Sierra announces release of Lords of the Realm II Siege Pack, Sharpen your swords and get ready to fight

Business Wire, June 12, 1997

BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 12, 1997--Sierra On-Line, the market share leader of the PC entertainment industry, today announced the release of Lords of the Realm II Siege Pack, an exciting add-on to the very popular Lords of the Realm II.

Created by Impressions Software, the Lords of the Realm II Siege Pack provides Lords of the Realm II game owners with new skirmish-only mode, new battle locations, new map editor, and exciting head-to-head combat on the Internet.

Lords of the Realm II, released in November, 1996 is Sierra On-Line's best-selling strategy game ever. In the game, players manage their resources to create a strong county while building castles and manufacturing weapons to help strengthen and defend the territory. Once the player has a strong population and enough weaponry, an army can be raised to attack and conquer the territories of neighboring lords. The kingdom and resource management are turn-based, with exciting battles in real-time, using 12th century tactics and weapons. The user interface is designed to quickly enable players to jump onto the game regardless of skill level.

The Lords of the Realm II Siege Pack introduces "Skirmish Mode" so players can simply concentrate on all out warfare by jumping straight into battle. New on-line support enables exciting head-to-head combat on the Internet. Plus, 10 new castle designs, 20 all-new battle maps, a map editor, and more aggressive artificial intelligence, take the Lords of the Realm II Siege Pack to the next level -- one bloodstained step closer to the English throne.

Lords of the Realm II lead designer, David Lester says, "The new skirmish mode gives many more gamers access to the hugely popular siege and combat experience".

Let the carnage begin! The Lords of the Realm II Siege Pack,on CD-ROM for Windows '95, will carry a street price of $29.95. It is available at software retailers everywhere or by calling Sierra's direct order line at 1-800-757-7707. The Siege Pack requires a registered version of Lords of the Realm II to play.

Sierra On-Line is one of the original developers and largest worldwide publishers of interactive entertainment, productivity and educational software. The company recently merged with CUC International, a technology-driven, membership-services company that provides access to travel, shopping, auto, dining, home improvement, financial and other services to 66.3 million consumers worldwide. The company's common stock is traded on the NYSE under the symbol CUC Intl. Sierra's corporate headquarters are located in Bellevue.

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