Gaming News - March 2006

San Francisco, CA (March 21, 2006) - Today Ubisoft announced that CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: 3 Dimensions of Murder has shipped to retail stores and is now available for PC.

From Ubisoft:

CSI: 3 Dimensions of Murder is based on CBS’ hit television drama set in Las Vegas. CSI: 3 Dimensions of Murder has an ESRB rating of “M” for Mature and an MSRP of $29.99.

CSI: 3 Dimensions of Murder will continue the authentic experience of Ubisoft’s popular CSI video games. Players will work alongside Gil Grissom, Catherine Willows and the rest of the original Las Vegas cast to help solve intense cases and investigate crimes using cutting-edge techniques and real-world forensic equipment. CSI: 3 Dimensions of Murder improves upon the successful core design concepts of previous CSI games, featuring an all-new, real-time 3D engine, enriched character interactions and animations, and longer, more immersive stories.

“With CSI: 3 Dimensions of Murder we are taking gamers back to where all the success began, with the original CSI cast in Las Vegas,” said Tony Key, vice president of marketing at Ubisoft. “We have worked closely with CBS to integrate the newest elements from the hit CSI television show to deliver not only the most authentic CSI game available to date, but the most exciting and immersive crime solving experience currently available on the market.”

Key Features:

• NEW 3-D Graphics: Investigate crime scenes that are more like the hit TV show than ever. Move around the crime scene and get a close-up look. Feel like you are really using the tools for collection and detection of evidence and interact with the CSI cast like never before.

• Five New Cases with Deeper Plot Lines with Shocking Twists: Players will be drawn into the action with improved character interaction and longer, more immersive cases. The five new and distinctive cases will draw players in like never before.

• New Mobile Crime Lab: Just like the hit TV show, CSI: 3 Dimensions of Murder features the GMC Mobile Analysis Unit that can be used to analyze evidence quickly in the field.

• More Satisfying Evidence Analysis: Players will really feel like they are solving the case, not like the computer is solving it for them. Use high-tech tools to collect and process evidence such as, Mikrosil™ casting material, magnetic powder for enhanced finger print analysis and Luminol for detecting traces of blood evidence.

• The Original CSI Series is the #1 Hit TV Show: CSI: 3 Dimensions of Murder returns to the original Vegas-based series. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation remains the top show on TV with 26 million weekly viewers.