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<p><b>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</b>

<p><div class="mainheading">Double Whammy For Fans of Freedom! Freedom Force vs. The 3<sup>rd</sup> Reich Now Available!  New Beta Mod Tools available at WWW.FREEDOMFANS.COM
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<p><b>BOSTON, MA (March 10, 2005).</b> Irrational Games is proud to
announce that <b>Freedom Force vs. The 3<sup>rd</sup> Reich,</b> the follow up to the
popular heroic tactical RPG Freedom Force, is now on store shelves and
shipping directly from www.freedomfans.com . Freedom Force vs. The 3<sup>rd</sup>
Reich is being distributed to retail stores by Vivendi Universal Games
throughout North America.

<p>The robust new Freedom Force vs. The 3<sup>rd</sup> Reich beta mod tools are now
also available at www.freedomfans.com . With these tools, fans of the
game will be able to add to the already huge Freedom Force mod
community. The tools include:

<ol>
<li> Character Tool 2: a complete solution for viewing, managing and
sharing character data including meshes, skins, animations and hero
files.

<li>Mod Tools: a set of tools for making game modifications including
the new version of FFEdit, used for mission and data editing and
complete scripting documentation.

<li>Art Tools: a set of tools for making art content for the
game. Includes exporters for 3D Studio Max to game format, a viewer
for game NIF files and complete documentation.

</ol>

<p>The game also enjoyed two great first reviews, with a 90% from IGN
and a 92% from Action Trip.

<p>You can <a
href="http://www.freedomfans.com/downloads/FFVT3R_Mod_Tools.exe">download
the new Mod Tools</a> from the official site at Freedomfans.com!

<h3>PRODUCT DESCRIPTION</h3>

<p><b>Freedom Force vs. The 3<sup>rd</sup> Reich</b> focuses on the
continuing adventures of the heroes of Patriot City. A new evil has
emerged from the unlikeliest of places---the past. As Nuclear Winter
returns with a diabolical gambit to threaten the free world, three new
silver age heroes, Tombstone, Green Genie and Quetzalcoatl, step up to
help thwart evil. Freedom Force finds itself transported to war-torn
Europe circa WWII where the team must face its greatest threat yet!
The group will have to make alliances with Sky King, Black Jack and
Tricolour, three Golden Age heroes willing to sacrifice everything to
save the world from the original axis of evil! <b>Freedom Force
vs. The 3<sup>rd</sup> Reich</b> has all the city-smashing, bad-guy
bashing fun of the first game but further enhances the experience of
controlling a team of heroes with all their own strengths, weaknesses
and personalities. With an all-new 3D real-time tactical combat
engine, a completely revamped multiplayer experience, deep RPG
character development and a rich storyline, players will utilize a
variety of characters and abilities to defeat an array of villains in
dynamic and completely destructible interactive environments!

<h3>FEATURES </h3>

<ul>
<li>The Adventure Continues --- A brand new chapter in the ever-expanding Freedom Force universe 

<li>All-New Heroes and Villains --- Six new playable heroes and dozens of new baddies from two distinct eras of comic books 

<li>Multiplayer Action --- Vastly improved multiplayer, including several completely new modes such as the revolutionary Story-Based Multiplayer! 

<li>All-New Graphics --- Radically enhanced graphics running on a brand new engine 

<li>Improved interface and AI --- Heroes act on their own when necessary and the enhanced interface makes controlling your team a breeze 

<li>Enhanced Modding Tools --- The action doesn't end with the game ---take advantage of the giant Freedom Force fan community to download or build all new characters, super-powers or even entirely new adventures! 

<li>Fully Interactive Environments --- Everything in the Freedom Force world is destructible and interactive... knock down a building, or use a street light as a baseball bat to whack the bad guys into next week! 
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<h3>About Irrational Games</h3>

With offices in Boston, Massachusetts and Canberra, Australia,
Irrational Games is widely recognized as one of the leading game
developers. With critically acclaimed hits like <i>"System Shock 2,"
"Freedom Force," "Tribes: Vengeance"</i> and the soon to be released
<i>"SWAT 4,"</i> Irrational has earned a reputation for creating
story-driven, genre-defining games. Irrational has built multi-game
development partnerships with such world-class publishers as
Electronic Arts and Vivendi Universal Games.

<a href="http://www.irrationalgames.com">http://www.irrationalgames.com</a><br>
<a href="http://www.freedomfans.com">http://www.freedomfans.com</a><br>

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CONTACT: 
Bill Gardner
Irrational Games
(617) 269-0424 ext 324
wgardner@irrationalgames.com
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