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Riverdeep to Showcase Exciting New Brands and Licenses at the 2003 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3)
LOS ANGELES, CA—May 14, 2003—Riverdeep, a leading publisher of interactive products in the edutainment and productivity markets, today announced its 2003 product lineup at the Electronic Entertainment Exposition.
Showcasing hot new kids' licenses, innovative productivity solutions, and multi-platform gaming, the lineup of products from Riverdeep's consumer software brands can be seen in Room 503, adjacent to the West Exhibit Hall of the Los Angeles Convention Center.
"We are excited to debut our new brands and licenses to the discriminating and technically savvy E3 audience," said Joe Roberts, president of worldwide products and marketing for Riverdeep. "We are announcing exciting new kids' licenses, such as Batman, and delivering great family entertainment in Garry Kasparov's Chessmate," continued Roberts. "We anticipate our lineup of products for the consumer this year will be stronger than ever."
Riverdeep's software products to be introduced at E3 include:
School Tycoon
Get ready for school beyond your wildest dreams, in this new life-simulation strategy game that allows players to design, build and master the Ultimate 5-Star School Empire. The mission is to construct an incredible campus paradise from the ground up, keep students and teachers happy, maintain a high grade point average, and coach a winning football team. Every choice a player makes has costs and consequences. Hilarious and outlandish things can and will happen on a player's quest to rule their school!
Anticipated Launch Date: October 2003
Platform: CD-ROM; WindowsBatman Edutainment Adventures
Two new CD-ROM games bring exciting kid-appropriate adventures of the World's Greatest Detective to home computers. Targeting boys ages seven to ten, these new software products combine dramatic story-telling and robust interactive game play to deliver an engrossing, action-packed mystery. Players will work with Batman and his dizzying array of high-tech gadgets to foil the fiendish plots of the Riddler, Mr. Freeze, Two-Face and The Penguin, as they fight to save Gotham City.
Anticipated Launch Date: September 2003
Platform: CD-ROM; Windows/MacintoshStrawberry Shortcake Fantasy Cookie Factory! (working title)
Kids journey along the frosted roads of Cakewalk, down the turbulent Chocolate River, through delicious orchards, and into Ginger's amazing Cookie Contraption in a sweet interactive treasure hunt and cookie extravaganza with Strawberry Shortcake and friends. Deliciously fun activities hold more surprises each time they are played, while building thinking, listening and strategic reasoning skills for girls ages four to six.*
Anticipated Launch Date: October 2003
Platform: CD-ROM; Windows/MacintoshHamtaro: Wake Up Snoozer!
Kids join their favorite television characters, Hamtaro, Boss, Bijou and the other Ham-Hams, to play and learn in this all-new CD-ROM adventure. An engaging storyline promises to keep kids entertained as they tackle fun learning activities in this quest to find Penelope, the youngest Ham-Ham, and help save the day. Along the way, kids ages four to seven will build skills in simple addition and subtraction, geometric shapes, phonics, letter recognition and more.
Anticipated Launch Date: October 2003
Platform: CD-ROM; Windows/MacintoshCyberchase Casablanca Quest and Carnival Chaos
Featuring full screen animation and video footage from Cyberchase, the highly rated PBS television series, these two new CD-ROM adventures help kids ages eight to eleven approach math with enthusiasm and confidence. Engaging storylines and familiar characters will draw kids to these exciting missions that require problem-solving skills to outwit the villain and save Cyberspace.
Anticipated Launch Date: September 2003
Platform: CD-ROM; Windows/MacintoshThe Print Shop Deluxe 20 and The Print Shop Pro Publisher Deluxe 20
Celebrating 20 years of excellence, The Print Shop features all of the exquisite content, design power, and ease of use that users have come to expect, plus a host of bold new features including animated greetings, project sharing via instant messenger, and integrated CD and DVD burning. This new product is part of The Print Shop line, #1 in desktop publishing, and makes it easy for anyone to design like a pro and share their creations with everyone. The Print Shop Pro Publisher Deluxe includes a Small Business Center for home office users that offers a variety of useful How To's, templates, and forms. The Form Creator feature makes it easy for small businesses to design and create their own customized forms.
Anticipated Launch Date: August 2003
Platform: CD-ROM; WindowsIdentity Theft Protector
In response to the fastest growing crime in the U.S., Identity Theft Protector offers consumers a comprehensive and affordable tool for ID theft protection, detection, and repair. The consumer software program helps users identify areas of risk and provides many tools for protecting identity as well as repairing credit history inaccuracies and the problems associated with identity theft.
Anticipated Launch Date: September 2003
Platform: CD-ROM; WindowsKasparov Chessmate
Players can learn and play chess with the best player of all time, Garry Kasparov, in this complete, multi-platform chess experience. Kasparov Chessmate allows players to challenge multiple opponents on various platforms PC, PDA or wireless phone. Hundreds of chess drills, based on actual historical matches, provide hours of stimulating practice and game strategy.
Anticipated Launch Date: August 2003
Platform: PC (CD-ROM; Windows), Palm, Pocket PCAbout Riverdeep
Riverdeep, with offices in Dublin, Ireland and Novato, California, is a leading publisher of interactive products focusing on productivity, kids' entertainment, and education markets for adults, children, and schools. Riverdeep's rich portfolio of interactive award-winning products feature such well-known brands as The Print Shop, Reader Rabbit, Destination Math and Learning Company Books. For more information visit www.riverdeep.net.### NOTE: All trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
BATMAN and all related characters, names, and elements are trademarks of DC Comics®2003. All Rights Reserved.
Strawberry Shortcake™,©2003 Those Characters From Cleveland, Inc., Used under license by Riverdeep, Inc.
*Riverdeep and American Greetings are finalizing the terms of a potential license agreement for Strawberry Shortcake.