SIERRA STUDIOS ANNOUNCES GROUND CONTROL: DARK CONSPIRACY NOW AVAILABLE FREE WITH GROUND CONTROL MAIL-IN OFFER
Bellevue, WA (December 1, 2000) - Sierra Studios™ announced today that
Ground Control™: Dark Conspiracy™, the official expansion for Ground
Control, is now available exclusively by mail for a limited time. Developed
by Chicago-based High Voltage Software, in conjunction with Swedish-based
Massive Entertainment, Ground Control: Dark Conspiracy is available free of
charge to all North American owners of Ground Control.
To obtain a copy of Dark Conspiracy, gamers can complete the Free Expansion
Offer Form found at http://darkconspiracy.sierra.com or included with
specially marked copies of Ground Control. Proof of Ground Control ownership
is not needed; however a $4.95 (USD) shipping and handling fee is required.
Ground Control: Dark Conspiracy takes the action-intense experience found in
the award-winning, 3D real-time strategy (RTS) Ground Control, to the next
level and offers all new missions, environments, units, and multiplayer
modes.
Ground Control: Dark Conspiracy continues the Ground Control saga, following
the story of Sarah Parker as she battles against the Order of the New Dawn.
Dark Conspiracy features 15 totally new single player missions,
never-before-seen environments and terrains, a third faction with new
playable units, and additional Crayven and Order of the New Dawn units and
special weapons. It also offers new multiplayer maps and modes via
Sierra.com™, powered by Flipside™.
High Voltage Software, Inc.
http://www.high-voltage.com, boasts a
resourceful mix of the gaming industry's brightest young talents and
skilled, veteran developers. Imaginative design, powerful proprietary
technology, and a proven development process have made High Voltage Software
a fierce competitor in the entertainment industry. Founded in 1993, this
Chicago-based developer has been crafting games for three generations of
consoles and the PC. Some recent hits include: LEGO Racers, NBA Inside Drive
2000, All Star Baseball 2001, Quarterback Club 2001, and Paperboy 64.
Massive Entertainment,
http://www.massive.se, develops interactive
entertainment products for a worldwide market. Since the company was founded
in 1997 it has focused on creating state-of-the-art interactive games for
PCs, consoles and mobile communication devices. The company today employs 35
people in Malmö, Sweden.
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.