When a former pilot turns his hand to thrillers you can take their authenticity
for granted. His writing is exceptional and the dialogue, plots and characters
are first-class... far too good to be missed.'
--Sunday Mirror
‘Dale Brown is a superb storyteller’
--WASHINGTON POST
‘Dale Brown is the best military adventure writer in the country’
--CLIVE CUSSLER
He
read the first four chapters and had to come up with the new chapter, putting his
own spin on the story.
He has no idea what happens next or how the thing turns
out--that's up to the next author.
Dale Brown will be on Glenn's radio program on Thursday 5/17 around 0730 AM Pacific
time.
Dale Brown will be appearing at the Barnes & Noble Bookseller's
store on North Stephanie in Henderson, NV on Friday 5/18 at 7 pm.
For a list of other radio appearances with Dale Brown, click HERE.
The Battle For Control Of Iran . . . Begins In Space
When a disgraced former Iranian military chief of staff engineers an insurgency that threatens to destroy the theocratic regime in Iran, a new era appears to be dawning in the Middle East. But one must be wary of old enemies . . .
On the run from the Pasdaran, the theocrat's terror army, and unable to count on support from his friends in the regular army, Iranian rebel leader General Hesarak al-Kan Buzhazi desperately turns to his old nemesis, U.S. Air Force Lieutenant-General Patrick McLanahan, for help. Unwilling to commit American forces in an Iranian civil war, and with time running out, the U.S. president authorizes McLanahan to utilize a new, top-secret fleet of globe-crossing spaceplanes, the XR-A9 Black Stallions, led by test pilot and astronaut Captain Hunter Noble. Within hours, McLanahan's Air Battle Force turns the tide, possibly changing the course of history in the Middle East for generations.
The advent of almost instantaneous global reach, along with the reactivation of America's first military space station, Silver Tower, has rekindled fears of a space arms race, and the growing insurgency in Iran is threatening to erupt into a worldwide jihad. But McLanahan finds himself embroiled in even more bitter battles at the White House, between those who support his space-based military initiative and those who are working secretly to undermine it. When McLanahan is forced to concentrate on his political and personal battles back at home, it's left to Hunter Noble and his team of young American space engineers to keep the fires of freedom in the Middle East from exploding completely out of control.
Filled with the latest cutting-edge weaponry, geopolitical intrigue, high-flying suspense, and a colorful cast of characters, Strike Force is New York Times bestselling master Dale Brown at his best.
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MEGAFORTRESS.COM NEWS: 01/28/05
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Atari's 'Act Of War: Direct Action(TM)' Receives Backing From General Barry
McCaffrey, USA (RET)
Wednesday January 28 2005
Highly Decorated Army Officer and National Security Advisor Lends Expertise
and Insight to Game
BEVERLY, Mass., Jan. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Drawing on the knowledge of one of
the most highly decorated general officers ever to serve in the US Army,
Atari announced that it has retained General Barry McCaffrey, USA (Ret.) to
offer his feedback and direction on the Company's acclaimed, Act of War:
Direct Action(TM), a real-time military strategy game for the PC. Written by
former U.S. Air Force captain and The New York Times best-selling author
Dale Brown, Act of War: Direct Action is a geopolitical techno-thriller set
in the near- future that outlines a plausible "what-if" scenario involving
an organized terrorist attack on U.S. soil.
"The subtleties of the game are as important as the game play itself, and we
were looking for an expert who could provide both a military and counter-
terrorist perspective, and we have certainly received that with General
McCaffrey," said Erik Gerson, senior vice president of Marketing for Atari.
"Act of War: Direct Action mirrors the changing mission of today's military
from one of traditional warfare to that of state-sponsored terrorism, and
having been at the forefront of both, General McCaffrey brings an unparallel
knowledge base to our development team."
"Today's games provide such a compelling form of entertainment and
technology enabling developers to produce intricately realistic programs,
and Act of War: Direct Action is a shining example of that," said General
Barry McCaffrey. "The developer has done an astonishing job of capturing all
aspects of unconventional warfare and when combined with the story of Dale
Brown and the recognizable, U.S. settings, the result is a game of sobering
magnitude."
