2K and
BioWare
Announce
Jade
Empire™:
Special
Edition for
the PC Now
Available
Optimized
for the PC,
Jade Empire:
Special
Edition
Boasts
Enhanced
Game Play
with New
Visuals and
Sleek
Graphics
New York, NY
– February
28, 2007 –
2K, a
publishing
label of
Take-Two
Interactive
Software,
Inc. (Nasdaq:
TTWO),
announced
today that
Jade Empire:
Special
Edition is
now
available in
stores
across North
America and
will be
available on
March 2nd
internationally.
Developed by
BioWare,
Jade Empire:
Special
Edition is
an
award-winning
action-RPG
that
delivers an
incredible
story-driven
game play
experience
with
stunning
high-resolution
graphics and
controls
optimized
for the PC.
In the
ancient,
mysterious
world of the
Jade Empire,
players
choose to
act as a
noble hero
or
treacherous
villain by
following
the path of
the "Open
Palm" or the
"Closed
Fist."
Players will
face
powerful
human and
supernatural
foes, learn
magical
martial arts
and weapons
styles, and
discover the
darkest
secrets of
the world.
Jade Empire:
Special
Edition
engages
users with
its rich
story line
and
optimizes
the gaming
experience
for PC
gamers with
an
additional
difficulty
level,
graphical
upgrades,
enhanced
resolution
and new
content
exclusively
for the PC.
In addition,
the PC
version
features an
exclusive
art book and
poster.
Jade Empire:
Special
Edition,
rated "M"
for Mature,
is now
available
for $39.99
in retail
stores. Jade
Empire:
Special
Edition is
also
available
for purchase
online and
can be
downloaded
from major
digital
distribution
sites
including
the BioWare
Online Store
(http://store.bioware.com),
Steam (www.steampowered.com),
Direct2Drive
(www.direct2drive.com)
and other
online
retail sites
in the
Macrovision/Trymedia
network. The
BioWare
Online Store
also offers
the Jade
Empire Fan
Pack which
includes the
Jade Empire:
Special
Edition
digital
download,
the
award-winning
soundtrack
by famed
composer
Jack Wall,
and a Jade
Empire mouse
pad.
For more
information,
visit the
Jade Empire
website at
http://jadeempire.com.
About
BioWare
BioWare
Corp. is an
electronic
entertainment
company
which
develops
computer,
console,
handheld and
online video
games
focused on
rich stories
and
memorable
characters.
Since 1995,
BioWare has
created some
of the
world's
best-selling
titles
including
the
award-winning
Baldur's
Gate™ and
Neverwinter
Nights™
series, as
well as the
2003 Game of
the Year,
Star Wars®:
Knights of
the Old
Republic™.
Original
BioWare-created
IPs include
the 2005 RPG
of the Year,
Jade
Empire™,
with
next-generation
titles Mass
Effect™ and
Dragon Age™
currently in
development.
With studios
in Edmonton,
Canada, and
Austin,
Texas,
BioWare is
also hard at
work on
several
unannounced
projects
including a
new title
for the
Nintendo
DS™, as well
as a
massively
multiplayer
online game.
For more
information
on BioWare,
visit
www.bioware.com.
About
Take-Two
Interactive
Software,
Inc.
Headquartered
in New York
City,
Take-Two
Interactive
Software,
Inc. is a
global
developer,
marketer,
distributor
and
publisher of
interactive
entertainment
software
games for
the PC,
PlayStation®
game
console,
PlayStation®2
and
PLAYSTATION®3
computer
entertainment
systems,
PSP® (PlayStation®Portable)
system,
Xbox® and
Xbox 360™
video game
and
entertainment
systems from
Microsoft,
Wii™,
Nintendo
GameCube™,
Nintendo DS™
and Game
Boy®
Advance. The
Company
publishes
and develops
products
through its
wholly owned
labels
Rockstar
Games, 2K
and 2K
Sports, and
Global Star
Software;
and
distributes
software,
hardware and
accessories
in North
America
through its
Jack of All
Games
subsidiary.
Take-Two's
common stock
is publicly
traded on
NASDAQ under
the symbol
TTWO. For
more
corporate
and product
information
please visit
our website
at
www.take2games.com.
