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TIRED OF THE SAME OLD TEAM DEATHMATCH? SIERRA ENTERTAINMENT REVEALS INNOVATIVE MULTIPLAYER MAP PACK FOR TIMESHIFT™

May, 09 2008 10:35:10 PDT

Sierra Entertainment today revealed plans to launch the Futures-Past Multiplayer Map Pack, a new downloadable content (DLC) package for TimeShift™ for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft®, available for free download on May 7, 2008. The anticipated map pack features five new multiplayer maps for players to unravel while annihilating online enemies with time-bending chrono grenades. Each map presented in the DLC package supports classic multiplayer modes: One-on-One, Deathmatch, and Team Deathmatch, but TimeShift's exclusive multiplayer modes, King of Time and Meltdown Madness modes reveal the future of multiplayer fragging.

For more information on the downloadable content package, Futures-Past Multiplayer Map Pack, be sure to visit the official website at www.timeshiftgame.com.

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TIMESHIFT™ XBOX 360® MULTIPLAYER DEMO AVAILABLE ON MARKETPLACE ON NOVEMBER 14

Nov, 12 2007 13:55:40 PST

Sierra Entertainment announced today that a multiplayer demo for TimeShift™ will be available via Xbox Live® download.

Developed by Saber Interactive and published by Sierra Entertainment, TimeShift is a first-person shooter (FPS) video game that allows players to master the flow of time, to become the ultimate weapon in war-torn environments. Armed with the experimental time-manipulating Beta Suit and a huge arsenal of weaponry and vehicles, players have the ability to slow, stop and reverse the flow of time, allowing them to control several aspects of each battle sequence. Intuitive time controls give the player the ultimate advantage in avoiding attacks, correcting mistakes and outsmarting the enemy.

With a comprehensive online 16-player multiplayer mode, featuring time grenades, 14 different maps and over 40 different features, TimeShift gears itself to the players' unique style of gameplay by allowing matches to be completely customizable. Players can battle it out in a tight, well-balanced multiplayer experience that implements several aspects of the time-manipulating gameplay element found in the single-player campaign.

TimeShift has an ESRB "M" for Mature rating. For more information, please visit the game's official website at www.timeshiftgame.com.

TIMESHIFT™ DEMO SET TO BLAST ONTO PLAYSTATION®NETWORK TODAY

Nov, 01 2007 15:25:50 PDT

Sierra Entertainment is announcing today that the demo for TimeShift™ will be available to download on the PlayStation®Network.

Developed by Saber Interactive and published by Sierra Entertainment, TimeShift, allows players to control time and use it as the ultimate weapon in a fierce battle against the neo-fascist regime of Dr. Krone. In TimeShift, the story revolves around a highly respected physicist with a mysterious past. When your colleague Dr. Krone goes rogue and uses an experimental time-manipulating suit to create an alternate time stream where he is a grim dictator in a dystopian alternate reality, players must chase after him and use time to overthrow his rule. Armed with similar, yet less stable time-bending suit, players have the ability to slow, stop and reverse the flow of time, while being able to freely interact with the environment and enemies, a feat never before accomplished in video games.

With a comprehensive online 16-player multiplayer mode, featuring time controlling "chrono" grenades, 14 different maps and over 40 different customizable features, TimeShift, was developed for elite multiplayer gamers by drawing inspirations from the best FPS's and adapting itself to the players' unique style by incorporating highly customizable gameplay modifiers resulting in a frenetic and competitive multiplayer experience every game.

TimeShift has an ESRB "M" for Mature rating. For more information, please visit the game's official website at www.timeshiftgame.com.

RETAILERS RECEIVE THE ULTIMATE HOLIDAY SALES WEAPON AS TIMESHIFT™ BLASTS ON TO SHELVES TODAY

Oct, 30 2007 00:00:00 PDT

Sierra Entertainment announced that the next generation of first-person shooters, TimeShift™, is officially available today at retail stores nationwide for the PC and Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system. The game, one of the most talked about titles of 2007, will also be available on the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system on November 19, 2007.

