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Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse Toys Coming

April 16, 2003, 11:41 am EDT
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Who wouldn't want to play with toys named Death, Famine, Pestilence, and War?

THE 3DO COMPANY AND STAN WINSTON CREATURES SIGN TOY LICENSE AGREEMENT

FOR "THE FOUR HORSEMEN OF THE APOCALYPSE(TM)"

FOUR HORSEMEN ACTION FIGURES TO GALLOP TO RETAIL STORES THIS HOLIDAY

SEASON

REDWOOD CITY, CA (April 15, 2003) - The 3DO Company today announced that it signed a merchandising license agreement with Stan Winston Creatures for "The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse(TM)." This holiday season, the four horsemen - Death(TM), Famine(TM),

Pestilence(TM), and War(TM) - will be available as the first line of fully-poseable

action figures from the game. The figures will be manufactured and distributed

in partnership with The National Entertainment Collectible Association

(NECA.)

According to the agreement, Stan Winston Creatures also has first right

of refusal for resin cast figures of the same characters. Stan Winston, four-time Oscar winner for creature effects on "Aliens," "Terminator 2: Judgment Day," and "Jurassic Park," is also a consultant on the game's character designs and has optioned the feature film rights.

"Stan Winston has an undisputable reputation for bringing dynamic creatures vividly to life," said Trip Hawkins, chief executive officer, The 3DO Company. "We are confident that Stan Winston Creatures will breathe

intricate details and larger-than-life personalities into the action figures of the four horsemen."

"With the enormous talent behind 'The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse,' the

game is visually stunning," said Stan Winston of Stan Winston Productions.

"However, the complexity and depth of the characters are what translates best into action figures, and I couldn't pass on the opportunity."

About Stan Winston Creatures

For over 30 years, Stan Winston and his team of artists and technicians have been creating characters, creatures and monsters for motion pictures and television with the goal of creating images that are forever etched into your imagination. Stan Winston has been nominated for ten Academy Awards and has won four Oscars for his work in "Aliens" (1986), "Terminator

2: Judgment Day" (1991), and "Jurassic Park" (1993).

About "The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse" Game

A dark adventure, "The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse" combines the expertise of celebrated artists Simon Bisley and Dave DeVries with the voice talents of Tim Curry ("The Hunt for Red October," "Charlie's

Angels," "The Three Musketeers"), Lance Henriksen ("The Right Stuff," "Aliens,"

"Millennium") and cult film star Traci Lords ("Melrose Place," "Profiler," "First Wave").

The game is set in the present day, as the archangel Abaddon faces possessed zealots, demons, and the daunting powers of the personified plagues of Mankind: Pestilence, War, Famine and Death. As Abaddon, the

player must find the three "Chosen" and combine their untapped powers in time to save the world from destruction. It won't be easy - God's Chosen are mortals: a prostitute, a serial killer and a corrupt politician.

The story unfolds via in-game cinematics and "graphic novel" sequences by

Bisley, the title's character designer. These graphic novel images are displayed on-screen complete with animations, voices and sound effects, bringing his work to life and immersing the player in the dark underworld

of Hell's emissaries.

Features of the game include:

  • Incredible gore and destruction effects including dismemberment, realistic and dynamic exit wounds through objects and people, morph animations, and blood splatters.

  • Diverse weaponry lends itself to spectacular cinematic violence - swords

    for melee combat, automatic weapons, projectiles for ranged combat, and

    magic (slow time).

  • Mature content with adult themes and extreme violence.

  • Stunning deaths (finishing moves) and Hollywood-style combat moves choreographed and performed by the Smashcut Action Team ("The Matrix 1-3," "Fight Club," "The Crow").

  • More than 18 levels of photo-realistic play that sweep players through gothic environments, the post-apocalypse of World War III, and the depths of Hell itself.

"The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse" is planned for release in Fall

2003. More information about the game is available at www.4horsemen-game.com.

Talkback

adamhapApril 16, 2003

Just figured I would give a link to the studio that will be making the characters

http://www.stanwinstoncreatures.com/indexFlash.html

They have some intresting things there. I want a Death figure and maybe a Pestilence one as well face-icon-small-smile.gif
Adam

Job Van DamApril 16, 2003

Crap, too bad there's no prelimenary images of the figures. Just an outline would be cool.

I for one cannot wait for the game and I collect toys so bonus for me. Thanks for the link adamhap

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