Act of War: Direct Action is a frighteningly plausible tale of suspense,
international intrigue and geopolitical military conflict. Through a techno-
thriller story constructed by military expert and author Dale Brown, this
real-time strategy experience puts players squarely in control of
counterterrorist forces to defend cities of the world. As commander of a
newly formed anti-terror military unit known as the Talon Task Force,
players will need to recruit combat units, develop technologies, manage
finite resources, and deploy their forces against a cunning and ruthless
terror network.
Developed by Eugen Systems, Act of War: Direct Action is scheduled to
release this March for the personal computer at a suggested retail price
$49.99.
About General Barry McCaffrey
General Barry R. McCaffrey is the Bradley Distinguished Professor of
International Security Studies at the United States Military Academy at West
Point, NY. He is active in national security affairs and recently co-chaired
the Atlantic Council of the United States NATO Counterterrorism Working
Group, leading a delegation to Moscow, Mons, Brussels and Warsaw. In January
2004, he visited Iraq to conduct a country-wide evaluation of the security
situation and last August, visited Afghanistan and Pakistan to conduct a
political- military assessment. Retired from active duty, General McCaffrey
served as the Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Armed Forces Southern Command
coordinating national security operations in Latin America. During his
military career, he served overseas for thirteen years and completed four
combat tours. He commanded the 24th Infantry Division (Mechanized) during
the Desert Storm 400- kilometer left hook attack into Iraq. At retirement
from active duty, he was the most highly decorated four-star general in the
U.S. Army. He twice received the Distinguished Service Cross, the nation's
second highest medal for valor. He was also awarded two Silver Stars and
received three Purple Heart medals for wounds sustained in combat.
About Dale Brown
Dale Brown is the author of more than 15 New York Times bestsellers,
including Plan of Attack (available in January 2005), his most recent novel
starring his intrepid hero, Patrick McLanahan. His next book, Act of War
(due out in June 2005), launches an unforgettable new series lead by a young
new hero named Jason Richter. This surefire thriller combines geopolitics,
terrorism, and plenty of action as it takes readers deep into the new world
of intelligence-focused warfare like never before. A former U. S. Air Force
captain, Brown can often be found flying his own plane over the skies of
Nevada. He lives near Lake Tahoe. To learn more about Dale Brown and his
books, visit his web site at: http://www.dalebrown.info.
About Atari
New York-based Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR - News) develops interactive games
for all platforms and is one of the largest third-party publishers of
interactive entertainment software in the U.S. The Company's 1,000+ titles
include hard- core, genre-defining games such as DRIV3R(TM), Enter the
Matrix(TM), Neverwinter Nights(TM), Stuntman(TM), Test DriveR, UnrealR
Tournament 2004, and UnrealR Championship; and mass-market and children's
games such as Backyard Sports(TM), Nickelodeon's Blue's Clues(TM) and Dora
the Explorer(TM), Dragon Ball ZR and RollerCoaster TycoonR. Atari, Inc. is a
majority-owned subsidiary of France-based Infogrames Entertainment SA
(Euronext - ISIN: FR- 0000052573), the largest interactive games publisher
in Europe. For more information, visit http://www.atari.com.
All trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
New York Times best-selling author scripts the storyline from Atari’s forthcoming techno-thriller RTS...
Atari today announced that New York Times best-selling author, Dale Brown, will script a storyline for its
forthcoming near-future, geopolitical techno-thriller, Act of War: Direct Impact.
As revealed in screenshots featured alongside our recent interview with the team at Eugen Systems, the
storyline will be set out across nearly an hour’s worth of original, live-action feature film footage courtesy
of SWAT Films/Beyond FX.
Shot across a two-week period and featuring a cast of 10 principal actors and hundreds of extras, the
footage will be blended in with scenes created by the in-game engine to depict the story of Jason Richter
and Task Force Talon, as they discover a web of intrigue and terrorism that spans across the globe from
Washington to Moscow and taking tea with the Queen at Buckingham Palace (ok so maybe not tea).