Developed by Saber Interactive and published by Sierra Entertainment, TimeShift, allows players to control time and use it as the ultimate weapon in a fierce battle against the neo-fascist regime of Dr. Krone. In TimeShift, the story revolves around a highly respected physicist with a mysterious past. When your colleague Dr. Krone goes rogue and uses an experimental time-manipulating suit to create an alternate time stream where he is a grim dictator in a dystopian alternate reality, players must chase after him and use time to overthrow his rule. Armed with similar, yet less stable time-bending suit, players have the ability to slow, stop and reverse the flow of time, while being able to freely interact with the environment and enemies, a feat never before accomplished in video games.

Featuring ground-breaking artificial intelligence, powerfully realistic graphics and deeply immersive sound and story, TimeShift is proving to be one of the first truly next-gen games to come to market this holiday season.

"We are very excited to ship this highly anticipated title to retail," said Pascal Brochier, president, Global Retail for Vivendi Games. "Players are going to see effects in this game like they never have before - the ability to control time is a very unique feature, which is a lot of fun to play in single or multiplayer mode."

With a comprehensive online 16-player multiplayer mode, featuring time controlling "chrono" grenades, 14 different maps and over 40 different customizable features, TimeShift, was developed for elite multiplayer gamers by drawing inspirations from the best FPS's and adapting itself to the players' unique style by incorporating highly customizable gameplay modifiers resulting in a frenetic and competitive multiplayer experience every game.

The TimeShift video game has an ESRB "M" for Mature rating. For more information, please visit the game's official website at www.timeshiftgame.com.

About Saber Interactive
Saber Interactive is a developer of interactive entertainment products for the PC and next-generation consoles. The company is a leader in the research and development of 3D rendering technology and applies its findings to create visually spectacular and unique games. Saber Interactive has developed one of the most sophisticated cross-platform game engines in the industry, the Saber3d Engine. Headquartered in Millburn, New Jersey with a second development office in St. Petersburg, Russia, the company employs an extremely talented team of software engineers, artists and designers with extensive experience in game development. For more information, visit www.saber3d.com.

About Sierra Entertainment
Sierra Entertainment (www.sierra.com), a global division of Vivendi Games, creates and publishes innovative, high-quality interactive entertainment for videogame systems, handheld gaming devices and personal computers. Sierra Entertainment features a portfolio of titles based on original IP and popular licenses from industry-leading content partners, including F.E.A.R.™, Crash Bandicoot®, Spyro the Dragon®, Scarface™ and Ice Age™. Sierra Entertainment has four integrated internal studios providing creative talents and development capabilities across multiple gaming genres: High Moon Studios in San Diego, CA; Massive Entertainment in Malmö, Sweden; Radical Entertainment in Vancouver, BC; and Swordfish Studios in Birmingham and Manchester, England.

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TIME-BENDING SHOOTER, TIMESHIFT™, GOES GOLD

Oct, 16 2007 00:00:00 PDT

Sierra Entertainment is pleased to announce that TimeShift™ for the XboxBOX 360™ and Windows PC have gone gold, with a planned retail ship date of October 30, 2007. Developed by Saber Interactive, the highly-anticipated shooter allows players to master time to become the ultimate weapon. Armed with the experimental time-manipulating Beta Suit and a huge arsenal of weaponry, players have the ability to slow, stop and reverse the flow of time, allowing them to control several aspects of each battle sequence and puzzle situation. Intuitive time controls give the player the ultimate advantage in strategic attacks used to outsmart the enemy.

With a comprehensive online 16-player multiplayer mode, featuring time-controlling "chrono" grenades, 14 different maps and over 40 different customizable options, TimeShift is a truly unique multiplayer experience for every level of gamer, whether a novice or an expert.

TimeShift has an ESRB "M" for Mature rating. For more information, please visit the game's official website at www.timeshiftgame.com.

Also, be sure to check out the Xbox 360 demo on Xbox LIVE® or the PC demo located at demo.timeshiftgame.com.

THE TIMESHIFT™ PC DEMO GIVES COMPUTER GAMERS A TASTE OF WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO CONTROL TIME

Oct, 11 2007 13:55:20 PDT

The wait is nearly over as TimeShift™, developed by Saber Interactive and published by Sierra Entertainment, will give you a taste of what it feels like to control time. Armed with the experimental time-manipulating Beta Suit and a huge arsenal of weaponry, players have the ability to slow, stop and reverse the flow of time, allowing them to control several aspects of each battle sequence and puzzle situation. Intuitive time controls give the player the ultimate advantage in avoiding attacks, correcting mistakes and outsmarting the enemy -- but it doesn't take a genius to realize checking out the new demo is worth your time.

