SIERRA STUDIOS' AND REWOLF SOFTWARE'S GUNMAN CHRONICLES SHIPS TO STORES NATIONWIDE
High Noon Comes to Deep Space in First-Person Action Experience Powered by the Half-Life Engine
Bellevue, WA (November 20, 2000) - Sierra Studios™ and Rewolf Software
today announced that Gunman Chronicles, a completely new stand-alone PC
experience powered by Valve's Half-Life engine, has shipped to software
retailers nationwide. The game combines a wild-west sensibility with a
high-tech theme to create a thrilling and visually unique first-person
action experience.
As the first stand alone release built on the Half-Life engine, Gunman
Chronicles expands on all the amazing effects and frighteningly realistic
artificial intelligence that made Half-Life the undisputed king of
first-person action games.
Developed by Rewolf Software, Gunman Chronicles is set in the western spiral
of the galaxy, five years after a horrifying alien infestation. The
adventure leads players to four unexplored planets with an amazing variety
of habitats for enemies, features 40+ hours of gameplay, new customizable
weapons allowing for 32 variations of arsenal, original sound and music, and
30 new monsters to wage heart-stopping battle. In addition, Gunman
Chronicles includes multiplayer modes for up to 32 players via LAN and
Internet connections.
Founded in 1997, Rewolf Software is a digital entertainment group comprised
of artists, designers, and programmers from around the world, who met
online.
Sierra On-Line, Inc. http://www.sierra.com/ is one of the original
developers and largest worldwide publishers of interactive entertainment and
productivity software. Sierra is a division of Havas Interactive, a global
leader in interactive content, and is one of the world's largest publishers
of education, entertainment and home productivity software. Its divisions,
Blizzard Entertainment®, Coktel, Knowledge Adventure®, Sierra™ and
Flipside.com™ are famous for releasing critically acclaimed and award
winning titles. Havas has operations in the US and in Europe and is a
subsidiary of the French publishing house Havas, part of Vivendi
Communications.