Alexander

UBISOFT ANNOUNCES EXCLUSIVE AGREEMENT TO DEVELOP VIDEO GAME BASED ON "ALEXANDER" FROM DIRECTOR OLIVER STONE

**Alexander Game to Extend Movie Experience for Fans

London, UK - 11th August , 2004** - Ubisoft, one of the world's largest video game publishers, in cooperation with Intermedia Films and Internationale Medien und Film GmbH & Co. 3 Produktions KG (IMF3) today announced Alexander, a real-time strategy video game based on the upcoming motion picture Alexander, the highly anticipated biopic based on the life and conquests of Alexander the Great from Academy Award winning director Oliver Stone. The game will be available for the PC day-and-date with the US theatrical release November 2004, with the European release to follow. Warner Bros. will distribute the picture in North America and select international territories. The official movie trailer may be viewed by visiting http://www.alexanderthemovie.com

"We are extremely excited to bring the grandeur and epic experience of the film Alexander to the video game arena," said Laurent Detoc, executive director of Ubisoft's North American division. "Our development team is thrilled to be working with director Oliver Stone to ensure that the video game captures the essence of this extraordinary motion picture. The game will include selected music from world famous composer Vangelis - whose music comprises the film's soundtrack - movie extracts, and other features to make sure that the game is as daring, bold and ambitious as its subject, Alexander the Great."

"Alexander is probably the greatest single military strategist of all time. Historical and 'what if' strategies are being scrupulously rendered by Ubisoft. One variation even has (Persian King) Darius emerging the victor over Alexander. Players will have serious possibilities for winning and losing empires. I'm looking forward to playing," says Stone.

The RTS gameplay in Alexander promises to be challenging enough to entice the hard core gamer, but will also provide a gaming experience accessible to a larger audience of casual gamers. Players will experience the epic scope of Alexander's conquests via historic campaigns, each with unique characteristics and resource management challenges, and featuring heroes from Alexander the Great's era. Players will fight real-time battles using formations, combat and authentic military tactics, while commanding vast armies in foreign lands. Blood will be spilled on the battlefield and honor will be put to the test, as a combination of courage and strategy will determine the victor.

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Press release (11th August 2004)

Product Description

Alexander is the officially licensed real-time strategy PC game tied to Oliver Stone’s upcoming “Alexander” movie starring Colin Farrell.

Integrating exclusive footage from the motion picture, the game immerses players in the era of Alexander the Great. Like Alexander, players will face the challenges of managing vast resources, a multitude of units, buildings and advancements, while his enemies always seem to have more of everything.

Blood will be spilt on the battlefield and honor will be put to the test, as the courage and cunning of each decision will determine success. Triumph in epic real-time battles using formations, morale, and authentic battle tactics.

Key Features

• Authentic heroes:

• Alexander the Great, a dashing warrior king, filled with ambition and courage, led his vastly outnumbered forces against massive armies, conquering 90% of the known world by the age of 25.

• Poros, a feared Indian warlord who led his fearsome elephant cavalry against his enemies.

• Darius, the King of Persia, the ancient world’s largest empire, and commander of its massive army formed from the many people he had conquered.

• Nectanebo, a cunning Egyptian pharaoh renowned for his quick wits.

• Detailed multinational armies/units: Choose between Greek, Persian, Indian and Egyptian armies, each with unique units and abilities, such as Indian war elephants or Persian war camels.

• Breathtaking on-screen scale: An incredible 64,000 units can exist on the battlefield simultaneously, with 8,000 on-screen at once.

• Manage a massive empire:

• Control forces on land and at sea.

• 120 unique buildings.

• Unlimited natural resources.

• A variety of distinctive terrains.

• Relive Alexander the Great’s campaign: Step into the shoes of one of history’s most luminous and influential leaders and win epic battles and exciting missions.

• A multitude of objectives: Use strategy, courage, and formation tactics to achieve your goals in a wide variety of single-player and multiplayer missions.

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alexander-thegame.com (Official website)

BECOME A LEGENDARY HERO

He was many things to many people — a dashing warrior king, a relentless conqueror, and a visionary who helped to shape the face of the world we know today.

THE WORLD’S GREATEST CONQUEROR

Play through authentic battles as the legendary Alexander - with imagery from Oliver Stone’s epic film.

HISTORY GREATEST EMPIRE BUILDER

As Alexander, forge an empire greater than any the world had seen, challenge him and withstand his onslaught

THE ANCIENT WORLD’S GREATEST STRATEGISTS

Test your cunning by strategizing with or against Alexander and his vaunted army. Use a helpful tutorial and learn to match your wits with the legendary strategist whom military leaders still study today.

THE VANGUARD OF GAMING F Engage an unprecedented 64,000 units on the battlefield, with 8,000 on-screen at one time.

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DAS SCHICKSAL DIENT DEM TAPFEREN

Sie sind Alexander der Große, der beste Stratege aller Zeiten!

Kommandieren Sie bis zu 64.000 Einheiten in historischen Schlachten zu Land und auf See!

Oder: Verändern Sie den Lauf der Geschichte und ziehen Sie als einer seiner drei Widersacher in den Kampf gegen Alexander.

Von den Machern von 'Cossacks'

ERLEBEN SIE DEN FILM AUF IHREM PC: * Charaktere, Musik und epische Bilder aus Oliver Stones Erfolgs-Film * Mehr als zehn Minuten unveröffentlichter Film-Szenen! * Bonus: Soundtrack-Materjal, ein exklusives Interview mit Vangelis und umfangreiches Making-Of-Material des Film-Soundtracks * Eine originalgetreue, gedruckte historische Karte aus dem Film.

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Back of Keep Case - Windows (Germany)