With a comprehensive online 16-player multiplayer mode, featuring time controlling "chronos" grenades, 14 different maps and over 40 different features, TimeShift gears itself to the players' unique style of gameplay by allowing matches to be completely customizable. Players can battle it out in a tight, well-balanced multiplayer experience that implements several aspects of the time-manipulating gameplay element found in the single-player campaign - which you can get a hands-on look at now.

On the heels of the Xbox 360™ demo, you can now experience the TimeShift single-player PC demo - check it out here -- http://demo.timeshiftgame.com/ -- http://www.nzone.com/

TimeShift will be available for the Xbox 360 and PC on October 30, 2007 and for the PlayStation®3 on December 4, 2007.

TIMESHIFT™ DEMO SET TO BLAST ONTO XBOX LIVE® TODAY

Aug, 31 2007 00:00:00 PDT

Sierra Entertainment announced today that the demo for TimeShift™ will be available via Xbox LIVE® download. To correspond with the release of the demo, Sierra Entertainment is excited to declare the unveiling of a scene from an original movie based on TimeShift, exclusively on Break.com, the leading cross-platform, user-generated digital entertainment network for guys on the Internet.

Developed by Saber Interactive and published by Sierra Entertainment, TimeShift is a first-person shooter (FPS) video game that allows players to master the flow of time, to become the ultimate weapon in war-torn environments. Armed with the experimental time-manipulating Beta Suit and a huge arsenal of weaponry and vehicles, players have the ability to slow, stop and reverse the flow of time, allowing them to control several aspects of each battle sequence. Intuitive time controls give the player the ultimate advantage in avoiding attacks, correcting mistakes and outsmarting the enemy.

With a comprehensive online 16-player multiplayer mode, featuring time grenades, 14 different maps and over 40 different features, TimeShift gears itself to the players' unique style of gameplay by allowing matches to be completely customizable. Players can battle it out in a tight, well-balanced multiplayer experience that implements several aspects of the time-manipulating gameplay element found in the single-player campaign.

"We are thrilled to offer gamers the chance to check out the upcoming demo for TimeShift on Xbox LIVE and also a clip from the movie," said Al Simone, SVP of Global Marketing for Sierra Entertainment. "With so many of our gamers actively spending time on Break.com, it made sense for us to look at this destination as a significant distribution vehicle for video game content."

"We couldn't be more excited about debuting the first footage from TimeShift - Break.com users love this type of adrenaline fueled entertainment," said Keith Richman, CEO of Break.com. "We are also gratified that Sierra Entertainment chose Break.com as their partner, recognizing us as one of the best ways to reach the young male gaming audience."

The new partnership between Sierra Entertainment and Break.com will extend beyond the trailer release. In addition, gamers will be able to view all the hottest TimeShift content on an exciting hub page within Break.com. In the future, Sierra Entertainment is looking to integrate the Break.com video player, with its cutting-edge viral video distribution technology, into other Sierra Entertainment websites to serve online video content.

TimeShift has an ESRB "M" for Mature rating. For more information, please visit the game's official website at www.timeshiftgame.com.

About Break.com
Founded in 1998, Break.com is the Internet's leading cross-platform, user-generated digital entertainment network offering funny, original short-form content to millions of Internet users and mobile subscribers around the world. With more than seventeen million unique monthly browsers tuning in to enjoy the Web's largest and rapidly growing library of original videos and images, Break.com offers advertisers tremendous opportunities to market directly to a young, male demographic. Break.com empowers its audience to become content providers with an easy to use platform that allows them to upload, distribute and monetize their original content, whether it is homegrown or commercial-grade. Alexa.com, a leading internet ranking service, currently ranks Break.com as the 76th most popular domestic web site and the 283rd largest in the world.