"SWAT Films theatrical interpretation of Dale Brown's intense story gives Act of War: Direct Action(TM)
a dramatic sense of authenticity and creates a truly immersive entertainment experience," said Bob Welch,
Executive Producer for Atari's Beverly studio. "By bringing together a novelist, filmmakers and game
developers, Act of War: Direct Action(TM) is more than the sum of its parts."
"Producing nearly an hour of live-action film, as well as special effects for Atari's Act of War: Direct
Action(TM) was an exciting creative challenge," said Daniel LeBlanc, Executive Producer, SWAT Films.
"Our team had to produce film content to tell the game's story in the traditional between-levels format
while also sharing with players what was going on behind the scenes with voiceover and shorter film clips
streamed to players mid-game. The goal was to draw them in with the story and let the game blow them
away and there's no doubt we've done just that."
Whilst live-action FMV sequences have virtually been drummed out of videogames since the invention
and prompt extinction of “interactive movie” games akin to Night Trap and Sewer Shark and the
subsequent failure of the Command & conquer series, we’re hoping that those featured within Act of War
will heighten the atmosphere and not leave us with tears of laughter as is usually the case.
Atari's Act of War: Direct Action Blurs Boundries
BEVERLY, MA, Jan. 14, 2005 – Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR) today announced that Act of War: Direct
Action™, a near-future, geopolitical techno-thriller for PC, will have a story created and written by
New York Times best-selling author Dale Brown and will feature nearly one hour of original, live-action
feature film footage produced by SWAT Films/Beyond FX to vividly present the story.
"SWAT Films theatrical interpretation of Dale Brown’s intense story gives Act of War: Direct
Action™ a dramatic sense of authenticity and creates a truly immersive entertainment experience,"
said Bob Welch, Executive Producer for Atari’s Beverly studio. "By bringing together a novelist,
filmmakers and game developers, Act of War: Direct Action™ is more than the sum of its parts."
"Producing nearly an hour of live-action film, as well as special effects for Atari’s Act of War: Direct
Action™ was an exciting creative challenge," said Daniel LeBlanc, Executive Producer, SWAT
Films. "Our team had to produce film content to tell the game’s story in the traditional between-levels
format while also sharing with players what was going on behind the scenes with voiceover and shorter
film clips streamed to players mid-game. The goal was to draw them in with the story and let the game
blow them away and there’s no doubt we’ve done just that."
The film production element of Act of War: Direct Action™ was shot over two weeks and featured
a cast of 10 principal actors and hundreds of extras. The film footage will be blended with scenes created
by the in-game engine to tell the story of Jason Richter and Task Force Talon as they discover a web of
intrigue and terrorism that spans the globe from Moscow to Washington, D.C. Act of War: Direct
Action™ is due for release on PC in March 2005.
About SWAT Films
SWAT Films is a Montreal-based production house founded in 1994. In the past 10 years, it has become
one of the most well respected production companies in Montreal, Qc, Canada. It has carried out over
500 production projects that span a wide range of fields: TV commercials, music videos, corporate films
and the latest development, the integration of live-action film cinematics and in-game engines in interactive
entertainment. Its customer base is extensive and the company has worked with such clients as the Coors
Lite brewing company, Celine Dion, General Motors and McDonalds.
About BEYOND FX
Beyond FX is a visual effects studio located in Montreal, Québec. It has a unique approach where it
gathers a personalized team around the needs of a specific project. This studio uses state-of-the-art
computers and software technology to realize the vision of the most demanding projects.
Through a strong network of film artists, Beyond FX is able to expand around different types of projects
by providing several services including storyboard conception, graphic design, animation, compositing and
editing.
About Dale Brown
Dale Brown is the author of more than 15 New York Times bestsellers, including Plan of Attack
(available in January 2005), his most recent novel starring his intrepid hero, Patrick McLanahan. His next
book, Act of War (due out in June 2005), launches an unforgettable new series lead by a young new hero
named Jason Richter. This surefire thriller combines geopolitics, terrorism, and plenty of action as it takes
readers deep into the new world of intelligence-focused warfare like never before. A former U. S. Air
Force captain, Brown can often be found flying his own plane over the skies of Nevada. He lives near
Lake Tahoe. To learn more about Dale Brown and his books, visit his web site at: www.dalebrown.info.
