com VUD PC chart for second half of September; some slippage with Star Wars and X, but new title at #25 (biing!2) vud.de And news flash from CTW: ====================================================== >>Titus acquires control of Virgin Interactive French publishing force Titus has acquired a 50.1 per cent controlling stake of Virgin Interactive Entertainment. The deal, for an undisclosed sum, follows Titus? recent $25 million acquisition of a 57 per cent controlling stake in Interplay, which in turn owned 43.9 per cent of Virgin. Eric Caen, president and co-founder of Titus, said the acquisition would gain the company access to key European territories where it currently lacks direct sales support, namely the UK, Germany and Spain. He added that Virgin?s product portfolio would also enable Titus to broaden its traditionally family-oriented portfolio into the teenage and adult markets. Commenting on the agreement, Interplay, joint president of Virgin Interactive, Peter Bilotta stressed the financial benefits of being so closely linked to a French company. ?The French stock market is very buoyant,? he said. ?We may be looking to raise a significant amount of cash in future.? He added that announcements to this effect were imminent.<< Andrew