On-Line PLC
21 December 2000
London: 21 December 2000
ON-LINE PLC ANNOUNCES SEGA DREAMCAST PUBLISHER STATUS
AAA Game, the games publishing subsidiary of On-line PLC, has signed contracts
with Sega Corporation Ltd of Japan, which give the company official DREAMCAST
publisher status. The news follows On-line's announcement in April 2000 that
it had successfully gained developer status on the Dreamcast.
The company has focused its efforts this year on publishing products for the
PC. Successful launches have included the Giant Killers football management
series and Deer Avenger, both of which are now expected to debut on Dreamcast
in the first quarter of next year.
Following the success of Giant Killers on the PC, the Dreamcast version will
mark the first time a football management product has been launched on the
console. Other future titles include Tread Marks, the award-winning tank
game, released on PC this November.
Rod Cobain, Managing Director of AAA Game, commented, 'We are delighted with
the news from Sega. The Dreamcast is a crucial platform and is continuing to
show strong potential in the face of changes in the console marketplace'.
Michael Hodges, Managing Director of On-line, added 'Having established
ourselves as a serious publisher on the PC, we are looking forward to
providing a valuable and commercially successful contribution to the
Dreamcast market'.
Information on the Company
On-line PLC is an AIM listed company specialising in the development of
Internet content and tools, software and web sites. The company is also active
in the development and publication of games in all formats from PC to Nintendo
Colour Gameboy.
AAA Game is the games development and publishing subsidiary of On-line and was
launched at ECTS 2000. The company's sports label, On-line Sports, was
launched during 1999 with the release of Giant Killers, a Soccer management
game. In May 2000 Rod Cobain was appointed MD of the company, ready for the
release of the next product Giant Killers Euro Manager 2000.
AAA Game is currently expanding its portfolio of in-house and third party
product to be published under its four labels: On-line Sports, Just 4 Kids,
AAA Lifestyle and AAA Game.
Websites: www.on-line.co.uk, www.AAAGame.com
For more information, please contact:
Chris Patmore
Tel: 020 8591 1125 (ext. 227)
E-mail: chrisp@AAAGame.com
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