SEGA Puts Gamers In Front Of The Eight-Ball In 'World Pool Championship 2007' And 'World Pool Challenge 2007'
Take Turns at Becoming a Pool Champion at E3
SAN FRANCISCO (April 27, 2006) - SEGA of
America, Inc. today announced World Pool Championship 2007
and World Pool Challenge 2007. Published by SEGA and
developed by renowned U.K. studio Blade Interactive, World
Pool Championship 2007 will be available on the PlayStation®2
computer entertainment system and World Pool Challenge 2007
will be available on the PSP portable entertainment
system. Chalk up a cue stick and rack up a round of either
eight-ball or nine-ball against an array of the world's best
pool players this Fall.
"Pool is a classic game that a wide variety of audiences can
identify with," said Scott A. Steinberg, Vice President of
Marketing, SEGA of America, Inc. "With a host of exciting new
modes and features, both World Pool Championship 2007 and
World Pool Challenge 2007 will provide new avenues for
virtual hustlers to rack 'em up."
In World Pool Championship 2007 and World Pool Challenge
2007, gamers can create their own pool player or play as one
of the world's top pros in over 10 officially licensed pool
tournaments including the Mosconi Cup, World Cup, and U.S.
Open. Players will test their versatility in Golden Cue Mode
by challenging other pro players to games of eight-ball,
nine-ball, and other cuesports within the same tournament.
Pool sharks will be able to showcase their favorite
crowd-pleasing skills in the World Trickshot Championship
from a vast selection of trickshots.
For more information on SEGA's Road to E3 2006, please visit
the official E3 page at www.sega.com/e3. For
screenshots and artwork, please visit the SEGA FTP site at:
http://segapr.segaamerica.com.
SEGA's E3 booth will be located in the South Hall, #946, at
the Los Angeles Convention Center.
About SEGA® of America, Inc.
SEGA® of America, Inc. is the American Publishing arm of
Tokyo, Japan-based SEGA® Corporation, a worldwide leader in
interactive entertainment both inside and outside the home.
The company develops, publishes and distributes interactive
entertainment software products for a variety of hardware
platforms including PC, wireless devices, and those
manufactured by Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony Computer
Entertainment Inc. The SEGA® of America Web Site is located
at www.SEGA.com.
Contacts:
Denny Chiu
SEGA of America
(415) 701-4125
denny.chiu@segaamerica.com
Steve Groll
SEGA of America
(415) 701-4124
steve.groll@segaamerica.com