Video Gaming News - May 2004

Los Angeles, CA (May 12, 2004) - Sammy Studios today premiered a live game demonstration of Darkwatch at the 2004 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3). Darkwatch blends Vampire-Horror and Western genres in a first person shooter

From Sammy Studios:

Sammy Studios is holding presentations of Darkwatch for the duration of E3, held May 12-14, 2004 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Demos will take place inside a replica of an in-game haunted church featuring a 33’ tall spire that scrapes the ceiling of the exhibit hall. The church serves as a dedicated theatre, incorporating state-of-the-art projection and surround sound technology to deliver a stunning live game demonstration. Sammy Studios is located at booth #424 South Hall.

Also today, Sammy Studios launched the first phase of a new Web site dedicated to Darkwatch at www.darkwatch.com. Designed by the award-winning team from My Pet Skeleton, the site captures the game’s stylistic look through amazing 3D visual effects and offers up the first comprehensive look at the game. Darkwatch comes to the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system* and Xbox video game system from Microsoft® in spring 2005. The title has an MRSP of $49.99 and is not yet rated.

“Darkwatch will establish Sammy Studios as a creator of compelling original franchises,” said Tim Pivnicny, senior VP of sales and marketing, Sammy Studios, Inc. “We have a great game being created by a talented and passionate team. Our goal at E3 is to premiere it with the prominence it deserves. We want to elevate excitement for those who already know Darkwatch, and firmly implant it in the minds of the uninitiated as a game event for the coming year.”

Darkwatch introduces a mysterious secret society that has protected humanity from evil since the dawn of civilization. Their newest and most deadly agent is Jericho Cross, an outlaw gunslinger pulled into their ranks after an unfortunate close encounter with a vampire lord. As the one responsible for unleashing the vampire and his minions on the West, Jericho must use his new vampire powers to hunt him down to prevent the American Frontier from being overrun by the undead, and to save his own soul from a damned eternity.

Darkwatch promises a cinematic video game experience with remarkable game play variety in an FPS. With Jericho’s supernatural abilities, mysteriously advanced Darkwatch weaponry, shattering melee attacks unique to each weapon, armed vehicles and a deadly demon steed, players lay waste across a Wild West infested by Vampires and other supernatural creatures. Darkwatch creates a “living” West, where the choices the player makes lead to different paths and abilities based on a unique reputation and experience system. The experience is further enhanced with location-specific damage, letting players tear apart the undead, and innovative use of Havok physics for dynamic objects that can be improvised as weapons.

The new Web site is the destination for the latest information on Darkwatch, setting its premise and revealing key game features. Visitors can access the newest screenshots, video trailers and artwork, download wallpapers, post messages, “Join the Darkwatch” to receive updates and even preorder the game. In addition to the dedicated game site, Sammy Studios has launched a forum where the Darkwatch community can exchange thoughts and ideas up to and beyond the game’s release. The Darkwatch forum is located at http://forums.sammystudios.com, and the Web site is now live at www.darkwatch.com.

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