09 close help t e c h & nbsp s u p p o r t tuesday february 12th 2002 introducing emperor rise of the middle kingdomtm sierra entertainment inc. a division of vivendi universal nyse v and impressions games today celebrated the chinese new year by announcing the development of emperor rise of the middle kingdom the newest addition to their award winning city building series of games . due on store shelves this fall emperor rise of the middle kingdom takes aspiring city governors to ancient china adding several revolutionary features including multiplayer gameplay a first in the city building genre . emperor rise of the middle kingdom represents a huge leap for anyone who has ever played a city building game said alex rodberg brand manager for impressions city building line of games . in online play gamers control neighboring cities and can form alliances trade needed goods send in spies and emissaries invade each other or work together on a massive project like the grand canal . there has never been a game like this . emperor rise of the middle kingdom brings city builders inside the great wall of china . leaving the mediterranean behind the city building series makes its first foray into asia and immerses the player in brand new surroundings . china has existed for over 4 000 years but its 4 000 year history has been marked with new technologies and ideas replacing or enhancing the old . this is the world in which the player will take the reigns of leadership and take their cities through the twists and turns of chinese history . emperor rise of the middle kingdom offers gamers their first opportunity to play a city building game with their friends online via the internet . a great variety of both collaborative and competitive multiplayer games will be offered . players may need to collaborate in building one of china s engineering marvels or they may share a common goal to attain a certain level of affluence . in competitive multiplay players take sides or may be a side unto themselves and fight for sole power over china . monday december 3rd 2001 can money buy happiness find out in a new poseidon adventure called rich man s blues . hades promises you great fortune provided you do a few things for him in return . download the new adventure friday october 12th 2001 lords of the realm iii announced impressions games and sierra today announced development of lords of the realm iii the long awaited return of the companies highly successful lords of the realm series of games . the ultimate medieval simulation lords iii covers the entire life of being a lord in the middle ages castle building and design rural estate management acquiring knights and soldiers to make armies warfare and conquest politics and diplomacy and the struggle with or against the church and with the rising merchant class . the elements that made the lords of the realm series a best seller worldwide are now powered by an all new 3 d graphics engine designed to catapult the game to the forefront of the strategy genre in late 2002 . more information can be found at http www.lords3.com . friday october 5th 2001 and the winners are ... congratulations to the winners of our zeus caption contest here are the winning entries first prize 100 amazon.com gift certificate t shirt and poster mmmm i wonder if this one has a soft creamy center submitted by liz nation second prize 25 amazon.com gift certificate t shirt and poster some assembly required submitted by jeff kunkel third prize t shirt and poster all i said to hera was wouldn t a temple to aphrodite look nice here and that s how i got this black eye . submitted by james king great job liz jeff and james and thanks to everyone who submitted entries friday september 28th 2001 impressions games tells secret to tv film crew a local film crew paid us a visit and while they were here we let them in on a little secret the title of our next game . what could it be we re still not ready to tell everyone our little secret yet but all shall be revealed soon . stay tuned . by the way if you live in the new england area and have at & t cable you can see impressions games at work on the october 18 edition of chowdah . the show airs at 7 30 p.m. on at & t 3 . tuesday august 21st 2001 new poll question impressions is conducting a series of informal polls on the lords of magic homepage . make your opinion count drop by to cast your vote view the poll results and discuss the poll in the eight faiths inn . don t forget to check back regularly for new questions friday june 22nd 2001 june 22 this day in history on june 22 1937 joe louis became heavyweight champion of the world . on june 22 1978 conway twitty s hello darlin graced the top of the charts . and on friday june 22 2001 poseidon hit store shelves in north america your wait is finally over now you can build mighty cities in the mysterious world of atlantis fight new monsters like the sphinx and chimera explore the worlds of the mayans and egyptians and even create your own atlantean adventures with the poseidon adventure editor woohoo mysteries of poseidon s atlantis solved do you wonder what the citizens of atlantis look like do you long know about all the beautiful buildings that atlanteans build do you thirst to learn more about atlantean pyramids wonder long and thirst no more all your questions are answered on the brand new poseidon website visit the website to learn about all the exciting new features that poseidon offers to ancient city builders . and be sure to check back often for the latest poseidon news wednesday june 6th 2001 poseidon goes gold get your city building skills ready poseidon has gone gold and should be hitting north american store shelves shortly soon you ll be leading cities in the mysterious world of atlantis in the meantime take a look at an atlantean city in action in these screenshots . friday june 1st 2001 place your bets who will win in the battle of the sphinx versus atalanta or bellerphon versus chimera you be the judge and check out these new animations here . for those you who prefer more sedate competitions take look at these screenshots of typical day at the races in 600 bc . friday may 25th 2001 introducing hera and atlas as most of you know hera and atlas have joined the pantheon of gods in atlantis . take a closer look at this pair and check out poseidon s new look by clicking here . and see the beautiful cities that these gods frequent friday may 18th 2001 life on atlantis ... and poseidon ... fortified the hill by enclosing it with concentric rings of sea and land . this is plato s description of the city of atlantis a city that poseidon always favored . see this beautiful city for yourself and take a closer look at some of the wonders that you ll find there by clicking here . enjoy p a s t & nbsp n e w s copyright impressions games 1998 2001site best viewed using netscape 4.0 or internet explorer 4.0 with a screen resolution of 800x600 . reproduction of anything 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