Activision Acquires Worldwide License to The Soldier of Fortune Magazine Name and Logo

Posted on May 11, 1998

Activision, Inc. announced that it has acquired the worldwide license from NNP, Inc. to the Soldier of Fortune Magazine name and logo. Under the long-term agreement, Activision has attained the exclusive rights to develop and publish interactive games based on the property across all platforms.

Activision's first Soldier of Fortune title will be a 3-D action shooter developed by Raven Software utilizing id Software's QUAKE II engine. Immersing players into a covert world of international intrigue, the game promises to deliver die-hard, killer-combat action. As mercenaries for hire, players will embark on insurgent operations in political hot spots around the world.

"The Soldier of Fortune license allows us to bring the appeal of first-person action shooters to broader PC audiences and to extend the genre to the present day political arena," states Robert Kotick, Chairman and CEO, Activision, Inc. "This game is as close as players can get to experiencing the dangers and thrills of authentic mercenary combat without having to ingest bad rations, suffer in sweltering heat and visit some frightening third world country."