Accolade Kicks Off 1998 With Record Selling Titles
 SAN JOSE, CALIF. (March 24) BUSINESS WIRE - March 24, 1998 - Leading
 entertainment software publisher, Accolade, is heading into 1998
 stronger than ever! The company announced today that its successful
 Test Drive(TM) racing series has officially sold more units this past
 year than any other franchise in the company's history. In addition,
 Accolade will release 12 new titles this year with an increased focus
 on the Sony PlayStation market.
 Test Drive 4 and Test Drive: Off-road sold more than 850,000 and
 500,000 units respectively. Both products were top 20 titles in sales
 on the PlayStation during 1997. In light of its success in the
 PlayStation market, Accolade plans to release all future titles on
 both the Sony PlayStation game console and the personal computer.
 "Accolade's sales of Test Drive 4 and Test Drive:  Off-road have
 literally sky-rocketed since their launch, making the Test Drive
 series the number one selling driving franchise on the market today,"
 said Jim Barnett, president and CEO of Accolade. "We look forward to
 seeing the same success with all of our franchises in 1998." In
 addition to expanding its popular Test Drive and HardBall(R)
 franchises in 1998, Accolade will release the fourth installment in
 the popular Star Control(RM) series, with StarCon.  StarCon will
 place heavy emphasis on action to attract new users, yet promises to
 please die-hard Star Control fans with its story line.  Accolade will
 also release two new titles, Redline(TM), a futuristic gang warfare
 action game, as well as Big Air(TM) Snowboarding, a thrill-packed
 game that captures the excitement and feel of real snowboarding. With
 the exception of HardBall 6 for the PC and Jack Nicklaus(R) Online
 Tour, both of which will ship next month, all these titles will be
 launched at the industry's largest trade show, Electronic
 Entertainment Expo (E3) in Atlanta May 28-30, 1998.
 Below are further details on this year's Accolade lineup at E3: TEST
 DRIVE 5: The sequel to last year's incredibly successful Test Drive 4
 will include 11 new courses, hot new licensed cars and much more.
 Available for the PC and PlayStation in the fall of 1998. TEST DRIVE:
 OFF-ROAD 2: The sequel to the number one off-road racer for the
 PlayStation in 1997 aims to be the most insane off-road driving
 experience of the year. Available for the PC and PlayStation in the
 fall of 1998. STARCON: The fourth installment in the successful Star
 Control franchise, StarCon is an adrenaline-filled space combat
 action game. This exciting multiplayer title will be available for
 the PC and PlayStation in the fall of 1998. REDLINE: Set in a world
 where gang warfare is a way of life, Redline features a fully
 destructible 3D accelerated environment. Available for both the PC
 and PlayStation in August, 1998.  HARDBALL 6: Celebrating the 10th
 anniversary of the HardBall baseball franchise, HardBall 6 features a
 new 3D world with unlimited camera angles and motion captured
 polygonal players. Available for the PlayStation this summer. BIG AIR
 SNOWBOARDING: Big Air Snowboarding allows players to compete in
 several different types of snowboarding competitions, such as time
 trials, free style and half pipe in real locations throughout the
 world.  The game will be available for the PlayStation in the fall of
 1998.
 
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