From: "Marit Lund" <maritl@funcom.com>
To: <lwn@lwn.net>
Subject: Linux Version of Anarchy Online
Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2000 18:14:01 +0100


PRESS RELEASE

Funcom and Troll Tech announce a Linux version of Funcom's Massive
Multi-Player game Anarchy Online

- Oslo, Feb 1st 2000 - Funcom is pleased to announce the Linux version of
our Massive Multi-player Online Role Playing Game (MMORPG) Anarchy Online.
Anarchy Online is Funcom's largest project ever and the game will be
launched during the year 2000 after a thorough beta testing. The game can be
compared to online titles such as Everquest and Asheron's Call. However,
Anarchy Online is set in a sci-fi environment 30.000 years into the future
on a distant planet called Rubi-Ka. The players interact and play in a
graphical detailed 3D-world alongside thousands of other players.

Funcom has been using Linux and Troll Tech's Qt technology since
project-launch approximately three years ago. Qt powers editors, game tools
and the game client itself, and the Qt technology has allowed Funcom to keep
nearly the entire code platform independent.
"Using Qt technology has proven very beneficial in terms of project planning
and time management. Making the Linux port will now be a trivial operation,
" states Marius Kjeldahl, Funcom's VP of Technology.

The Linux version will be nearly identical to the Windows version and will
support all the major Linux-distributions and supported 3D-hardware.


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CONTACT INFORMATION:
Funcom, Karenslyst Allé 5, 0277 Oslo, Norway
Tel: +47 22 42 01 02
http://www.anarchy-online.com

Contact person:
Marius Kjeldahl, VP Technology, email: marius@funcom.com

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Funcom was founded in 1993, and has grown to become one of the largest
independent developers of interactive entertainment in the world. The
privately owned company has developed 14 gaming titles, published by
business partners such as Sony, THQ, Disney, Ubi Soft, Egmont and Acclaim.
The latest releases are Speed Freaks/Speed Punks (PSX), Championship
Motocross Featuring Ricky Carmichael (PSX) and The Longest Journey (PC). See
http://www.funcom.com.
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Troll Tech is a privately owned company making the Qt product which provide
an easy to use GUI and utility library that allows developers to easily
create applications that runs on both Windows and Unix platforms. Qt is also
the foundation of the KDE project - the famous Linux windowing and
application environment. See http://www.troll.no.