| Business Summary | | Interplay
Entertainment
Corp.
is
a
developer,
publisher
and
distributor
of
interactive
entertainment
software
for
both
core
gamers
and
the
mass
market.
The
Company
is
most
widely
known
for
its
titles
in
the
action/arcade,
adventure/RPG
and
strategy/puzzle
categories.
The
Company
has
produced
titles
for
many
interactive
entertainment
software
platforms,
and
currently
balances
its
publishing
and
distribution
business
by
developing
interactive
entertainment
software
for
PCs
and
current
and
next
generation
video
game
consoles,
such
as
the
Sony
PlayStation
and
PlayStation
2,
Microsoft
Xbox
and
Nintendo
GameCube.
The
Company
seeks
to
publish
interactive
entertainment
software
titles
that
are,
or
have
the
potential
to
become,
franchise
software
titles
that
can
be
leveraged
across
several
releases
and/or
platforms,
and
has
published
many
such
successful
franchise
titles
to
date. | More
from
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Business Description |
| Financial Summary | | Interplay
Entertainment
develops,
publishes
and
distributes
interactive
entertainment
software
for
both
core
gamers
and
the
mass
market,
for
use
on
both
PCs
and
video
game
consoles,
such
as
the
PlayStation
and
Nintendo
64.
For
the
six
months
ended
6/30/01,
net
revenues
fell
25%
to
$32.1
million.
Net
loss
applicable
to
Common
totaled
$21.7
million,
up
from
$7.5
million.
Results
reflect
the
release
of
fewer
titles
and
lower
margins
due
to
increased
amortization
of
royalties. | More
from
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Developments |
| | | | FY2000 Pay | |
| Brian Fargo, 38 Chairman
and CEO | $203K | Herve Caen, 39 Pres,
Director | 62K | Jill Goldworn, 36 Pres
of Interplay OEM, Inc. | -- | Calvin Morrell, 45 Pres
of GamesOnline.com, Inc. | -- | David Perry, 33 Pres
of Shiny Entertainment, Inc. | -- | Dollar amounts are as of 31-Dec-2000 and compensation values are for the fiscal year ending on that date; "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc.. |
| More
from
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