Blair Witch Volume 2: The Legend of Coffin Rock Ships for the PC Second Title in the Blair Witch Trilogy is Available Nationwide for .95 Dallas, TX, October 25, 2000 - The horror of the Blair Witch continues with the release of Blair Witch Volume 2: The Legend of Coffin Rock, a third-person action/adventure PC game from Human Head Studios. Utilizing an enhanced version of Terminal Reality’s Nocturneä game engine, Blair Witch Volume 2: The Legend of Coffin Rock is the second of three Blair Witch games for the PC. Published by developer-driven computer and video game publisher Gathering of Developers and distributed by Take Two Interactive, Blair Witch Volume 2: The Legend of Coffin Rock is available nationwide for a suggested retail price of .95. “Working closely with Artisan Entertainment and Haxan Films on the content and storyline allowed us to develop a game that mirrors the eerie atmosphere and mystery created in the Blair Witch film, ” said Tim Gerritsen, business development director of Human Head Studios. Blair Witch Volume 2: The Legend of Coffin Rock beautifully blends eerie adventure and exploration with action-based survival horror and puzzle-solving elements. Blair Witch Volume 2: The Legend of Coffin Rock begins in 1886, when a mysterious character with an unknown past awakens in Burkittsville, Maryland. Lazarus, an amnesiac man, has arrived in town just as several baffling events begin to befall the town's inhabitants. Gameplay is divided between 1886, and a series of interactive flashbacks to 1863, at the height of the Civil War. Taking on the role of Lazarus, players piece together clues of who he is, as well as the greater mystery of what is going on in the Black Hills’ dark woods. The game’s events build upon themselves as the plot thickens in the infamous Blair Witch forest and culminate in the horrific exploits that occur at Coffin Rock, where the bodies of five townspeople are discovered eviscerated and bound together as if in some ritual. Blair Witch Volume 2: The Legend of Coffin Rock features include: Mysterious, interactive environments and chilling cinematography. Inverse kinematics driven character animation that allows characters to adapt their animations to varying situations and environments. Deeply immersive story that puts players in the midst of the horror of the Blair Witch legend. A wide range of period authentic weapons such as a 19th century revolver, muskets and bayonets, along with a host of makeshift weapons. Enhanced player control allowing faster reaction times and better control over Lazarus' actions. Character dialogue enhanced with full facial and gesture animation The first game in the Blair Witch trilogy is Blair Witch Volume 1: Rustin Parr. Developed by Terminal Reality, Blair Witch Volume 1: Rustin Parr is set in the town of Burkittsville, MD shortly after the arrest and conviction of Rustin Parr, a local hermit who claims the whisperings of an old-woman ghost led him to abduct and murder seven children. This game shipped to stores nationwide the first week of October. The next game in the Blair Witch trilogy will be Blair Witch Volume 3: The Elly Kedward Tale from Ritual Entertainment. The game is set in 1786 and places gamers in the role of witch-hunter Jonathan Pyre. Children are mysteriously missing and Elly Kedward is accused and found guilty of witchcraft. Kedward is banished to the woods. This title will be released in November 2000. Blair Witch enthusiasts and gamers can learn more about the three PC games by logging onto http://blairwitch.godgames.com. In conjunction with the game's release, Artisan's second installment of the Blair Witch franchise, Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2, will hit theaters on October 27. Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 delves deeper into the legend of the infamous Blair Witch and the unspeakable evil wrought in the Black Hills near Burkittsville, Maryland. Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 takes place in present-day Burkittsville, after the events chronicled in The Blair Witch Project. Four young people have signed up for a tour of the Black Hills, the latest Blair Witch-inspired moneymaker dreamed up by enterprising local Jeff Patterson. They set up camp near the foundation of the house that belonged to Rustin Parr, the old hermit who was hanged for the murders of seven children, a crime that bore the mark of the Blair Witch. In the morning, the campers awake with no memory of having gone to sleep and five hours stolen from their lives. They return to Jeff’s loft in Burkittsville to try and piece together what happened. In the process of piecing together the events, the unsuspecting group has fallen victim to the forces beyond their control, as well as Jeff's troubled past. System Requirements: Pentium, MMX, Celeron, Pentium2, Pentium3, or Athlon at 233MHz or Higher 64MB RAM (96MB for 3D Acceleration) 850MB hard disk space