About Saber Interactive
Saber Interactive is a developer of interactive entertainment products for the PC and next-generation consoles. The company is a leader in the research and development of 3D rendering technology and applies its findings to create visually spectacular and unique games. Saber Interactive has developed one of the most sophisticated cross-platform game engines in the industry, the Saber3d Engine. Headquartered in Cranford, New Jersey with a second development office in St. Petersburg, Russia, the company employs an extremely talented team of software engineers, artists and designers with extensive experience in game development. For more information, visit www.saber3d.com.

About Sierra Entertainment
Sierra Entertainment (www.sierra.com), a global division of Vivendi Games, creates and publishes innovative, high-quality interactive entertainment for video game systems, handheld gaming devices and personal computers. Sierra Entertainment features a portfolio of titles based on original IP and popular licenses from industry-leading content partners, including F.E.A.R.™, Crash Bandicoot®, Spyro the Dragon® Scarface™ and Ice Age™. Sierra Entertainment has four integrated internal studios providing creative talents and development capabilities across multiple gaming genres: High Moon Studios in San Diego, CA; Massive Entertainment in Malmö, Sweden; Radical Entertainment in Vancouver, BC; and Swordfish Studios in Birmingham and Manchester, England.

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TIMESHIFT™ XBOX 360™ AND PC HITS STORES THIS OCTOBER, PLAYSTATION® 3 COMING IN DECEMBER

Aug, 08 2007 00:00:00 PDT

Sierra Entertainment announced today that TimeShift™ will be available on Microsoft's Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system and PC this October 30. TimeShift will make its debut on the PlayStation® 3 computer entertainment system in December.

The pre-order campaign kicks-off at select retailers nationwide this week and features an exclusive playable character for the multiplayer game.

TimeShift is a first-person shooter (FPS) video game that immerses the player in a deep storyline and equips players with the ultimate weapon - Time. The megalomaniacal Dr. Krone has created a disturbing alternate reality. Armed with the experimental Beta Suit, players can SLOW, STOP, and REVERSE the flow of time itself. By perfecting this ability players will work to overthrow Krone's rule and end his madness.

"TimeShift innovates on the FPS genre by allowing gamers to manipulate time and interact with the game environment and characters in ways never before seen in a video game," said Al Simone, senior vice president, global marketing for Sierra Entertainment.

Developed by Sabre Interactive, TimeShift is rated "M" for Mature. For more information, please visit the game's official website at www.timeshiftgame.com.

TIMESHIFT™ SUITS UP ON THE PLAYSTATION®3 COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM

May, 17 2007 00:00:00 PDT

Sierra Entertainment announced today that TimeShift™ will be available on PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system this Fall and will be debuted at Sony's Gamer's Week event in San Diego, California.

TimeShift is a first-person shooter (FPS) video game that immerses the player in a deep storyline as the main character is equipped with a unique quantum suit that slows, stops and reverses the flow of time.

With a robust multiplayer experience gamers can take the time control powers online with up to 16 players battling it out across seven game modes. In addition gamers can customize their own game mode using over 60 options with a total of 14 multiplayer maps to choose from.

"Sierra Entertainment and Sabre Interactive are changing the way gamers play FPS games by giving them the ultimate weapon – Time," said Al Simone, SVP of Global Marketing for Sierra Entertainment. "TimeShift will compete with the best shooter games of the year on any platform and will offer PlayStation 3 gamers a visceral new experience unlike they have ever seen or played before."

Developed by Sabre Interactive, TimeShift will have an ESRB "M" for Mature rating. For more information, please visit the game's official website at www.timeshiftgame.com.

About Sabre Interactive
Saber Interactive is a developer of interactive entertainment products for the PC and next-generation consoles. The company is a leader in the research and development of 3D rendering technology and applies its findings to create visually spectacular and unique games. Saber Interactive has developed one of the most sophisticated cross-platform game engines in the industry, the Saber3d Engine. Headquartered in Cranford, New Jersey with a second development office in St. Petersburg, Russia, the company employs an extremely talented team of software engineers, artists and designers with extensive experience in game development. For more information, visit www.saber3d.com.

