From:	 Kayt Sorhaindo <sigyn@lokigames.com>
To:	 <mjhammel@graphics-muse.org>
Subject: [loki-press] Kohan for Linux Now in Beta
Date:	 Fri, 22 Jun 2001 11:49:24 -0700

Kohan for Linux Reaches Beta Stage of Development

June 21, 2001

The Linux version of Kohan: Immortal Sovereigns hits the beta milestone.

HOUSTON, TEXAS - TimeGate Studios, Inc. and Loki Software, Inc. are 
pleased to announce that the popular fantasy strategy game, Kohan: 
Immortal Sovereigns, has entered the beta stage of development for the 
Linux platform.   A noted achievement for the gaming industry, Kohan will 
be the first of the real-time strategy gaming genre to be commercially 
available for Linux. 

"We are thrilled to announce reaching the beta milestone of porting Kohan 
to Linux with Loki," says Adel Chaveleh, TimeGate's Managing Director.  
"The excitement of offering Kohan to gamers on multiple platforms builds 
up even more with this accomplishment.  All of the awards and positive 
reviews Kohan has received support our beliefs that this game is sure to 
please the Linux gamer."    

The game has received much praise for many of its dynamic features such 
as:
 
* An intriguing storyline that emphasizes discovering the history of the 
Kohan 
* Unique company-based combat system, that allows players to build 
companies from the ground up, mixing and matching over 40 different units 
to create thousands of combinations
* Classic military concepts, such as morale, supply, terrain, formation, 
and more that affect how each company responds
* Unique, simple to manage upkeep-based economic system that takes the 
micromanagement out of RTS economics  

For more information about Kohan, please log onto the official website, 
www.kohan.net.

About TimeGate Studios, Inc.

TimeGate Studios, www.timegatestudios.com, is committed to being a 
premier content provider for all popular gaming platforms.  Founded in 
1998 in Houston, Texas, TimeGate offers a unique environment for talented 
game developers.  TimeGate's experienced management team, with diverse 
backgrounds in a number of industries, provides a strong business 
structure that ensures success in current and future projects.  The 
future is promising.  While TimeGate continues to expand the Kohan 
universe of products to incorporate changing technology and exclusive 
features, it has also committed to developing high quality, wholly 
original titles in different genres and settings.

Contact
TimeGate Studios
Adel Chaveleh
713-780-5270
adel@timegatestudios.com

About Loki Software, Inc.
Founded in 1998 in Orange County, California, Loki works with leading 
publishers and developers to port their best-selling PC products to 
Linux. Game titles from Loki include Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri Planetary 
Pack, Tribes 2 and  SimCity 3000 Unlimited. In addition to this arsenal 
of games, Loki has initiated and continues to support several Open Source 
development projects, including OpenAL(tm), a cross-platform 3D-Audio 
Library, and SDL MPEG Player Library (SMPEG), a general-purpose MPEG 
video/audio player for Linux. For more information visit 
www.lokigames.com. 

Contact:
Loki Software, Inc.
Kayt  Sorhaindo
press@lokigames.com

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