Gathering of Developers Announces KISS Psycho Circus for Sega Dreamcast
Tremor Entertainment Develops First First-Person Shooter for Sega Dreamcast
Game to Ship with Online Multiplayer Capabilities
From: TSI Communications
Dallas, TX, March 29, 2000 -- Developer-driven computer and video game publisher Gathering of Developers today announced that the company will publish KISS Psycho Circus: The Nightmare Child for Sega Dreamcast. Game developer Tremor Entertainment will bring Third Law Interactive's KISS Psycho Circus to the 128-bit system with online multiplayer capabilities. Gathering of Developers Developers will showcase KISS Psycho Circus at this year's upcoming Electronic Entertainment Expo and will release KISS Psycho Circus this summer.

"Gathering recognizes the growing consumer demand for incredible properties on next-generation console systems," said Harry Miller, president of The Gathering. "KISS is one of the hottest licenses and Third Law Interactive has done an incredible job bringing it to the PC. We know Tremor will translate the gameplay beautifully to the Sega Dreamcast to make it a hit on that system."

Based on Todd McFarlane's best-selling comic book line, Tremor's KISS Psycho Circus: The Nightmare Child will be the first action-shooter game to debut on Sega Dreamcast. The game will thrust gamers into a demonic world of mystery and horror, where they must battle hideous freaks-of-nature spawned by the conception of an unborn evil - The Nightmare Child. Gamers begin as a no-name band member, but eventually enter the world of Psycho Circus and take on the role of each KISS character to progressively acquire the powers of the supernatural Elder. The Elder, embodying all four KISS characters, possesses the power and ability to destroy the dreaded Nightmare Child and save the universe from doom. KISS Psycho Circus will feature network multiplayer and will include deathmatch levels only exclusive to the console version.

Tremor Entertainment is a development company whose focus is the creation of top-quality, triple-A interactive games for home computers (PC) and various video game console systems (Sega Dreamcast, Sony Playstation, Sony Playstation II). Tremor currently has a powerhouse staff of 21 of the most talented and experienced people in the video game industry. Among these folks are key programming, design and art personnel from such mega-hit projects as StarCraft, WarCraft, Diablo, Final Fantasy 7 and 8, all Clayfighter games, and Barbie Fashion Designer, among many others. Tremor's latest title is a first-party game for Sega called "Sega Swirl," which is first game in the U.S. to utilize Sega Dreamcast's modem. This e-mail-based game for the Sega Dreamcast Network is packed with every Sega Dreamcast sold after February 2000. www.tremor.net.

Third Law Interactive is a computer game development company founded in December 1998. Based in Dallas, TX, Third Law is currently developing the 3D action PC game KISS? Psycho Circus?: The Nightmare Child. Third Law Interactive is the first outside developer to work with developer-driven computer and video game publisher Gathering of Developers. For more information on KISS Psycho Cicus: The Nightmare Child visit www.kisspsychocircus.com. Additional company information can be found at www.thirdlaw.com.

Founded in Dallas, TX in January 1998, Gathering of Developers is a developer-driven computer and video game publishing company. The company's mission is to be the worldwide leader in the development and delivery of commercially successful computer and video game software designed for a range of platforms. The company?s pioneering partners are industry leaders and proven hit makers 3D Realms, Epic Games, PopTop Software, Ritual Entertainment, Terminal Reality Inc and Edge of Reality. For more information visit Gathering of Developers' Web site at http://www.godgames.com.

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