The warm, lazy Summer months have come around again. The sun is out
again, even here in Seattle. And we at Spiderweb Software are, like we
do every year, recommending that you spend these happy days staying
inside and playing computer games. For example ...

* Blades of Avernum Out For Windows

Our fastest selling rpg in a long time is finally out for Windows!

Get ready for unlimited adventures. Prepare for tales of sword and
sorcery in a world at war. On one side, the mighty empire that controls
all known lands. On the other, determined rebels hiding in caverns far
underground. Pick up a blade and take on cunning and powerful foes.
And then, when victory is yours, go online and download more free
adventures. Or use the powerful Blades of Avernum Editor to make quests
of your own!

Spiderweb Software announces the release of Blades of Avernum, their
new fantasy role-playing system for PC Windows. Blades of Avernum comes
with several large, exciting adventures:

In A Small Rebellion, you are sent to infiltrate and destroy a band of
rebels against the Empire. The question: will you fight them, or join
them? In The Valley of Dying Things, you delve deep into an enormous,
abandoned school of magic, looking for the secret to a deadly plague.

In The Za-Khazi Run, you rocket down a subterranean river, racing
against time to reinforce a besieged fort. First, though, you must
outwit the many powerful, bizarre creatures living along the route.
And in Diplomacy With the Dead, you have to help a remote city deal
with the powerful vampire who lives just outside town. This turns out
to be much more complicated than it sounds.

And, when you have won these adventures, the promise of more free fun
on the net means that your journey need never end. Anyone can use
Blades of Avernum's editor to make fascinating adventures with cunning
characters. Deal with monsters that work together and send out patrols
to hunt you. Fight deadly bosses that summon aid, flee when they're
outmatched, and surprise you with nasty tricks.

Blades of Avernum is limited only by the imagination of the designers.
It will be the nastiest and most clever adventure makers versus you.
Don't let them win!

Blades of Avernum is $25, or $32 with a hint book. Registered owners
of Blades of Exile get $10 off. Experience with earlier Avernum games
is completely unnecessary. System requirements: PC running Windows 98
or later, 30 MB free RAM, 40 MB hard drive space, 800x600 screen
resolution with 16 bit color. A Macintosh version is also available.
Screenshots and the demo are available at:

http://www.avernum.com/blades/index.html

* New Scenarios For Blades of Avernum

The scenario designers of Blades of Avernum are a hardy lot. They
have already created three new adventures: The Cave of No Return,
Babysitting, and Roses of Reckoning. These scenarios, and others
upcoming, can be found at:

http://www.avernum.com/blades/scen_list.html

If you would like to make your own adventures (and have a shot at
the cash prizes from the Scenario Design Contest), you can get the
Blades editor at:

http://www.avernum.com/blades/scen_workshop.html

* Macintosh Blades of Avernum Updated

The Macintosh version of Blades of Avernum has been updated to v1.1.
This update fixes a bunch of bugs and enables you to play scenarios
made with the newest version of the scenario editor. Upgrading is
recommended. You can get the full demo at:

http://www.avernum.com/blades/index.html

and a patch to update older versions is at:

http://www.avernum.com/blades/techsupp.html

* New Blades of Exile Scenarios

Blades of Avernum's predecessor, Blades of Exile, is still alive
and running. The newest adventure for Blades of Exile is Areni, and
Adventurer's Club 3, and Bandits II have been promoted to Solid
scenarios.

* What's Coming Next?

What is next from Spiderweb Software? We have 2 new games in
development. The first, Geneforge 3, is coming along nicely. It is
bigger, prettier, and has a new, improved interface. It should be
out early 2005, and we will have screenshots and information ready
soon.

We are also working on another game. Don't want to say much yet. But
we will be continuing a story that has waited a long time to be
continued.

That's all for now. Enjoy your Summer! And don't go outside! Your
computer will get lonely!

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Spiderweb Software, Inc.
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Seattle WA, 98145-1659
206-789-4438
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