About Sierra Entertainment
Sierra Entertainment (www.sierra.com), a global division of Vivendi Games, creates and publishes innovative, high-quality interactive entertainment for video game systems, handheld gaming devices and personal computers. Sierra Entertainment features a portfolio of titles based on original IP and popular licenses from industry-leading content partners, including F.E.A.R.™, Crash Bandicoot®, Spyro the Dragon®, Scarface™ and Ice Age™. Sierra Entertainment has four integrated internal studios providing creative talents and development capabilities across multiple gaming genres: High Moon Studios in San Diego, CA; Massive Entertainment in Malmö, Sweden; Radical Entertainment in Vancouver, BC; and Swordfish Studios in Birmingham and Manchester, England.

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SIERRA ENTERTAINMENT SECURES RIGHTS TO PUBLISH ‘TIMESHIFT™’ VIDEO GAME

May, 05 2006 00:00:00 PDT

Vivendi Games’ Sierra Entertainment today announced that it has secured the rights to publish TimeShift™, an original first-person shooter offering unprecedented time-control technology that allows players to stop, slow or reverse time. Developed by Saber Interactive, TimeShift will be released for the Xbox 360™ gaming and entertainment system and PC.

“We are very pleased to have secured the rights to the TimeShift franchise,” commented Cindy Cook, Chief Strategy and Marketing Officer for Vivendi Games. “TimeShift is an excellent addition to our 2006 lineup and one that offers something very different to a lot of other FPS titles on the market today.”

“Saber Interactive’s proprietary Saber3D engine elevates the first-person action genre by melding an epic single-player storyline and mind-blowing multiplayer scenarios with the ability to control time,” said Peter Della Penna, EVP of Worldwide Studios for Vivendi Games. “The ability to alter the game’s ‘time-scape’ results in a fundamentally new gameplay dynamic and intensity.”

Marked by an epic, time-traveling narrative and cutting edge in-game physics, TimeShift introduces a never-before-seen approach in the genre by challenging players to manipulate time to bring down a totalitarian regime.

Assume the role of renowned and recently retired test pilot Colonel Michael Swift, who is recovering from the tragic loss of his daughter. Desperate for an escape from his misery, Swift accepts a unique offer from the US Government to test an experimental set of time-control devices and become the world’s first “chrononaut.” During the tests, he inadvertently alters time and returns to a present changed beyond recognition. The democracy he left has become a fascist nightmare – and his knowledge of the events that led to this alternate present has made him an enemy of the state. Armed with the time-shifting Quantum Suit, Swift is now on the run, on a perilous mission to fix the past, present and future.

Developed by Saber Interactive for the Xbox 360 and PC, TimeShift, is scheduled for a worldwide release during 2006. For more information please visit http://timeshift.sierra.com.

About Saber Interactive
Saber Interactive is a developer of interactive entertainment products for the PC and next-generation consoles. The company is a leader in the research and development of 3D rendering technology and applies its findings to create visually spectacular and unique games. Saber Interactive has developed one of the most sophisticated cross-platform game engines in the industry, the Saber3d Engine. Headquartered in Cranford, New Jersey with a second development office in St. Petersburg, , the company employs an extremely talented team of software engineers, artists and designers with extensive experience in game development. For more information, visit (www.saber3d.com.

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About Vivendi Games
Vivendi Games (www.vivendigames.com) is a global developer, publisher and distributor of multi-platform interactive entertainment. The company is the leader in the subscription-based massively multi-player online role-playing games (MMORPG) category, holds leading positions in the PC, console, handheld and mobile games markets, and is an emerging player in casual online games. Vivendi Games’ two principal studios and publishing labels include Blizzard Entertainment, headquartered in Irvine, CA, the creator of World of Warcraft®, Diablo®, StarCraft®, and Warcraft®; and Sierra Entertainment, headquartered in Los Angeles, which includes Radical Entertainment, Swordfish Studios, High Moon Studios, and Massive Entertainment. Sierra’s IPs include Crash Bandicoot®, Spyro The Dragon®, Empire Earth®, SWAT®, Darkwatch™, Timeshift™, Ground Control® and Leisure Suit Larry®. Vivendi Games is also home to Vivendi Mobile Games, publishing games for the emerging mobile market, and Sierra Online, dedicated to publishing casual games for online play and distribution on all platforms. Vivendi Games maintains strategic relationships with industry leading content partners, including Universal Music Group, NBC Universal, Twentieth Century Fox, and Ludlum Entertainment. The company has 16 offices around the world conducting business in 75 countries.