Sid Meier's Pirates! for Windows will ship to retail stores worldwide on November 16, 2004. The award-winning 1987 smash hit game, Sid Meier's Pirates!, received unprecedented critical acclaim and set the industry standard for innovative game design with its unique blend of open-ended role-playing, real-time adventures and thrilling action sequences.
"There has been great anticipation for the long awaited return of Pirates! and to see what the team at Firaxis has been able to accomplish with the franchise," said Nancy MacIntyre, vice president of marketing, Atari, Inc. "We are pleased to follow-up what is sure to be a great PC launch this holiday with an Xbox title next year."
"We're thrilled to continue our relationship with Atari to bring Pirates! not only to fans of the original game but to a new generation of gamers," said Jeff Briggs, President and CEO of Firaxis Games. "Pirates! is among the most popular and loved titles in gaming history and Sid and the team here are working hard to uphold the high standards of the franchise.
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"There has been great anticipation for the long awaited return of Pirates! and to see what the team at Firaxis has been able to accomplish with the franchise," said Nancy MacIntyre, vice president of marketing, Atari, Inc. "We are pleased to follow-up what is sure to be a great PC launch this holiday with an Xbox title next year."
"We're thrilled to continue our relationship with Atari to bring Pirates! not only to fans of the original game but to a new generation of gamers," said Jeff Briggs, President and CEO of Firaxis Games. "Pirates! is among the most popular and loved titles in gaming history and Sid and the team here are working hard to uphold the high standards of the franchise.
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The event will climax on Thursday, 23rd September, when Sony's guests and competitions winners will be given VIP access to the Alton Towers Park, including priority access to rides and exclusive access to gaming areas.
They will also be able to enjoy musical performances from various artists - including breakthrough urban acts, established chart artists and upcoming rock bands - as they zoom over sets installed in amidst the park's various spiralling attractions.
Sony is also planning a multi-artist finale within the Alton Towers' castle walls, to be followed by an after-show party in the Stateroom adjacent to the Alton Towers Hotel, with overnight accommodation and a chance for guests and competition winners to mingle with the artists.
The finale performance will also form the basis for a 90-minute televised trip around the PlayStation-tinted Alton Towers, something that Alton Towers' marketing manager Mike Lorimer believes will prove very popular.
"We are very excited to be hosting this event. Not only will it showcase our fantastic rides and attractions to a key audience on TV, but it will also allow every one of our guests access to some fabulous added experiences in the Sony PlayStation areas," he said.
SCE UK's marketing director Alan Duncan, meanwhile, said the new look of the event is important to the development of the PlayStation brand.
"The PlayStation Experience at Alton Towers reflects both our commitment to the evolution of sampling events and to creating original broadcast content which communicates the values of PlayStation to new and existing audiences," he said on Friday.
This is one game I'm looking forward to.
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