3DsoundSurge Press Release: Looking Glass Studios Releases Audio Upgrade for Thief: The Dark Project

Looking Glass Studios Releases Audio Upgrade for Thief: The Dark Project

Enhancement Supporting Creative Labs' Environmental Audio is Now Available for Download

Cambridge, MA, February 12, 1999 - Following industry-wide critical acclaim for its highly-innovative use of audio effects in its first-person 3D action/adventure game Thief: The Dark Project, Looking Glass Studios today announced that an upgrade which adds support for Creative Labs' Environmental Audio(tm) is now available. This enhancement is available for download from the Web sites of Looking Glass Studios (www.lglass.com/thief) and Eidos Interactive (www.eidosinteractive.com/thief).

Creative Labs' Environmental Audio Extensions (EAX) recreates real-world multi-dimensional audio in personal computers equipped with the Sound Blaster(r) Live! line of sound cards. For Thief: The Dark Project, it allows the Thief sound engine to create audio effects that give the player
a greater sense of space and realism. Throughout every mission, sound reverberation becomes a true function of room size and acoustic properties, and Creative’s multi-speaker Environmental Audio system allows sound cues to come from left, right, in front, and behind.

Receiving rave reviews from both the gaming and mass-market press, Thief: The Dark Project is a first-person 3D action/adventure game where players assume the role of a master thief relying on stealth and cunning.

Utilizing the revolutionary new Dark Engine, Thief: The Dark Project transports players into a mysterious and immersive techno-fantasy world of intrigue, deception and combat.

In Thief: The Dark Project, players embark on a series of adventures that are woven into a compelling story of seduction, betrayal, and ultimate revenge. In order to survive, gamers must use sly, evasive maneuvers to progress through a world where the shadows are your only allies, trust is not an option, and confrontation usually results in death.

Looking Glass Studios is a leading developer of entertainment and simulation software distinguished by its expertise in 3D immersive technologies. Headquartered in Cambridge, Mass., the talented team at Looking Glass has created some of the best-selling and highly acclaimed titles in the interactive entertainment industry, including the Ultima(r) Underworld(tm) series, System Shock(tm), Flight Unlimited(tm), Flight Unlimited II(tm)and Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri(tm).

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SOURCE: TSI Communications