MAGESLAYER

A malevolent 3D fantasy quest from the creators of Hexen® and Hexen® II.

Death wold be too easy. Too quick to satisfy one you betrayed in another millennium.

First, you are bound to wander five wolds of atrocity. Stoking your powers. Solving infernal mysteries. Gathering magic and arcane knowledge. Fighting your way through fear into madness for one last, desperate struggle against evil, himself.

Only then will the Lore Thane anoint you with the last sacraments of your torment.

No, Death would be too easy.

Choose to play as one of 4 death-dealing Mageslayers, each with unique spell attacks and individual attributes.

Soul destroying 3D environments heaving with diabolical traps and mysteries.

16 Slayers can do battle in different MultiSlayer modes including Slayfest, Cooperative and Capture the Relic.

5 distinct worlds of intense, hardcore action from the sludge wastes of the Sewers to the undead horrors of the Tombs.

A hellraising war chest of magical attacks like the ArchDemon's FireBelch and the Inquisitor's Damnation.

The Oracle will guide you through your quest for the five ancient relic pieces.

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GT INTERACTIVE UNLEASHES 'MAGESLAYER' FOR THE PC

Classic Gameplay Melds Seamlessly With RPG Elements In Newest Release From Raven Software

New York, NY, September 24, 1997 -- Delivering a classic dimension to action gaming, GT Interactive Software Corp. (NASDAQ:GTIS) announces the launch this week of the action-packed PC game, Mageslayer. Developed by Raven Software, creators of Hexen I & II and Heretic, Mageslayer is set in an ancient past profoundly divided by good and evil where players must choose from four explosive characters to battle the undead Lore Thane in both single and multi-player combat. Featuring a lightning-fast game engine, over 30 levels of lethal action across five breathtaking regions, and loads of multiplayer options, Mageslayer will challenge the cunning and wit of even the most venerable action gamer.

"Mageslayer delivers a level of excitement and engrossing game play that makes it a must-have for serious gaming enthusiasts," said Holly Newman, vice president of Marketing for GT Interactive. "By seamlessly blending action from a top-down perspective with elaborate fantasy environments, characters and story line, Mageslayer will appeal to fans of both the action and RPG gaming genres."

Delivering precisely what action gamers hunger for, Mageslayer offers numerous multiplayer options and game modes including 'slayfest' and 'capture the relic' for up to 16 players in both team and single player deathmatches, along with cooperative mode for up to four players. Mageslayer also contains six dedicated 'slayfest' levels and two 'capture the relic' levels in addition to allowing players to choose from each of the 25 diabolical single player levels.

As either an Earthlord, Warlock, Inquisitor or Arch-Demon, players progress their character's attributes through furious combat with dozens of creatures in the quest to obtain five lost relics. Mageslayer delivers its relentless action from a classic top-down perspective throughout beautifully rendered, multi-tiered environments, using an arsenal of powerful magical spells and weapons.

Additional Mageslayer Highlights: - Over 40 magical spells and objects including: hellfire, hammer quake and chaos bolt, - Dynamic camera displays 'on-the-fly' movement tracking for optimal combat viewing angles, - Vast true 3D, multi-tiered environments such as sewers, tombs, temples, stronghold and keep, - Blood-thirsty enemies ranging from wererats, snow witches and barbarian toads, to genies, scorpions and sludge worms.

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Headquartered in New York, GT Interactive Software Corp. is a leading global publisher of entertainment and edutainment software under the GT Interactive and Cavedog Entertainment brands for personal computers as well as video game systems from Sony, Nintendo and Sega. MacSoft is the company's industry-leading Macintosh software brand. GT Interactive is also a leader in value-priced software under the WizardWorks, CompuWorks and Slash brands. GT Interactive is publicly traded on the NASDAQ National Market System under the symbol GTIS.

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Press Release

DU FÜRCHTEST WEDER TOD NOCH TEUFEL?

DAS IST EIN ANFANG.

Das 3D-Action-Rollenspiel aus der sagenhaften Top-down-Perspektive.

Das Böse: 30 Levels voller Fallen, Mysterien und finsterer Gegner.

Das Gute: 4 heldenmütige Spielcharaktere und Multiplayermodus für bis zu 16 Spieler. Jetzt zuschlagen.

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Advertisement in PC Games, December 1997 (German)

Death would be too easy for you, MageSlayer. Too quick to satisfy one you betrayed in another millennium. First, you are bound to wander five worlds of atrocity. Stoking your powers. Solving internal mysteries. Gathering magic and arcane knowledge. Fighting your way through fear into madness for one last, desperate struggle against evil himself. Only then will the Lore Thane anoint you with the last sacraments of your torment. No... death would be too easy.

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Developer's website

The creators of HEXEN have sunk into the bowels of darkness and brought back a soul-destroying, top-down, 3D battle against the forces of Evil that leaves everything else weeping in its trail.

As one of four savage MageSlayers, you must quest to retrieve ancient relics through five separate worlds over 25 levels of hellish gameplay. Run, swim, climb and fly with six degrees of freedom. Scorch your enemies with a brutal armory of spells and weapons. Solve wicked environmental puzzles. From the sludge of the sewers to the frozen wastes of The Frost Stronghold, MAGESLAYER brings you the state-of-the-art in multiplayer massacres over LAN or internet.

Features:

· A 3D Action/Fantasy quest with a fresh new perspective.

· True 3D with rooms-over-rooms, overhanging bridges and the ability to drop bombs on creatures below.

· 25 levels and 5 distinct worlds of intense, hardcore gameplay.

· Deathmatch and CO-OP play in Multi-Slayer mode with up to 16 other people over LAN or Internet.

· Six degrees of freedom of movement.

· Super hi-resolution graphics and hi-fidelity CD audio immersion.

· The ultimate array of destructive spells and savage weaponry.

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GT website