The Next Evolution of Online Role Playing Has Arrived

San Francisco - March 25, 2003 - Ubi Soft Entertainment, one of the top ten video game publishers in the world, announced today that Shadowbane, the ground breaking massively-multiplayer online (MMO) game for both PC and Macintosh, has shipped to retailers in North America. Shadowbane was designed and developed by Wolfpack Studios, based in Austin, Texas, and is hosted and operated by ubi.com.

"This game breaks all the established rules of online gaming without apology: it's fearless, epic, dangerous, and fun," said Jason Rubinstein, General Manager of ubi.com. "The online gaming community is ready for a new kind of experience where the players can really make an impact on the world."

GameSpy.com calls Shadowbane, "…one of the most innovative MMORPGs to date," and Wired magazine says, "Shadowbane redefines the massively multiplayer online role-playing genre." Computer Gaming World has called the game "The Next Great Online RPG," saying, "The buzz is huge, and for good reason…Tired of being on that level treadmill? Shadowbane is promising a real alternative." IGN.com says, "Shadowbane can spice things up and reintroduce the kinds of gameplay and involvement into the genre that it so readily promises," and the site has rated Shadowbane as one of their most anticipated MMOs of 2003.

Set in a dark fantasy world burning with strife and unrest, Shadowbane takes the MMO genre to new heights of possibility by offering gamers an unparalleled challenge. It combines immersive role-playing with deep strategic elements such as city management, army creation, siege warfare and economic development. Shadowbane is also the first MMO to offer a Dynamic World Model, in which players' actions and decisions permanently change the history, politics and landscape of the game.

More information about Shadowbane can be found on Shadowbane.com and on the official community site, The Chronicle of Strife: chronicle.ubi.com.

Shadowbane Features:

• Assume the role of a common citizen or become a hero. Raise and lead armies against rival and opposing empires. Become an accomplished diplomat or negotiator and lend your support to compelling struggles or causes. Recruit and train a tough crew of mercenaries and sell your skills to the richest kingdom. All of these choices evolve this epic game that combines true RPG elements with large scale RTS.
  
• Follow an incredible story arc covering more than five thousand years of recorded history abound with legends, epics, and tragedies. Players can alter the story with their every action.
  
• Interact with the Gods, Archons, and Heroes from legend, played by hired actors from Wolfpack Studios, who manipulate and interact within the existing framework of player established communities.
  
• True social and political maneuvering through a guild system which features probationary member voting, a ranking system and assassinations for political intrigue.
  
• Seek revenge on enemies with a "Justice System" that enables players to identify and track opposing players, criminals, spies and guilds.
  
• Hundreds of combinations of playable characters including 10 races, over 20 character classes and dozens of multi-classing disciplines which you can train and specialize in.
  
• Revolutionary movie capture technology allows players to record historical events and battles in Shadowbane to share with other players.
  
• Real time in-game reporting system communicates vital statistics and game progress instantaneously to shadowbane.com and officially certified fan sites.
  
• Fully customizable and easy to use interface.

Minimum PC system requirements:

• Pentium® III Processor 700 MHz. or higher


• 128 MB RAM


• 1 GB free hard drive space<


• Microsoft® Windows® 98SE/ME/2000/XP


• CD-ROM drive


• 56 kbps modem + Internet connection


• 32 MB TNT2 (or better) OpenGL-compliant graphics accelerator


• DirectX® 8.1 or higher


• Valid Credit Card

Minimum Mac system requirements:

• G3 350 MHz. or higher


• 128 MB RAM


• 1 GB free hard drive space


• OS X version 10.2


• CD-ROM drive


• 56 kbps modem + Internet connection


• ATI Rage 128 32 MB


• Valid Credit Card