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Games: NASCAR(R) Racing 3 to Take Fans Inside the Racing Experience

1 September 1999

NASCAR(R) Racing 3 to Take Fans Inside the Racing Experience

     Latest NASCAR(R) Title from Papyrus Brings Fans Closer to the Action

    WATERTOWN, Mass., Aug. 31 -- Papyrus Design Group, the
leading developer of auto racing simulations for the PC, will ship NASCAR(R)
Racing 3, the next title in their award-winning NASCAR(R) series, in early
September. The simulation will be available in stores by mid-September.
NASCAR(R) Racing 3 will offer fans new technology advances and significant
enhancements to the graphics, sound, artificial intelligence and multiplayer
systems, making it the most intense, heart-pounding racing simulation on the
market.
    In addition to racing against some of NASCAR(R)'s top teams and drivers in
both the NASCAR(R) Winston Cup and NASCAR(R) Busch Grand National Series,
players will be able to build their own racing dynasties with free Internet
racing. Players will be holding on for control as the new force feedback
support reacts to every move they make.

    Additional features include:
    -- New positional 3D audio, supporting A3D v 2.0 and DirectSound3D, that
allows players to hear the competition swarm around them as other drivers
close in on the final laps, as well as audio from the separate spotter and
crew chief.

    -- Dynamic new engine sounds that capture the roar of the 750 horsepower
engine at full throttle.

    -- High-resolution graphics system, supporting 1024 x 768 and 800 x 600
resolutions and 3Dfx and Direct3D hardware accelerators that bring the action
into crisp, vivid detail.

    -- New effects such as shaded groove, specular highlighting and dynamic
shadows and skids that dramatically enhance the racing experience. Translucent
smoke effects will have drivers racing through big walls of smoke.

    -- Enhanced aggressive Artificial Intelligence that requires players to
race harder and smarter to keep up with their competition.

    Although Papyrus had previously announced plans to develop NASCAR(R)
Racing 3 around the physics engine in Grand Prix Legends, it was determined
that the system requirements needed to support that model with a 43 car field
would exceed that of virtually all systems on the market today. An enhanced
version of the physics from previous NASCAR(R) titles will be used in
NASCAR(R) Racing 3. Papyrus will continue developing its next generation
physics engine for use in future NASCAR(R) products.

    Papyrus Design Group
    Papyrus is the motorsports software development division of Sierra Sports.
Developers of the most compelling software-based racing experiences possible,
Papyrus' best-selling products include the NASCAR(R) Racing and CART Racing
lines. NASCAR(R) Racing 2 was the fifth best-selling entertainment title in
the nation in 1997, according to PC Data reports.

    Sierra On-Line
    Sierra On-Line is one of the original developers and largest worldwide
publishers of interactive entertainment and productivity software. Sierra, a
division of Havas Interactive, is comprised of a family of brands: Sierra
Attractions(TM), Sierra Home(TM), Sierra Sports(TM), Sierra Studios(TM) and
Dynamix(TM), a Sierra Company. Havas Interactive holdings also include
Knowledge Adventure(R), Blizzard Entertainment(R) and WON.net(TM).