Extreme Skiing from 3DO

The 3DO Company has signed US Olympic gold medal skier Jonny Moseley as the "cover boy" for a series of upcoming extreme skiing games for next-generation platforms. The company expects to release the first game in the series prior to the 2001 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. The game will focus on elements of the sport of skiing that are new and unique, such as big mountain heli-skiing, moguls, terrain parks, big air, kickers, rails, twin-tip skis, skier cross, and freestyle skiing.

"Jonny Moseley is a new American hero. The world he lives in is the stuff of fantasy, and that's what video games are all about," commented Trip Hawkins, chairman and CEO of The 3DO Company. "We intend to build cutting-edge games that can bring people into Jonny's world and blow them away with jaw-dropping experiences."

"I'm super stoked to have the opportunity to create and star in my own next-generation video games where I get to do whatever I want on my skis. Let the games begin," added Moseley.

Expect the games to be released on such platforms as the Sony PlayStation 2 and Microsoft Xbox.