3DO PARTNERS WITH RACING GAME EXPERTS
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[ May 30th 2002 ]

The 3DO Company today announced it has signed an agreement with expert racing game developer, Eutechnyx, to produce an immersive street racing title for next generation gaming consoles. The titles are expected to be available in Summer 2003.

Eutechnyx is the world's leading driving game development specialist, having produced racing titles for such multinational publishers as Eidos Interactive, Electronic Arts and Infogrames and having worked with such popular brands as Formula One, James Bond 007 and Le Mans 24 Hours. The company has also won several prestigious awards including the Sunday Times Tech Track 100, Deloitte and Touche Fast 50 Award and PC Format Gold Award.

Jeff Cretcher, vice-president, product development said, "Eutechnyx really has racing games down - it's all they do. It's what really attracted us to working with them. Their highly specialized expertise allows us to concentrate on what's really important - making a great game." Brian Jobling, managing director of Eutechnyx said, "We are really excited about working with 3DO on this development project. With Street Racing (working title), what we'll give gamers will go beyond driving superfast cars - we'll be giving them the opportunity to experience the whole street racing culture."

The 3DO Company, headquartered in Redwood City, Calif., develops, publishes and distributes interactive entertainment software for personal computers, the Internet and advanced entertainment systems such as the PlayStation2 computer entertainment system, the Nintendo GameCube and the Game Boy Advance system. Eutechnyx is an award-winning driving game developer based in the North East of England. The company was established in 1987 and since then has produced over 300 titles.