Looks like good news today from THQ. Apparently the Brunswick PC game came out today, along with the expected PSX version. Probably about 90% of this shipment (shipment, minus reserve) will count for the third quarter.
Btw, Wendel, I think the G.O.D. thing might impact the industry by causing rates for top designers to go up, but right now G.O.D. is pretty slow out of the box. No real impact until 2000 at the earliest, IMO.
Marc
THQ Eyes a Strike With 'Brunswick Circuit Pro Bowling' for PlayStation and Personal Computer; New Game Features Best Known Bowling License, Popular Brunswick Pros
CALABASAS, Calif.--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Sept. 29, 1998--Game publisher THQ Inc. (Nasdaq/NM:THQI) is looking to roll a strike with "Brunswick Circuit Pro Bowling," which ships Tuesday to retailers worldwide.
The game is available for a suggested retail price of $34.95 for personal computers and $39.95 for the PlayStation game console.
The most realistic 3-D bowling simulation on the market, "Brunswick Circuit Pro Bowling" features the sport's best known license, including 13 Brunswick pro bowlers, authentic tournaments, state-of-the-art equipment and family fun.
"No other game that we've seen compares to the realistic ball and pin action in 'Brunswick Circuit Pro Bowling,'" said Germaine Gioia, vice president, marketing, THQ. "We set out to create a game that was both true-to-life and fun to play. We think we've achieved both of those goals."
"We couldn't be happier with the game's honest bowling simulation aspects that will appeal to both competitive and recreational bowlers," said J.T. McDonald, director of marketing, Brunswick Consumer Products. "This game is a strong entrant into the interactive entertainment arena, and provides a great opportunity to extend the appeal of the sport to new and younger fans."
In "Brunswick Circuit Pro Bowling," play against, or as, any pro. Video introductions of each of the 13 masterful Brunswick Pro Staff bowlers -- each with their unique bowling style -- give insight into their personality and approach to bowling. All of these impressive athletes have talent to spare, but their real genius is rolling strikes.
"Brunswick Circuit Pro Bowling" features six options for casual fun or high-pressure competition: Exhibition Mode offers friendly competition against the pros. Select Practice Mode to tackle the tough seven-ten split. Try Tournament Mode to see how you stack up against the masters in serious competition. Get funky and play with glow-in-the-dark balls, pins and lanes in Cosmic Bowl Mode.
Go for the big bucks in the high-stakes Brunswick Bowling Skins Game Mode. Measure your performance against the pros in Career Mode, as you compile lifelong statistics, tracking average, strike and spare percentages, earnings and more.
"Brunswick Circuit Pro Bowling" on both the PC and PlayStation provides virtual bowlers unmatched realism and control, including lane and ball selection -- with six popular Brunswick ball types, adjustable ball spin, and precise power and accuracy meters.
The Create a Bowler feature even allows players to create a "cyber self." Players can build their ideal bowler from the ground up, specifying skill level, handedness (right or left), face, build, hair and skin color, shave, shirt, pants and glasses.
Up to six players can compete at once in "Brunswick Circuit Pro Bowling," and the personal computer version features a multiplayer Exhibition Mode or Brunswick Bowling Skins Game tournament on mplayer.com, the Internet's No. 1 multiplayer game service. Cyber-bowlers in remote locations can challenge others in real-time. The service is free and features real-time voice chat that allows for verbal taunts for opponents and praise for teammates.
Brunswick Indoor Recreation Group (www.brunswickbowling.com), a division of Brunswick Corp., is the world's largest manufacturer and marketer of bowling products and one of the largest owner/operators of bowling centers worldwide. With headquarters in Lake Forest, Ill., Brunswick is a multinational company serving the outdoor and indoor active recreation markets with leading branded consumer products in fishing, camping, biking, bowling,
exercise equipment and pleasure boating.
THQ Inc. is a leading developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment software worldwide for a variety of hardware platforms including PC CD-ROM, and those manufactured by Nintendo and Sony. The THQ Web site is located at www.thq.com. |
