Gaming News - November 2002
Irvine, CA (November 21, 2002) - Blizzard Entertainment today
announced plans to premiere a new cinematic trailer for Warcraft III: Reign of
Chaos in theaters beginning November 22, 2002, with the opening of James Bond:
Die Another Day. The new trailer will appear on more than 20,000 screens across
the country before such movies as Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Star Trek:
Nemesis, and Solaris, along with the new Bond film. Additionally, patrons of AMC
Theatres will be able to take home a free Warcraft III Game Sampler CD-ROM when
they purchase a large Coke and a Butterfinger candy bar at the concession stand.
This exclusive disc includes a playable demo of the game, featuring three new
Warcraft III single-player missions, and three new multiplayer maps to be used
with the full version of the game.
"We wanted to drive broader awareness of Warcraft III amongst consumers of
fantasy entertainment," stated Neal Hubbard, vice president of marketing for
Blizzard Entertainment. "With movies like Two Towers hitting this holiday, the
big screen is an ideal environment for us to transport people into the epic
Warcraft universe and back in the span of thirty seconds."
From Blizzard:
The new missions in the demo chronicle the Orcs' journey from Lordaeron to
Kalimdor -- a previously untold chapter in the Warcraft III saga. Each of the
multiplayer maps is ready to be played on Battle.net®, Blizzard's free online
game network, and can be used for custom games between teams of up to four
players each. In Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos, players revisit the war-torn
world of Azeroth a generation after the end of the Second War between the Orcs
and the Humans. The fragile peace that had since settled over the land is now on
the verge of being shattered, for a dark power has returned after thousands of
years to carry out its nefarious plans. Two new races - the Undead Scourge and
the Night Elves - emerge to join the fray, as players follow a single epic
storyline through four successive campaigns. Players can also take the battle
into their own hands in an enhanced multiplayer mode, playable on local area
networks and exclusively over the Internet on Battle.net, the largest online
service of its kind in the world. Since its debut in 1994, the #1-selling
Warcraft series has won industry acclaim and has sold over 7 million copies
worldwide . In 1995, Blizzard followed the well-received Warcraft: Orcs and
Humans with the critically acclaimed Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness, which won
multiple Game of the Year awards.
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