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To: Burlitis who wrote (1543)	11/15/1999 10:05:00 AM
From: Scot	Respond to of 1992

Alex, Well in a years time ATVI has developed 2 in-house franchises,no multimilion dollar license fees,just good people making great games. I keep looking for the shovelware, not this year, it's A titles on all platforms. I agree. They really have been turning out quality product. That's what it will take to be successful over the long-term in this industry, and I'm very happy to see ATVI's progress in this direction. A little bad news.....SoF will not make the Christmas selling period. www2.ravensoft.com Your expectations are high, Raven's expectations are high and Activision is expecting SoF to be BIG! So we don't want to rush it out the door... There is no chance of the game being released before it's done and it will be a much better game for it. Our original assessment of November or December was very do-able from Raven's end, but it would involve cutting things out, cutting corners and not giving the game its full QA and beta trials to make sure that it is fun and bug free. Activision wants to do it right and I don't blame them. I'm not going to lie... The game will not be out by the end of 99. It will be worth the (hopefully short) wait. ------------------ --Kenn Hoekstra Project Administrator Raven Software A little disappointing...but perhaps there's enough in the pipe that it will do better Q1. -Scot

To: Burlitis who wrote (1543)	11/15/1999 4:01:00 PM
From: Scot	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1992

Alex, Thought you might be interested in this GTIS news...posted by Scott Miller at Yahoo: messages.yahoo.com Subject: MCV NEWSFLASH! INFOGRAMES COMPLETES GTI TAKE-OVER As exclusively predicted by MCV two weeks ago, Infogrames has become the new majority shareholder of GT Interactive. There are no official details at present but it is understood that an announcement will be made at the InterContinental Hotel in Paris on Tuesday morning (November 15th). It will be presented by Infogrames' flamboyant CEO Bruno Bonnell and GTI's CEO Thomas Heymann, who was brought into the company from Disney in February to help secure its future after a rocky period. Initially, it is expected that the two companies will trade autonomously, with GTI remaining as a separate entity on the NASDAQ. Full details on the consolidation of the two companies are expected by the end of the year, when the deal will have been ratified by shareholders. The swoop for GTI proves how serious Infogrames is about increasing its global strength and raising its profile across the Atlantic. US publishing veteran Accolade and UK outfit Gremlin Interactive were both bought earlier this year, amongst a series of aggressive moves, but this is by far the French super-publisher's biggest deal to date. Infogrames has beaten off interest from Hasbro, Microsoft, Acclaim and finance outfit Blackstone to secure an agreement which creates a hugely powerful force. Infogrames recorded global sales of $327.5m in its full-year ended June 30th, whilst GTI's full-year sales to the end of March topped $570m. GTI's sales for its first fiscal quarter ending June 30th were a massive $121m. Infogrames will add to its roster a portfolio of companies which includes Newcastle-based Reflections (maker of the huge-selling Driver), Cavedog (Total Annihilation), Oddworld (Abe's Oddysee), Singletrac (Twisted Metal) and one of the largest software distribution operations in the US. For more exclusive news about GTI Interactive and Infogrames, read MCV this Friday. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------