Oakland Raiders Get a Sneak Peek at Training Camp of Most Authentic Football Videogame NFL Gameday™ 2001
PRNewswire
08/03/2000
NFL GameDay™ 2001 Touted by NFL Players as Most Authentic Football
Videogame
**FOOTBALL ALERT * * FOOTBALL ALERT**
Monday, August 7, 2000
WHAT:
989 Sports is visiting the Oakland Raiders training camp to give the team
a sneak peek of the all-new version of the most popular football videogame
for the PlayStation® game console -- NFL GameDay™ 2001. Available
mid-August, NFL GameDay 2001, has a reputation for being the most
realistic because of the involvement of all-pro players like Terrell
Davis, John Randle, Mike Alstott, Charles Woodson, Akili Smith, Ryan Leaf,
Hardy Nickerson, Jason Sehorn and Jimmy Smith (just to name a few).
989 Sports incorporates actual player movements into their videogames
through motion capture technology, as well as enlisting numerous marquee
players to consult on the NFL GameDay 2001 playbook.
WHERE:
Napa Marriott -- Carneros Room
3425 Solano Avenue, Napa Valley
11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Monday, August 7, 2000
BROADCAST OPPORTUNITIES:
Demo of NFL GameDay 2001
Oakland Raiders playing NFL GameDay 2001
Talk to the many Raiders who are videogame fans
Behind-the-scenes making of NFL GameDay 2001, including player interviews
and NFL GameDay 2001 gameplay footage (available upon request)
Contacts:
Christy Fritts Jamie Tica Chris Overholser
Sony Computer Sony Computer Fleishman-Hillard
Entertainment Entertainment
858-361-3539 cell 858-336-5399 cell 213-489-8239 office
888-501-7669 pgr 888-501-7669 pgr 310-213-2659 cell
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