Runaway announced
by Jolex Del Pilar

Monday, December 9, 2002

An intriguing plot highlights the announcement of this U.K developed game.

GMX Media today announced that it is to publish the blockbuster PC – Runaway: A Road Adventure. The game follows Brian, a student on the verge of graduating from college, is suddenly and mysteriously attacked by Mafia gangsters. During his desperate flight, in the company of a mysterious striptease dancer, he ends up meeting a wide range of unusual characters. But he has to figure out who’s trying to help him or kill him. The player will have to be very ingenious to figure it out who’s his friend or foe in this explosive mixture of murder, money, ambition, rituals and deception...a whole lot of deception.

“This is a fantastic title, it will without a doubt become one of the best selling PC titles in 2003” Commented Barry Leonard COO of GMX Media. “Sales have been massive in other European territories, we plan to make it even more successful in the UK. The title received an unprecedented 9/10 when reviewed by Gamespot, not many titles can top that. This underlines the hard work that has gone into creating Runaway, you only have to see the screenshots to get an idea of the beauty of the title.”

Runaway Features:

Approximately 100 settings that are visually rich, containing 30 interactive characters.

Characters with soft edges, real-time lighting and shading effects, camera changes, panoramic shots and more.

High-quality stereo sound, an original soundtrack with over 24 songs.

3D characters with a cartoon look and high-impact visual features that include 2D and 3D in an unmatchable style.

The highest graphic resolution ever used in an adventure game (1024x768 with 16-bit color).

More information can be found at http://www.gmxmedia.net/runaway/ including 2 movies of the title. GMX plans to release Runaway in Q1 2003.

--- Jolex Del Pilar