BREED” Named PC Game of the Show at ECTS 2002 CDV Claims Award for the Second Year in a Row

LONDON, ENGLAND - September 4, 2002 - CDV Software Entertainment AG, one of the leading German publishers and distributors of gaming software, has once again captured the ECTS award for PC Game of the Show, this time with Brat Design's science-fiction shooter “BREED.” For the second year in a row, CDV rocked ECTS and claimed the PC game of the show award as last year Radon Labs' “Project Nomads” received the award at ECTS 2001.

The Game of the Show Awards were voted for by a panel of elite European journalists and presented at ECTS on Friday 30th August 2002.

CDV UK President Terry Malham is delighted with the award: "We are very pleased to have won this award for the second year running. 'BREED' is a fantastic game and the guys at Brat Design have been working very hard on it. To have beaten stiff competition including the likes of 'Unreal Tournament' makes the win even more of an honor."

A demo of “BREED” will be available at the beginning of October, displaying the huge potential of this title. It will contain the first single player mission and a tutorial.

Attached are some new screens from the game, along with a winners photo (Ed Scio, director and lead programmer, from Brat Designs in the middle, with Andy Lane, ECTS events director on the left and TV presenter Gareth Jones on the right).

About “BREED”

“BREED” is a science-fiction shooter with tactical elements coupled with cinematic artwork. “BREED” skillfully blends addictive, accessible, free-roaming gameplay with cutting edge and state-of-the-art technology. It utilizes both 1st and 3rd person viewpoints and single- and multiplayers can freely take (co-operatively) control of a variety of vehicles - from standard ground troops, tanks, jeeps, fighters to dropships - to stop the invasion of the aliens called BREED. The Player will fight in orbit and on Earth in the year 2006. “BREED” is an epic experience which can be easily enjoyed equally by single and up to sixteen players (via LAN or Internet).

“BREED” Features:

•  1st and 3rd person-shooter with tactical elements

•  Cinematic 3D graphics with superb visual effects

•  Seamless terrain / orbit transition

•  Amazing array of vehicles and buildings

•  Attractive for single player and especially for multiplayer (esp. Shared vehicle control)

•  Wide variety of playing modes

•  24+ missions spanned over six campaigns

•  30+ hours of continuous action

•  Five different multi-player gameplay modes

•  Battles take place in both orbit and on the planet's surface

•  Cinematic 3D graphics with superb visual effects

•  Intuitive streamlined user interface

•  Large weapon and vehicle selection

Massive terrain system employing multiple objects

About Brat Designs: Developers Brat Designs are based in the North of England and formed by programmer Ed Scio and artist Jason Gee. Ed, Jason and the rest of the Brat team are currently working hard on completing the game.