This page outlines clickBOOM's future strategies and projects.
Currently, our goal is to succesfully transfer Amiga gaming market to the
next level - Power Amiga.
Read and enjoy.
CLICKBOOM POWERUP SUPPORT PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Toronto, May 5, 1997: PXL computers and clickBOOM are proud to
announce a cooperation with Phase 5 Digital Products on making games
for Power Amiga.
"We strongly believe that the future for the Amiga computer lies in
PowerPC processor. Furthermore, we believe Phase 5 is and will
continue to be the Amiga hardware leader. Therefore, we have selected
Power Amiga as our future platform of choice", says Alexander
Petrovic, PXL and clickBOOM producer.
Appropriately enough, the first ever Power Amiga game will be Myst
from clickBOOM. It is a perfect opportunity for Myst and PowerUp
accelerators to appear at the same time. Following Myst, other forth
coming clickBOOM "killer games" will be fully optimized for the
PowerPC chip, as well.
Phase 5 Digital Products highly appreciates the development of Myst
for the PowerUp accelerators and the plans of clickBOOM to add PowerUp
support to more titles in the future. "We are happy to see how engaged
clickBOOM has realized all their ambitious projects in the past, and
we are excited that their new projects will be targeted for the
PowerUp accelerators" says Wolf Dietrich of phase 5. "Beside all the
demanding creativity software that we expect to come for the PowerUp
boards, it's good to see powerful games with the real thrill coming
also soon. What would such a powerhorse Amiga be without some
breathtaking amusement? Still fast, but less fun... It's really
impressive and good to see that clickBOOM is in the front line of
visionary development for a new performance dimension."
Support for Power Amigas will have several distinct advantages:
- It will give users a valid reason to upgrade as soon as PowerPC
boards become available.
- New clickBOOM games written for Power
Amiga will be breathtaking and a serious competition to the games on
other platforms. This in return, will make the rest of the industry
look very positively on the Amiga market.
- Impressive CPU power will
allow clickBOOM a technical freedom to convert any big game from other
platforms to the Power Amiga.
The exact timeline of clickBOOM Power Amiga releases is still to be
decided.
Currently, clickBOOM's strategy can be outlined in two steps:
- Starting with Myst, a couple of forth coming projects will support
both 680x0 and PowerPC chip.
- ClickBOOM will use this transitional
period to work on a first Power Amiga-only "killer" game. After its
release, all the following games will be Power Amiga-only.
For more information about our future strategy visit clickBOOM web
site at www.clickboom.com
We hope you like our plan and share our vision. Naturally, for the
Power Amiga to ultimately succeed we need your support and input. As always, please feel free to contact us at info@clickboom.com
Best regards,
PXL computers and clickBOOM
