SiN Episodes

Drew · **SiN Episodes -** 07-07-2005, 05:59 PM

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[b]For Immediate Release[/b]

RITUAL ENTERTAINMENT UNVEILS "SiN EPISODES"

Action-Packed Return to Freeport City Powered by the SourceTM Engine

Dallas, TX - July 7, 2005 -- Ritual Entertainment(tm) today announced the
development of SiN Episodes(tm), featuring the highly anticipated return of Elexis
Sinclaire, the world's most dangerous and seductive biochemist, and the only man who
stands in her way, John R. Blade. The sworn enemies face off in Freeport City, a
near-future mixture of San Francisco, Tokyo and New York, all set inside the
unrestricted SiN universe.

The upcoming SiN Episodes chapter entitled Emergence is the first in a series of
episodic adventures powered by the award-winning Source (tm) engine developed by
Valve®. Delivered on Steam(tm), the online content delivery system, Sin Episodes
takes a bold new step into the future of gaming.

"Combining the incredible power of the Source engine with episodic content delivery
via Steam has empowered us to raise the bar on key features of the SiN universe,
interactivity, character driven gameplay, and emergent AI," said Tom Mustaine,
cofounder and Director of Development for Ritual.

"Digitally delivered episodic content is the next frontier in the games industry,"
said Steve Nix, Ritual CEO, affording the award-winning development studio
unprecedented flexibility. "Episodic development gives Ritual the opportunity to be
much more responsive to community feedback and industry trends. We can adjust our
content to deliver maximum entertainment value with each installment."

"One of our goals for Steam and Source is to provide a viable platform for
independent developers who would rather be working on original IP," said Gabe
Newell, founder and president of Valve. "It's great to be working with Ritual again
as they take this pioneering step for the industry. I look forward to purchasing my
copy of SiN: Emergence."

SiN Episodes expands on the role of Colonel John R. Blade, a battle worn hero in
charge of HardCorps, an elite strike force with a long history of conflict with
SinTEK, a powerful multibillion dollar empire headed up by Elexis Sinclaire, a
beautiful, brilliant, and ruthless scientist who is out to remake humanity according
to her own twisted vision. Joining Blade on his mission are JC, a HardCorps hacker
with a secret to keep, and Jessica Cannon, a fiery rookie who can find her way into
any secure facility.

SiN Episodes: Emergence features never before seen weapons, characters and
environments along with a host of interactive options, paying homage to its
predecessors, SiN and its expansion pack, Wages of SiN, which set a new bar for
interactivity. Additional information and purchasing options will be announced on
[url="http://www.sinepisodes.com"]http://www.sinepisodes.com[/url] or http://www.steampowered.com at a later date.

An 8-page preview of SiN Episodes: Emergence is featured in PCGamer UK's August
issue, which hits newsstands on July 7th, 2005. The article includes exclusive
images from the game along with additional materials available on the accompanying
PCGamer UK DVD.

About Ritual
Ritual Entertainment, a Dallas, Texas-based game development studio, has been a
consistent leader in the evolution of content and technology for some of today's
most successful console and PC games. Established in August 1996, Ritual is known
for its ability to develop both internal and external properties with award winning
results. More on Ritual Entertainment can be found at http://www.ritual.com.

About Valve
Valve is an entertainment software and technology company founded in 1996 and based
in Bellevue, Washington. The company's portfolio of entertainment titles includes
Half-Life®, Counter-StrikeTM, Day of DefeatTM, and Team Fortress®. Valve's portfolio
of titles accounts for over 18 million retail units sold worldwide, and over 88% of
the PC online action market. In addition, Valve is a developer of leading-edge
technologies, such as the Source game engine and Steam, a broadband platform for the
delivery and management of digital content. For more information, please visit
http://www.valvesoftware.com.

Valve, Source, Steam, Half-Life, Counter-Strike, Day of Defeat and Team Fortress are
trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Valve Corporation.

© Ritual Entertainment Inc. All rights reserved. Ritual Entertainment and Sin
Episodes are trademarks or registered trademarks of Ritual Entertainment Inc. All
other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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Haven't heard much about this, but I looked around and found out that it's supposed to have a storyline that is decided by your actions (I don't know of an FPS that does the same...) and also some sort of innovative AI system.

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