| From: | Patrick Goodman remo@***.net |
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| Subject: | FW: Press Release- WOTC to purchase Last Unicorn Games |
| Date: | Sun, 11 Jun 2000 17:21:46 -0500 |
think we should be going after Hasbro and not Microsoft, but maybe that's
just me.... <g>
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From: The Mad_Hatter <hatter@*******.com>
To: <Hatter@***.ofthe.net>
Sent: Monday, June 05, 2000 12:54 PM
Subject: Press Release- WOTC to purchase Last Unicorn Games
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> Here's some news for y'all:
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> The Mad Hatter
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> WIZARDS OF THE COAST TO PURCHASE LAST UNICORN GAMES
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> June 5, 2000 (Renton, Wash.)-Leading hobby games publisher Wizards of the
> Coast Inc., a subsidiary of Hasbro Inc. (NYSE:HAS), and Last Unicorn
> Games, publisher of roleplaying game products based on the Star Trek and
> Dune properties, have signed a letter of intent for Wizards of the Coast
> to acquire Last Unicorn Games. The terms of the transaction were not
> disclosed and the deal is expected to close by June 30.
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> Based in Los Angeles, Last Unicorn Games was founded in 1994 by Christian
> Moore, Owen Seyler and Greg Orman. The company's first roleplaying game
> effort came in 1994 with the development of the award-winning Aria game
> system. Last Unicorn Games acquired the license for Dune, Frank Herbert's
> legendary science fiction property, in 1996, and in the following year it
> acquired the coveted Star Trek property, making the company a leader in
> the adventure game industry.
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> "Last Unicorn Games produces great games based on epic science fiction
> worlds, and its employees have some of the most creative minds in the
> industry," said Peter Adkison, CEO of Wizards of the Coast. "We are very
> excited to have Last Unicorn Games continue producing its high-quality
> products as a part of the Wizards of the Coast® and Hasbro family.
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> "Wizards of the Coast has set new standards in the adventure game
> industry, and all of us here at Last Unicorn Games look forward to working
> with such a dynamic company," said Christian Moore, president of Last
> Unicorn Games.
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> Last Unicorn Games will continue to develop and support its highly
> successful Star Trek roleplaying-game line and will soon release Red
> Alert, a disk-based ship-to-ship war game set in the Star Trek universe.
> Also scheduled for immediate release is the Dune roleplaying game, which
> is already in production. As a part of Wizards of the Coast, Last Unicorn
> Games will distribute its products through the same broad channels as
> Wizards of the Coast's current roleplaying products: through St. Martin's
> Press, core hobby stores and mass-market chains. The company expects to
> maintain its Los Angeles office and retain all employees upon closure of
> the acquisition.
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> Wizards of the Coast, a subsidiary of Hasbro (NYSE:HAS), is the worldwide
> market share leader in the trading card game and tabletop roleplaying game
> categories. Wizards of the Coast is a leading developer and publisher of
> game-based entertainment products as well as the owner and operator of one
> of the nation's largest specialty game retail chains. The company holds
> an exclusive patent on the play mechanics of trading card games (TCGs) and
> produces the world's best-selling PokémonT* and Magic: The Gathering®
> TCGs. Wizards of the Coast is also one of the world's leading fantasy and
> science fiction book publishers and is a publisher of adventure games such
> as the classic Dungeons & Dragons® games, family card and board games and
> electronic media products. The company's retail locations, many of which
> provide game-play areas, include a growing number of Wizards of the Coast
> specialty game retail stores as well as 53 The Game Keeper® stores.
> Headquartered near Seattle, Washington, Wizards of the Coast has
> international offices in Antwerp, Paris, Milan, London and Beijing. For
> more information on Wizards of the Coast, visit the company's website and
> electronic retail store at <www.wizards.com>;.
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> *©1995, 1996 and 1998 Nintendo, Creatures, GAMEFREAK. Pokémon is a
> trademark of Nintendo.
> Star Trek © & ® Paramount Pictures.
> Dune © & ® 1965 Herbert Limited Partnership.
> WIZARDS OF THE COAST, THE GAME KEEPER, Magic: The Gathering and Dungeons &
> Dragons are trademarks of Wizards of the Coast Inc. ©2000 Wizards.
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