Zork White House

Just Adventure +

||  Adventure Links   ||  Archives  ||  Articles   ||  Independent Developers   ||  Interviews   ||   JA Forum   ||
||  JA Staff/Contacts   ||  The JAVE   ||  Letters   ||  Reviews   ||  Search   ||   Upcoming Releases   ||  Walkthroughs   ||
||  What's New / Home   || Play Games!  ||
Over 1 Million Visitors a Month! RSS FeedFind us on Facebook!
Buy PC Games at JA+
PC Classics. All the Flavor. Half the price. No DRM. gog.com

Press Release

UBI SOFT MAKES LONG-TERM COMMITMENT
TO THE MYST® BRAND

Ubi Soft and Cyan Worlds, Inc. extend partnership
to cover the Myst® franchise through 2008

San Francisco, CA - October 8, 2002 - Ubi Soft® Entertainment, one of the world's largest video game publishers, announced today an agreement to extend its partnership with Cyan Worlds, Inc. to develop and publish new games for the Myst® franchise through 2008. The deal ensures that Rand Miller, co-creator of Myst and founder of Cyan Worlds, Inc., will continue to play a central role in helping Ubi Soft develop the Myst series. It also furthers Ubi Soft's ability to produce and market games for a wide audience.

"Since its first release in 1993, Myst has become one of the best-selling video games of all time. Ubi Soft continues to build on this success and has recently expanded the brand to new generation consoles," said Yves Guillemot, President and CEO of Ubi Soft Entertainment. "By renewing our partnership with Cyan Worlds, Inc., we demonstrate our long-term commitment to one of the world's leading video game brands. Working hand in hand with Cyan Worlds, Inc., we plan to continue to surprise and delight fans of the Myst series of games for years to come."

"Our partnership with Ubi Soft is exciting to us, primarily because they're excited about what Myst represents, and the potential it holds," said Rand Miller, founder of Cyan Worlds, Inc. "This isn't about Cyan Worlds making games that Ubi Soft sells, it's about Cyan Worlds and Ubi Soft working together to build new forms of entertainment around and beyond the worlds of Myst."

Myst's diverse fan base is comprised of men and women of all age groups. With their lush cinematic environments and beautifully orchestrated, original sound tracks, Myst and its sequels Riven® and Myst® III: Exile are among the strongest titles in Ubi Soft's catalog of games. The games' popularity stems from their ease of use as well as their nonviolent, visually stunning atmosphere. Players can safely immerse themselves into the game, discover a lost universe and use their wits and intuition to solve imaginative puzzles.

With 11 million copies sold worldwide, sales continue to rise for both consoles and PCs. Myst III: Exile, the third installment of the game, was just released on September 26 for the new generation of consoles. The next step in the Myst adventure will be taken in 2003 by ubi.com, Ubi Soft's online arm, when it launches an entirely new online adventure set in the recently discovered city of D'ni. The online game is designed to appeal to both avid online gamers as well as more casual players.

Cyan Worlds, Inc.
Cyan Worlds, Inc., located in Spokane, WA, has been a leader in innovative interactive game development for the past 10 years. Producers of Myst and Riven, which received numerous awards, critical acclaim and broad popularity, Cyan has also developed three award winning childrens games - The Manhole, Cosmic Osmo and Spelunx. CWI currently employees over 40 artists, designers and programmers. For more information about CWI, visit www.cyanworlds.com.

About Ubi Soft Entertainment
Ubi Soft Entertainment is an international producer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment products. A leading company in the multimedia industry, Ubi Soft's strong and diversified line-up has grown considerably, as has Ubi Soft itself. As well as steadfastly continuing to partner with several high-profile companies, Ubi Soft has also confirmed its presence on the global market by developing its own exceptional properties. Founded in 1986 in France, Ubi Soft is now present on every continent, both through offices in 22 different countries including the United States, Brazil, Morocco, Germany and China and through sales of products in over 50 countries. The group is dedicated to delivering high-quality, cutting-edge video game titles to consumers around the world. To learn more, visit www.ubi.com.

©1993, 1996, 1997 Cyan, Inc. and Ubi Soft Entertainment. All rights reserved.
©2000 Ubi Soft Entertainment. Riven, Myst and Cyan are registered trademarks of Cyan, Inc. Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Myst III : Exile
©2001 Presto Studios, Inc. All rights reserved. Myst is a registered trademark of Cyan, Inc. used under license to Ubi Soft Entertainment.
Ubi Soft and the Ubi Soft Entertainment logo are registered trademarks of Ubi Soft Entertainment. Presto Studios and the Presto Studios logo are trademarks of Presto Studios, Inc.