About Atari
New York-based Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR) develops interactive games for all platforms and is one of
the largest third-party publishers of interactive entertainment software in the U.S. The Company’s 1,000+
titles include hard-core, genre-defining games such as DRIV3R™, Enter the Matrix™,
Neverwinter Nights™, Stuntman™, Test Drive®, Unreal® Tournament 2004, and Unreal®
Championship; and mass-market and children’s games such as Backyard Sports™, Nickelodeon’s
Blue’s Clues™ and Dora the Explorer™, Dragon Ball Z® and RollerCoaster Tycoon®. Atari,
Inc. is a majority-owned subsidiary of France-based Infogrames Entertainment SA (Euronext – ISIN:
FR-0000052573), the largest interactive games publisher in Europe.
MEGAFORTRESS.COM NEWS: 12/13/04
BEVERLY, MA, Dec. 6, 2004 –Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR) today
announced that the website for its highly anticipated game, Act of War:
Direct Action™, is now live. The website -
www.atari.com/actofwar - will
be continually updated, and features easy to navigate, comprehensive
information on all aspects of the game, providing a perfect home for
the fan community.
Act of War: Direct Action™, a near-future, geopolitical techno-thriller for
PC developed by Eugen Systems, is slated for release in Spring 2005.
The game’s authenticity and real-life tension is provided by a storyline
and game universe created in cooperation with Dale Brown, a New
York Times best-selling author and expert on US military, global
conflict and future military technology.
“We believe Act of War: Direct Action™ is a revolution in interactive
entertainment, blending the most compelling elements of feature
filmmaking, video games and brilliant storytelling in the expert voice of
Dale Brown”, said Peter Matiss, Director of Brand Marketing for Atari’s
Beverly studio. “Act of War: Direct Action™ will captivate audiences,
introducing them to a world of international intrigue and the fight
against global terrorism.”
Visitors to the website will be able to join forums to discuss the game
with the developers and Atari. The site will also be updated regularly
from now through launch and visitors will have access to downloadable
screenshots, trailers and a playable demo, as well as the opportunity
to receive newsletters, a fan site kit and read the developer diary.
Act of War: Direct Action™ is due for release on PC in Spring 2005.
About Atari
New York-based Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR) develops interactive games
for all platforms and is one of the largest third-party publishers of
interactive entertainment software in the U.S. The Company’s 1,000+
titles include hard-core, genre-defining games such as DRIV3R™,
Enter the Matrix™, Neverwinter Nights™, Stuntman™, Test Drive®,
Unreal® Tournament 2004, and Unreal® Championship; and
mass-market and children’s games such as Backyard Sports™,
Nickelodeon’s Blue’s Clues™ and Dora the Explorer™, Dragon Ball Z®
and RollerCoaster Tycoon®. Atari, Inc. is a majority-owned subsidiary
of France-based Infogrames Entertainment SA (Euronext – ISIN:
FR-0000052573), the largest interactive games publisher in Europe.
For more information, visit
www.atari.com.
The unthinkable is about to happen in this high-flying novel of adventure
and suspense.
In Air Battle Force, Dale Brown introduced U.S. Air Force aerial warfare
expert Major General Patrick McLanahan and
his air combat unit of the future. Armed with a force of these robotic
planes, the general and a handful of commandos were
secretly deployed to the oil-rich nation of Turkmenistan to stop a Taliban
invasion. And though the Americans won the battle, the war is far from over....
To punish McLanahan and his fleet of robot warplanes for their audacity,
Russian president General Anatoliy Gryzlov decides to do the unthinkable: a
sneak attack on America-unlike anything ever believed possible-that devastates her
strategic air forces.
McLanahan has collected information that not only foretold the Russians'
daring plan, but also gave him the data he
needs to plan a counterstrike that could stop the Russian war machine dead
in its tracks. But Patrick is no longer in charge
of Air Battle Force, and the Russian sneak attack has left the embattled
U.S. president with few options: retaliate with
every weapon in his arsenal, even if it triggers a global thermonuclear
war, or to a cease fire on Russia's terms...
