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

PRNewswire -- Aug. 3

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