Fox Interactive Salutes the Anniversary of the Alien Franchise…

With Aliens Vs. Predator and Alien Resurrection Titles
To celebrate 20 years of cinematic terror, Fox Interactive is releasing two games based on one of the most popular film franchises of all time. Aliens Vs. Predator is now available for the PC and Alien Resurection will ship in the fall of 1999 for the PC and PlayStation(R).

In addition, Fox Interactive will team up with Fox Home Entertainment for a major cross promotion that will feature the Aliens Vs. Predator theatrical trailer in the preview section of the four upcoming DVD and video releases of the “Alien Legacy” movies.

“By joining our colleagues in Fox Home Entertainment to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Alien franchise, we bring marketing muscle and an entertainment property to the game world that only a studio can deliver,” said Jon Richmond,president, Fox Interactive. “Because of the success of our Alien Trilogy game as well as other games developed based on the Alien story line, Fox Interactive expects both of these new titles to be huge hits and give fans the ultimate Alien gaming experience.”

Fox Home Entertainment will support the 20th anniversary of the Alien franchise by releasing the “Alien Legacy” series, featuring all of the Alien movies available for the first time on DVD. During the previews on each DVD, the Aliens Vs. Predator theatrical trailer that debuted during the opening of 20th Century Fox’s theatrical release of “Wing Commander” will be showcased. The trailer is the first theatrical trailer of a video game by a major movie studio.

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