Subject: Goldstar 3DO Software News
From: stebenla@student.msu.edu (Lara L. Steben)
Date: 31 Jan 1995 23:28:02 GMT
Message-ID: <stebenla-3101951827070001@via-annex4-38.cl.msu.edu>

Pulled from AOL's daily news service:

> Goldstar launches software group;  Millennium's Incoming is first of 15
> Goldstar titles for the 3DO  system 
> 
> ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 31, 1995--Furthering  its
> commitment to the multimedia industry, LG Electronics U.S.A.  
> 
> Inc. (LGUS), formerly Goldstar U.S.A. Inc., announced plans to  develop
> software for the successful 3DO system.   
> 
> In addition, LGUS has signed a licensing deal with Millennium  Interactive
> Ltd.  Slated for release in early summer, Millennium  Interactive's
> Incoming is the first of 15 new titles LGUS expects to  have available
> under similar licensing agreements by the first  quarter of 1996.   
> 
> Under the agreement, Millennium Interactive will develop  Incoming, a
> science fiction adventure game, for the 3DO platform.   
> 
> Millennium Interactive is a leading developer of titles for advanced 
> gaming systems.   
> 
> We are very excited to work with Millennium," said Jim Ireton,  vice
> president of sales and marketing for LGUS's Multimedia Division.  
> 
> Incoming is the first of many great titles to come as we partner  with the
> leading developers in the industry.  Millennium  Interactive's dedication
> to developing titles for advanced gaming  systems will allow them to
> utilize the full capabilities of the 3DO  technology."   
> 
> Millennium's state-of-the-art, 24 track digital sound and vision  studio
> allows them to film live action, record voice overs,  manipulate images
> and cut CDs in house.  Titles from Millennium  Interactive include Mr.
> Blobby, Master Axe and Raymond Brigg's The  Snowman and Father
> Christmas.   
> 
> We are delighted to be working with LGUS on the 3DO version of  Incoming. 
> Their desire to have a strong portfolio of innovative  titles made our
> decision to partner with them an easy one," said  Michael Hayward,
> managing director of Cambridge, U.K.-based  Millennium Interactive.   
> 
> LGUS will begin developing software titles for the 3DO system at  its new
> office in San Jose, Calif.  Jim Ireton will also head up the  new software
> venture.   
> 
> Our goal is to produce the most exciting, realistic and  enjoyable video
> games on the market," said Ireton.  "With many of  the top developers
> located in the Silicon Valley, San Jose was an  obvious choice for
> software development."  
> 
> 
> Incoming   
> 
> Incoming is a science fiction adventure game set in the  not-too-distant
> future.  The action takes place at a mining outpost  on a remote planet
> where attacking space ships, rogue defensive  systems and sinister
> corporate intrigue threaten the player's  survival.  The game features
> ray-traced and rendered graphics  produced with the same hardware and
> software used in Babylon 5 and  Steven Spielberg's Seaquest DSV.   
> 
> LGUS is a leading manufacturer of consumer electronics,  multimedia and
> magnetic media products, including televisions, VCRs,  VCPs VHS
> VCR/dubbing decks, ViewMax TVCRs, camcorders, CD-i, 3DO and other
> multimedia products, compact disc players/changer, portable and home audio
> products, microwave ovens and other appliances, home  office products,
> including facsimile machines, a complete line of  computer monitors and
> CD-ROM drives, audio/video tape and floppy  disks.    
> 
> Headquartered in Englewood Cliffs, LGUS is a wholly owned  subsidiary of
> LG Electronics Inc., formerly Goldstar Co. Ltd. of  Korea.  The company is
> a division of The Lucky-Goldstar Group, a $40  billion conglomerate with a
> wide range of businesses that include  electronics, telecommunications,
> petrochemicals, energy, trading,  finance and a variety of other products
> and services.  
> 
> CONTACT: 
> 
> Access Public Relations  
> 
> Matt Afflixio or Garth Bradley, 415/904-7070,  
> 
> x 278 or 283
> 
> 
> Transmitted: 95-01-31 12:51:03 EST
