Highlander Online Game: Kalisto Entertainment Set to Develop a Massively Multi-Player Game Awaited by Millions of Fans Worldwide

Highlander online game: Kalisto Entertainment set to develop a massively multi-player game awaited by millions of fans worldwide

Submitted by: Noble PR Friday, 30 June 2000

For downloadable hi res images of Highlander: http://www.noblepr.co.uk/Press_Releases/kalisto_highlander.htm Kalisto Entertainment signs exclusive agreement to produce Highlander licence-based games with Davis-Panzer Productions Kalisto have acquired the exclusive worldwide rights for the production and development of video games based on the movie and TV series of Highlander. For the first time, thousands of gamers will simultaneously experience the Highlander adventure on the Internet and as they immerse themselves into an interactive mythical universe. The online game developed by Kalisto’s Bordeaux-based studio will follow the path of the highly successful movies and television series viewed by millions worldwide. The inherent themes and appeal of the Highlander franchise has a strong empathy for the general public and fits perfectly to online adaptations (over 450 amateur web sites are registered on the Highlander Web ring). As for online sales, over a million fans have already bought licensed products in the United States alone. Thanks to its technological proprietary tools and its experience in interactive entertainment creation, Kalisto Entertainment is perfectly positioned to deliver on the expectations of the public and allow millions of fans to become protagonists of the Highlander Myth. Henri Magalon, Kalisto’s Online Director, says "We aim to offer the huge base of net-surfer community fans of the immortal warriors epic a highly interactive gaming experience, in which they will experience new exciting emotions in the Highlander legend." Peter Davis of Davis / Panzer Productions, producers of the Highlander films and television series, stated: "We are delighted to be partnered with Kalisto, the foremost on-line game developer in the world today. We are confident that our partnership will result in making the Highlander legend into the ultimate online gaming experience." The acquisition of the rights to Highlander is an essential part of Kalisto’s overall online strategy. Kalisto is clearly positioned as a high quality interactive content provider for all new online media, and forecasts 50% of its turnover to be generated online by 2002. About Kalisto Kalisto Entertainment is a renowned and successful developer of interactive entertainment software for

Page 1 current and next generation video game machines, home computers, and the Internet. Created in 1990 by its President, Nicolas Gaume, Kalisto is a global company employing 250 people, with headquarters in Bordeaux, France and offices in Paris, America, Japan, China and the UK. Kalisto was successfully floated on the Paris Nouveau Marché in June 1999. With innovative content creation Kalisto has expanded its game franchises to a wide range of media in the entertainment sector including, books, cinema and television. Successful franchise and game releases includes Dark Earth, Nightmare Creatures, Ultimate Race, and more recently, Nightmare Creatures 2 and 4 Wheel Thunder. With many innovative new and exciting projects in development, ongoing investment in key technologies and the creation of new Universe and Action games, Kalisto provides high quality entertainment for the digital generation. KALISTO ENTERTAINMENT (Head Office) Cite Mondiale Parvis des Chartrons 33074 Bordeaux Cedex, France Tel : 00 33 (0) 5 56 48 60 30 Fax : 00 33 (0) 5 56 48 60 33 http://www.kalisto.com Kalisto’s U.K. PR Agency: PETER NOBLE PR LTD. Managing Director: Peter Noble Email: [email protected] Graphic House 2-a Sumatra Road London, NW6 1PU Tel. 0207 794 2302 Fax. 0207 431 9984

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