*BioWare,
BioWare
Corp., Mass
Effect,
Dragon Age
and Jade
Empire are
trademarks
or
registered
trademarks
owned by
BioWare
Corp. in the
U.S. and
other
countries.
All other
trademarks
and
copyrights
are the
property of
their
respective
owners. All
rights
reserved.
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Statement
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Private
Securities
Litigation
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of 1995:
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made in
reliance
upon the
safe harbor
provisions
of Section
27A of the
Securities
Act of 1933,
as amended,
and Section
21E of the
Securities
Exchange Act
of 1934, as
amended. The
statements
contained
herein which
are not
historical
facts are
considered
forward-looking
statements
under
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securities
laws. Such
forward-looking
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are based on
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of our
management
as well as
assumptions
made by and
information
currently
available to
them. The
Company has
no
obligation
to update
such
forward-looking
statements.
Actual
results may
vary
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based on a
variety of
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These risks
and
uncertainties
include the
final
conclusions
of the
Special
Committee
and the
Board of
Directors
concerning
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Company's
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limited to,
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may reveal
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realize
exist. In
addition,
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and possible
conclusions
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Committee
may require
additional
expenses to
be recorded;
may
adversely
affect the
Company's
ability to
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required
reports with
the U.S.
Securities
and Exchange
Commission
("SEC") on a
timely
basis, the
Company's
conclusions
on the
effectiveness
of internal
control over
financial
reporting
and
disclosure
controls and
procedures,
and the
Company's
ability to
meet the
requirements
of the
NASDAQ Stock
Market for
continued
listing of
the
Company's
shares; and
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and
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relating to
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litigation
and actions
by the SEC
and/or other
governmental
agencies and
negative tax
or other
implications
for the
Company
resulting
from any
accounting
adjustments
or other
factors.
Other
important
factors are
described in
the
Company's
Form 10-Q
for the
quarter
ended April
30, 2006 in
the section
entitled
"Risk
Factors".
Safe Harbor
Statement
Safe Harbor
Statement
under the
Private
Securities
Litigation
Reform Act
of 1995:
This press
release
contains
forward-looking
statements
made in
reliance
upon the
safe harbor
provisions
of Section
27A of the
Securities
Act of 1933,
as amended,
and Section
21E of the
Securities
Exchange Act
of 1934, as
amended. The
statements
contained
herein which
are not
historical
facts are
considered
forward-looking
statements
under
federal
securities
laws. Such
forward-looking
statements
are based on
the beliefs
of our
management
as well as
assumptions
made by and
information
currently
available to
them. The
Company has
no
obligation
to update
such
forward-looking
statements.
Actual
results may
vary
significantly
from these
forward-looking
statements
based on a
variety of
factors.
These risks
and
uncertainties
include the
final
conclusions
of the
Special
Committee
and the
Board of
Directors
concerning
matters
related to
the
Company's
stock option
grants,
including,
but not
limited to,
the accuracy
of the
stated dates
of option
grants and
whether all
proper
procedures
were
followed,
the impact
of any
restatement
of financial
statements
of the
Company or
other
actions that
may be taken
or required
as a result
of such
reviews; the
timing of
the
completion
of the
Special
Committee's
investigation;
and the
possibility
that the
Special
Committee's
investigation
or any
governmental
investigation
may reveal
issues that
the Company
does not
currently
realize
exist. In
addition,
the
investigation
and
conclusions
of the
Special
Committee
may require
additional
expenses to
be recorded;
may continue
to adversely
affect the
Company's
ability to
file
required
reports with
the U.S.
Securities
and Exchange
Commission
("SEC") on a
timely
basis, may
require
revisions to
the
Company's
conclusions
on the
effectiveness
of internal
control over
financial
reporting
and
disclosure
controls and
procedures,
and may
impede the
Company's
ability to
meet the
requirements
of the
NASDAQ Stock
Market for
continued
listing of
the
Company's
shares; and
may result
in claims
and
proceedings
relating to
such
matters,
including
previously
disclosed
shareholder
and
derivative
litigation
and actions
by the SEC
and/or other
governmental
agencies and
negative tax
or other
implications
for the
Company
resulting
from any
accounting
adjustments
or other
factors.
Other
important
factors are
described in
the
Company's
Form 10-Q
for the
quarter
ended April
30, 2006 in
the section
entitled
"Risk
Factors".