Bounty Offered for New Team Fortress Classic™ Levels
Three User-made Levels to be Included in Half-Life: Opposing Force™
Bellevue, WA (August 10, 1999) - Sierra Studios today announced that it is now accepting new Team Fortress Classic (TFC) levels for inclusion in Half-Life: Opposing Force (Op For), the official game expansion for the Valve's award-winning 3D action thriller, Half-Life.
To enter, users go to WON.net and then follow the directions on how to submit their TFC levels at the following URL: http://www.won.net/lounge/contests/opposingforce/. Then, a panel of judges from Valve and Gearbox Software will select three winning levels for inclusion in the official game expansion. In addition to being listed in the game credits, each of the winning level editors will earn $1,000 for their work.
"The number of terrific levels being made for TFC is fantastic," says Gabe Newell, managing director and co-founder of Valve. "We hope this effort helps spawn the creation of more great maps and give exposure to those making these levels, while simultaneously increasing the offering in Opposing Force."
"Many of the most renowned designers started as amateurs," says Randy Pitchford, director and chief designer of Gearbox Software. "We feel it's important to give the most talented Half-Life designers out there a chance to see their creations along side the work of the famed Levelord and our all-star collection of multiplayer levels in Half-Life: Opposing Force."
Currently, Team Fortress Classic is the number one played online action game*. Half-Life has been named Game of the Year by over 40 publications and sold over one million copies worldwide. The Game of the Year Edition, featuring Team Fortress Classic is available now in stores everywhere. And Half-Life: Opposing Force is due to ship in October.
Founded in 1996, Valve develops entertainment software. Based in Kirkland, Wash., the company consists of more than 30 leading artists, game designers and programmers. More information about Valve is available at www.valvesoftware.com. More information about Half-Life is available at www.gameoftheyear.com.
Founded in January 1999, Gearbox Software is a team of veteran 3D game developers collected in Dallas, Texas. The Gearbox crew is made up of artists, designers, and programmers who joined forces to form their own development house after stints at a variety of companies, including 3D Realms, Microprose and Ritual. Half-Life: Opposing Force is scheduled to be the first offering from this talented new studio.
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