SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ./HOLLYWOOD (July 9) ENTERTAINMENT WIRE -July 9, 1998--
Chaos! Comics (one of North America's top ten comic book publishing companies, with a
circulation of between 100,000 and 150,000 comic books sold monthly), id Software,
Activision and 3Dfx Interactive are joining forces to offer contestants -- 3-D artists, and 3-D
modelers worldwide -- the opportunity to design their own 3-D versions of Chaos! Comics'
popular stable of characters in conjunction with Quake II, id Software's hugely popular
PC/CD-ROM Game, distributed by Activision.
The announcement was made Thursday by Brian Pulido, president and founder of Chaos!
Comics.
The basic idea behind the unique contest is for video gamers, computer artists and novice
computer users to create a Chaos! character 3-D player plug-in model for use in "Quake II."
Contestants can create 3-D versions of such Chaos! characters as Evil Ernie, Lady Death,
Chastity and Homicide.
Once created, the models can be dropped into "Quake II" and actually become characters
within the game environment. Participants are urged to visit the Chaos! Web site at
www.chaoscomics.com, to get a good look at the stable of Chaos! characters and to obtain
contest rules and instructions.
The contest kicks off on Oct. 1, 1998. All submissions must be received via e-mail or by
disk no later than Dec. 31, 1998. Prizes will be given in numerous categories such as "Best
Overall Model," "Best Evil Ernie," and "Best Lady Death," to name just a few. Winners will
be announced on the Chaos! Web site on Jan. 15, 1999. Prizes include computers, video
games, graphics software, Chaos! products, and the opportunity to create a panel in one of
Chaos! Comics' books.
"Quake II," the popular "first person shooter game," was developed and published by id
Software and distributed by Activision, a premier worldwide developer, publisher and
distributor of interactive entertainment software for PCs. Texas-based id Software, whose
titles include "Doom," "Doom II" and "Wolfenstein 3-D," is the hottest game shop in the
world.
3Dfx Interactive develops high performance, cost-effective 3-D media processors, software
and related technology designed to enable a highly immersive, interactive and realistic 3-D
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 and Voodoo Rush, and the recently announced Voodoo
Banshee. Visit the company on the Web at 3dfx.com
Founded in 1993 by Pulido and his wife, Francisca Pulido, in Scottsdale, with a satellite
office in Hollywood, Chaos! Comics has consistently remained one of the top ten comic
book publishing companies in North America since 1995. The company is the number one
publisher of "supernatural" comics, appealing to a wide generational span of readers,
including women.
Chaos! has consistently led the publishing industry in the introduction of "cutting edge"
innovations within the comic book field, including the first-ever velvet, leather, canvas and
"coffin"-shaped magazine covers.
To Sponsor, Contact: Kyle Bousquet/Chaos! Comics at rumble@chaoscomics.com
NOTE: Chaos! Comics and all Chaos! character names are registered trademarks of Chaos
Comics! Inc. (c) 1998 Chaos! Comics Inc. All rights reserved. Activision is a registered
trademark of Activision Inc. All Rights Reserved. "Quake" is a registered trademark of id
Software Inc. "Quake II" and the id Software name are trademarks of id Software Inc. All
other trademarks and trade names are properties of their respective owners.
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CONTACT: Asbury Communications
Mike Garfinkel, 213/962-8203
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