Be
notified of site updates. Sign-up for the Newsletter sent out twice
weekly.
Enter
E-Mail Address Below:
SPRING BREAK IN AUGUST AS TOPHEAVY STUDIOS AND GATHERING
INTRODUCE 'THE GUY GAME
(Press
Release)
Hottie Hi-Jinks Coming to PlayStation 2 and Xbox
AUSTIN, TX, July 21, 2004 - Combining spring break excitement with an engaging trivia challenge TOPHEAVY Studios and Gathering, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (Nasdaq: TTWO) today announced The Guy Game, a new video game based around the insanity that is Spring Break. Available in August for the PlayStation
2 computer entertainment system and the Xbox video game system from Microsoft, The Guy Game (ESRB Rating: M) was shot live on location on South Padre Island during Spring Break, and challenges players to match wits with over 60 attractive co-eds, all of whom are set on showing off their best "assets."
"I feel innovation is incredibly important in the video game industry. With The Guy Game we set out to do something completely different than what had been done before," said Jeff Spangenberg, CEO of TOPHEAVY Studios. "We feel that guys will be extremely pleased with the final result."
Features of The Guy Game include:
20 outrageous episodes featuring interviews, stunts and challenges with over 60 attractive college babes;
Hosted by funnyman Matt Sadler, as seen on MTV and winner of HBO's National Talent Search;
Smackdown with up to fours players. Top scorer becomes "President" and makes the rules; low scorer loses influence and respect;
Over 1000 popular trivia questions from the worlds of sports, movies, TV and more;
Choose one of eight sexy babes to be a personal cheerleader;
Find out who has the biggest Ballz in high-speed action mini-games such as Ballz Out, Ballz In and Ballz
Shotz;
Features the world famous Hottie Challenge.
The Guy Game is rated 'M' by the ESRB and is scheduled for release in August. More information can be found online at www.theguygame.com.
About TOPHEAVY Studios
Based in Austin, Texas, TOPHEAVY Studios, Inc. was founded in November 2002 by CEO Jeff Spangenberg. Jeff has over 18 years of technical and executive experience in the entertainment software industry. His goal was to create a studio that focused on new and innovative game ideas. Prior to founding TOPHEAVY, Jeff was the founder and owner of videogame developer Iguana Entertainment, which was responsible for the home console and handheld conversions of the million-selling NBA Jam. Jeff sold Iguana to Acclaim Entertainment in 1995. During his tenure with Acclaim, as President of Worldwide Product Development, Jeff was responsible for managing five development studios with over 500 employees worldwide. In 1999, Jeff went on to found Retro Studios, which was responsible for Metroid Prime. Retro was sold to Nintendo in 2002.
About Xbox
Xbox (http://www.xbox.com) is the video game system from Microsoft that brings people together for the most exhilarating game and entertainment experiences. Xbox delivers an expansive collection of breakthrough games, powerful hardware and the unified Xbox Live online service. The new tagline, "it's good to play together," captures the spirit of Xbox as the social hub of the new digital entertainment lifestyle. Xbox is now available in North America, Asia, Europe and Australia.
Xbox is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.
About Take-Two Interactive Software
Headquartered in New York City, Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is an integrated global developer, marketer, distributor and publisher of interactive entertainment software games and accessories for the PC, PlayStation® game console, PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, Xbox®, Nintendo GameCube(tm) and Game Boy® Advance. The Company publishes and develops products through its wholly owned labels Rockstar Games, Gathering and Global Star Software; and distributes products in North America through its Jack of All Games subsidiary. Take-Two also manufactures and markets video game accessories in Europe, North America and the Asia Pacific region through its Joytech subsidiary. The Company maintains sales and marketing offices in Cincinnati, New York, Toronto, London, Paris, Munich, Madrid, Vienna, Milan, Sydney, Breda (Netherlands) and Auckland. 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.
