Big changes have come for Alive MediaSoft with the company spliting, Alive MediaSoft will be a Mail Order company only, with the Games Development Directors and Teams forming Crystal Software who will become a Games Publisher only.

Games like Gilbert Goodmate, Tank Goblins, Arcangel, are to be published by Crystal Software along with two new titles in early development and soon to be anounced, PC licenced conversions - which are going to be really great. It is vital that at this important time for Crystal Software, that we give them our full backing and support, so make sure that you e-mail them. Their e-mail address is given at the bottom of this article.

For full details on what has happen to Alive MediaSoft, read the Press Release below.

All of you know that Alive Mediasoft Ltd has obtained great respect in the Amiga market in the eight months of trading. Not only from the Amiga user of which Alive have as customers, but also from the other companies within the Amiga scene.

Within these eight months Alive has grown at an astonishing rate. Our customer database is in its thousands, and the amount of potential game developers approaching Alive Mediasoft Ltd with an aspiration of seeing their hard work becoming a commercial game has increased.

Due to this success Alive Mediasoft Ltd have been placed at a junction in the road of its evolution. This juction puts a question before the four directors of Alive Mediasoft.

Does Alive Mediasoft Ltd expand and concentrate on acheiving to be the best mail order company in the Amiga community or does it expand and become purely a publishing house?

This question was given serious thought by all concerned for a great deal of time, and the following is our answer.

It was decided that the Amiga market does not have the kind of Mail order company that Alive has become, with its freindly service & staff that really know about the Amiga and the games that they sell.

Alive was the first to offer a Classic Game search facility, others soon followed suit.

Infact the Amiga market doesn't have a dedicated mail order company since the sad loss of Premier Mail order.

It was therefore decided that at this point in time Alive Mediasoft Ltd will concentrate on being a Mail Order company.

Due to the decision explained above, the publishing part of Alive Mediasoft Ltd, myself and team, will be leaving Alive Mediasoft Ltd to become a dedicated publishing house under a different name.

All the future releases from Alive Mediasoft Ltd, will now be published and released by my new company.

This includes Gilbert Goodmate, Tank Goblins, Arcangel, plus two new titles in early development.

It also includes, soon to be anounced, PC licenced conversions.

I would like to make clear that this split from Alive Mediasoft Ltd is to allow both parties involved to become the best in what they want to acheive, and is no way contrary to any rumours that may be generated after this split is made public.

I would like to think that you will continue to give me the level of support you have given me when I was part of Alive Mediasoft Ltd. As I will continue to aspire to bring new and great titles to the Amiga platform of computers.

Obviously the change over is not an easy thing, and therefore some time will be needed to get things up and running. This time will be to relocate to new premises, administration work, and to change the e-mail addresses and Web site.

Therefore CRYSTAL SOFTWARE will be operating fully from 3rd March 1998.

I can still be contacted at this e-mail address or +44 (0)1992 718990 untill 28th February 1998.

From 3rd March 1998

CRYSTAL SOFTWARE

Address : TBA
Tel/Fax : +44 (0)1992 505803
e-mail : TBA
Web site : TBA

As soon as I know the details that are TBA, I will let you know.

The remaining directors of Alive Mediasoft Limited will be releasing a statement about this situation shortly.

I would like to thank you for taking the time to read this statement and I would like to think that I have your continued support.

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