PORTLAND, OR, May 9 -- ThrustMaster, Inc. (NASDAQ: TMSR), the leading manufacturer of interactive controls for PC-based entertainment today announced the release of a new bundle with their top-selling joystick. Available for a limited time, the Flight Control System (FCS) is now being shipped with "US Navy Fighters" CD-ROM by Electronic Arts for no additional cost.
"US Navy Fighters" is the first release in Electronic Arts' impending air combat series. The value-added bundle will be sold through leading domestic retailers and distributors at a suggested retail price of $99.95 (U.S.).
"We thank Electronic Arts for their outstanding cooperation and support. Particularly in making their premier software title, 'US Navy Fighters' available to us as part of our value-added bundle," said Kevin Darby, ThrustMaster's VP of Sales and Marketing. "We have demonstrated 'US Navy Fighters' with our products in several presentation to a captive audience. We are now proud to be able to make it available to our customers."
In addition to the FCS, ThrustMaster also designs, manufactures and markets many other realistic flight simulation products including a programmable Throttle Control, Rudder Pedals and the award-winning F-16 FLCS joystick. All are directly supported by the ThrustMaster interface with "US Navy Fighters" and many other available software titles.
System requirements for "US Navy Fighters" CD-ROM software include a 486DX 25MHz or faster, MS-DOS 5.0 or greater, SVGA Graphics card, 4Mb RAM memory, single-speed CD-ROM drive, MS-mouse or compatible, and hard drive installation (5Mb disk space free).
For more information contact the sales and marketing department at 503-639-3200 or send an E- Mail to marketing@thrustmaster.com.
NOTE TO EDITORS: FCS and FLCS are trademarks of ThrustMaster, Inc. US Navy Fighters is a registered trademark of Electronic Arts.
CONTACT: Laura Rawlins of ThrustMaster, 503-639-3200, ext. 3150/ (TMSR)