For Immediate Release
16 March, 2000
Roseville, MN -- Atlas Games and Human Head Studios announce that Atlas Games will publish a licensed pen-and-paper roleplaying game based on Human Head's upcoming Rune� 3D action computer game.
The licensed game will be created by Robin D. Laws, the acclaimed designer of Feng Shui, Hero Wars, and the upcoming novel The Rough and the Smooth. Focusing on the elements of heroic Norse fantasy in the Rune computer game, it will share core mechanics with Atlas Games' Ars Magica� roleplaying game of medieval magic. The combination of the Rune license, Ars Magica mechanics, and compelling backstory will provide an ideal entry point for computer game fans who are interested in finding out more about traditional pen-and-paper roleplaying games.
Scheduled for release in November, 2000, Rune will be supported with a pre-release quickstart RPG kit which will be available free at the August 2000 Gen Con Game Fair in Milwaukee. The Rune pen-and-paper game will also be promoted in conjunction with the computer game release.
"We are very pleased to be working with such a fantastic roleplaying game developer as Atlas Games," said Human Head Business Development Director Tim Gerritsen. "Atlas has the proven quality and sense of roleplaying design that we were looking for to take our game world to the RPG market. We are committed to expanding the fictional universe we created into a deeply compelling roleplaying experience. We are equally excited to have a designer of Robin's caliber on this project."
Atlas Games President John Nephew said, "It is a thrill for us to be involved with the talented folks at Human Head and such a highly anticipated computer game as Rune. We look forward to enhancing the world of Rune through our RPG, and to attracting new tabletop RPG players from the computer game audience."
Rune is a third person 3D action game developed by Human Head Studios in partnership with Epic Games, to be published in Summer 2000 by Gathering of Developers. Players assume the role of Ragnar the Viking, the mightiest warrior of a bygone age.
Human Head Studios, Incorporated is a development company based in Madison, Wisconsin and is comprised of veteran game developers from Raven Software and FASA Interactive. Epic Games is the developer behind Unreal, Unreal Tournament, and Jazz Jackrabbit. Gathering of Developers is the publisher of the hit games Railroad Tycoon II, Fly!, and Darkstone.
Atlas Games is a Roseville, Minnesota publisher of pen-and-paper roleplaying games, card games, and boardgames. Its active product lines include the Ars Magica, Feng Shui�, and Unknown Armies� roleplaying games. It is also the publisher of the popular Lunch Money� and Once Upon A Time� card games, and the Cults Across America� board game.
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For more information, call or e-mail Atlas Games at 651-638-0077 or [email protected].
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Rune is a trademark of Human Head Studios, Incorporated. Unreal and Unreal Tournament are trademarks of Epic Games. Ars Magica, Lunch Money, and Cults Across America are trademarks of Trident, Inc. Feng Shui is a trademark of Robin D. Laws, used under license. Unknown Armies is a trademark of Greg Stolze and John Tynes, used under license. Once Upon A Time is a trademark of John Nephew, used under license.