"Uru Live" Lives on EXCLUSIVELY at GameTap
Online, multiplayer version of blockbuster game resurfaces on GameTap, with real-time 3D and new episodic content
LOS ANGELES - E3 - (May 9, 2006) - "Uru
Live" lives! GameTap, the broadband entertainment network
from Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (TBS, Inc.), is
reviving the online foray of "Myst," one of the most popular
adventure series ever created. As part of GameTap's bold new
initiative, the "Uru Live" game and community will be
available to GameTap subscribers later this year as part of
their monthly subscription.
"Uru Live" is the online multiplayer version of "Uru: Ages
Beyond Myst," which was developed by Cyan Worlds. Extensively
beta-tested in 2003, "Uru Live" spawned an avid community of
players, many of whom have kept unofficial sites up and
running ever since. With the advent of broadband gaming,
there is a whole new medium and a ready audience for this
revered title. Unlike its predecessors, the new worlds of
"Uru Live" are dynamic and alive, making use of real-time 3D
rather than still images to bring players together online to
explore incredible new worlds. To keep "Uru Live" even more
fresh and challenging, GameTap and Cyan will update the game
with new episodic content on a regular basis.
"The epic journey to D'ni will begin anew this holiday season
on GameTap," said Stuart Snyder, GameTap's General Manager.
"We are bringing back 'Uru Live' with new episodes,
intriguing new worlds to explore, and a host of fresh
features. 'Uru Live' was ahead of its time, and now that
technology has caught up with this visionary game, GameTap
and Cyan are teaming up to bring it into the bold new world
of broadband entertainment."
"Uru Live" is part of the popular "Myst" series created by
Rand and Robyn Miller. Selling more than 12 million units, it
was the top-selling video game franchise of the 1990s. In
fact, it is credited with creating a whole new genre of
games, the first-person adventure-puzzle game.
"Uru Live" will join the more than 500 on-demand video games
and 300 streaming video channels now available on
GameTap.
To register for GameTap, visit www.gametap.com <http://www.gametap.com/>
where you can sign up for the leading
all-you-can-play-&-watch video game lifestyle broadband
network for $9.95 per month. Go to www.gametap.com now and sign up for a free
two-week offer.
About Cyan Worlds, Inc:
Cyan Worlds, Inc., located in Spokane, WA, is best know for
Myst and Riven, which received numerous awards, critical
acclaim and broad popularity, Cyan has been designing and
building immersive interactive worlds since 1987. They
currently employ over 40 designers, programmers and artists.
For more information about Cyan Worlds, visit www.cyanworlds.com
<http://www.cyanworlds.com/>.
About GameTap
GameTap delivers hundreds of the greatest games-on-demand
plus original programming via a broadband-connected PC. To
access GameTap, players securely download and install
Turner-developed client software from www.gametap.com that acts as a gateway to the
GameTap vault. Because games reside securely on the PC, not
across a network, they act just as if they were still on the
console or at the arcade. Fast response times, 3D effects,
colors, and characters are all present and accounted for. New
games and original programming will be added to the service
each week. GameTap supports navigation and game play using
keyboard and mouse, as well as most USB peripherals.
About Turner
Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (TBS, Inc.), a Time Warner
company, is a major producer of news and entertainment
products around the world and the leading provider of
programming for the basic cable industry.
CONTACT:
Chase/Beth Gardiner
Access Communications for GameTap
415-844-6289/917-522-3522
chase@accespr.com/bgardiner@accesspr.com
Misty Skedgell
TBS, Inc.
404-885-4396
misty.skedgell@turner.com