Re: PRESS RELEASE: Wizards of the Coast to acquire TSR

>It's true ... here is the press release.  I wanted you all to hear
>it from here as soon as possible.
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>See the web site for more info (there isn't much at this time).
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>This topic is probably off-topic for several of these lists,
>so please take any discussion to private email if at all possible
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>Good gaming!
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>Sean Reynolds, TSR Online Coordinator
>TSRinc@???.com | AOL: keyword TSR | http://www.tsrinc.com
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>     WIZARDS OF THE COAST TO ACQUIRE TSR INC.
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>     April 10, 1997 (Renton, Wash.)--Wizards of the Coast Inc. and TSR
>Inc., the two leaders of the adventure gaming industry, announced today
>that a letter of intent has been signed by both parties for Wizards of
>the Coast to acquire TSR Inc. The transaction is expected to be
>completed in May, 1997.
>
>     Wizards of the Coast is the publisher of the world's best-selling
>trading card game, Magic: The Gathering(R). Lake Geneva, Wis.-based TSR
>Inc. is the publisher of the world-renowned adventure game Dungeons &
>Dragons(R).
>
>     Founded 22 years ago in 1975, TSR Inc. rose to a market leadership
>position that endures today with the introduction of Dungeons and
>Dragons. The internationally famous game further generated a wide
>variety of best-selling adventure and roleplaying games and merchandise,
>including the New York Times' best-selling book series, Dragonlance. The
>game Dungeons and Dragons was featured in an early scene of the 1982
>Steven Spielberg hit movie, E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial.
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>     "TSR Inc. is the pioneer of adventure games and carries an
>important industry legacy," said Peter D. Adkison, president and CEO of
>Wizards of the Coast. "We look forward to drawing on TSR's worldwide
>reputation and established lines of popular games to complement our
>current business."
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>     Lorraine Williams, president and CEO of TSR Inc., added, "The
>synergies that already exist between Wizards of the Coast and TSR ensure
>a solid home and future for the vast library of intellectual property
>which TSR has created, and for its creative community."
>
>     Wizards of the Coast is a leading developer and publisher of
>entertainment products, including Magic: The Gathering. Since the game
>was released in 1993, over two billion cards have been sold, and the
>game is available in nine languages. Other products published by the
>company include the trading card game BattleTech(R) and the
>soon-to-be-released card game Corporate Shuffle(TM), based on the
>popular comic character DILBERT(TM). The company is headquartered just
>outside of Seattle, Washington in the city of Renton, and has
>international offices in the United Kingdom, Belgium and France. For
>more information on Wizards of the Coast, visit the company's website at
><http://www.wizards.com>.
>
>     (C)1997 Wizards of the Coast Inc. All rights reserved. WIZARDS OF THE
>COAST, Magic: The Gathering, and Corporate Shuffle are trademarks of
>Wizards of the Coast Inc. Dungeons & Dragons is a registered trademark
>of TSR Inc. BattleTech is a registered trademark of FASA. The BattleTech
>universe is owned by FASA Corporation and used under license. DILBERT (C)
>United Feature Syndicate Inc.

I believe it was Nostradamus who predictec that in the year that the
Hale-Bopp comet flies the night sky, Bill Keane draws Dilbert, and AD&D is
bought by M:TG, the apocalypse shall come.

:)