Enlight Signs Exclusive North American Distribution Deal with Activision Value Publishing
Enlight Will Make Its Publishing Debut with Restaurant Empire
Released: Feb 20, 2003

PARKVILLE, MD, February 18, 2003 – Enlight Interactive, Inc., world-renown developer of the award-winning Capitalism and Seven Kingdoms series, announced today that it has signed an exclusive long-term North American distribution agreement with Activision Value, a division of Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI). Under the terms of the agreement, Enlight's debut title will be Restaurant Empire that is expected to be released in March 2003.

Enlight has a strong line-up of products slated for release in 2003 under the company's U.S. publishing operation, which is headed by Paul Lombardi, an industry veteran with over 20 years of experience. Restaurant Empire is a 3D simulation of the restaurant business that offers a story-driven campaign with unique combination of business-sim and RPG elements. The title promises to raise the bar of business simulation games.

“Activision Value is a leading distributor with vast reach and understanding of the North American marketplace and we are thrilled to have them distribute Restaurant Empire and our slate of other games,” said Trevor Chan, founder and CEO of Enlight. “Restaurant Empire will breathe new life into the business simulation genre of games. Publishing this innovative title is the perfect first-step for our U.S. publishing business.”

“Trevor Chan always brings high quality games to market and we are very excited about partnering together with Enlight on Restaurant Empire,” said Don Borchers, Director of Third Party Business for Activision Value Publishing, Inc. “We believe that Restaurant Empire will offer both sim fans and newcomers to the genre a unique and compelling game experience.”
Activision Value Publishing plans to ship Restaurant Empire to key North American retail outlets in more than 100 cities.

About Activision Value Publishing
Headquartered in Minneapolis, MN, Activision Value Publishing, Inc., a division of Activision, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI), is a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision Publishing, Inc. The company specializes in developing interactive entertainment software for the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, PS one? game console, Nintendo Game Boy® Advance and PC systems worldwide. For more information about Activision Value Publishing, visit the company's web site at www.activisionvalue.com or www.activision.com .


About Enlight
Enlight is one of the world's leading developers of strategy and simulation games and has created such innovative hits as the Capitalism series and the Seven Kingdoms series, among many others. The company was founded by Trevor Chan in 1993, with a goal of creating games that are not only entertaining, but of equal importance, enlightening. Enlight Software has offices in Hong Kong and Parkville, Maryland. For more information, visit www.enlight.com .

 

 

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