...or listen to a disgraced and discredited young bomber commander's
long-shot plan of attack.
"The novels of Dale Brown brim with violent action, detailed descriptions of
sophisticated weaponry and political intrigue... His ability to bring technical
weaponry to life is amazing." --San Francisco Chronicle
Mystery & Suspense Pavilion
Guest of Honor: Dale Brown Former Air Force captain
Dale Brown's novels regularly appear at the top of the New
York Times bestseller list. Hailed for their authenticity and
pulse-pounding adventure, his books are published in 11
languages and distributed to more than 70 countries. There
are more than 10 million copies in print. Visit his Web site.
This year's Festival features a full day of panels in the
Mystery & Suspense Pavilion. Get more information on the
festival
here.
CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE Happy Birthday, Marilyn!
During Dale's recent Air Battle Force book tour, he was invited to attend a
birthday party for the legendary Marilyn Monroe at the Playboy Mansion in
Los Angeles. Host Hugh Hefner and approximately fifty other special guests
enjoyed dinner and a screening of the motion picture "Bruce Almighty" in
Hef's home theater.
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Dale was treated to a private tour of the mansion and the spectacular
grounds of the estate by Hef's long-time friend, Hollywood publicist Warren
Cowan.
Marilyn Monroe would have been 77 years old on May 30. She was the first
Playboy Playmate centerfold.
Photos courtesy of Warren Cowan
The "Air Battle Force" book tour is on, starting May
13. But there's still time to get your bookstore on
the schedule!
Tentative "Air Battle Force" Book Tour Schedule (as of 25 April):
Thursday, 8 May 12:00 pm to 12:30 pm -- in studio LOUISIANA RADIO NETWORK "Louisiana Live"
Tuesday, 13 May, 7:30 pm -- Barnes & Noble, 5555 S. Virginia Street, Reno, NV
Wednesday, 14 May, 6:30 pm -- Sundance Books, 1155 West Fourth Street Reno, NV
Friday, 16 May, 7 pm -- M Is For Mystery, 86 East Third Ave, San Mateo, CA
Saturday, 17 May 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM -- COSTCO, 4455 Morena, San Diego, CA
Saturday, 17 May -- Albuquerque, NM
Sunday, 18 May -- Mountain Home, AR
Monday, 19 May, 7 pm -- Book & Co., 350 E. Stroop Rd., Dayton, OH
Tuesday, 20 May, 1 pm -- Circle Books, 478 John Ringling Blvd, Sarasota, FL
Wednesday, 21 May, 7 pm -- Vero Beach Book Center, 2145 Indian River Blvd., Vero Beach, FL
Thursday, 22 May -- Buffalo, NY
Monday, 24 May -- Fayetteville, AR
Wednesday, 28 May, 7:00 pm -- Odyssey Books, 11989 Sutton Way, Grass Valley, CA
Friday 30 May, CNNfn "The Biz," live from Los Angeles, CA
Saturday, 31 May, 11 am -- Book Expo America, LA Convention Center, 1201 South Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA
Monday, 2 June -- Burbank, CA, "Connie Martinsen Talks Books" TV show
If you are a book store owner, you can contact Debbie
Stier at Morrow/HarperCollins Publishing at
debbie.stier@harpercollins.com and talk to her about
setting up a stop in your town.
Please remember:
If I'm lucky enough to fly my own plane on this publicity tour, I'm at the
mercy of the weather, the air traffic control system, and Murphy's Law
regarding maintenance delays. If I'm late or I can't make an appearance
because of some unavoidable circumstance, I apologize in advance.
If I
can't attend an event but you'd like a book signed, please drop me an e-mail
at
readermail@megafortress.com and I'll give you an address to send it for a
signature. I will pay return postage for folks
who didn't get their books signed because I couldn't arrive at a scheduled
event.
I generally find that one hour is a good amount of time at each event. I
will be more than happy to stay at each event as long as there are visitors.
If there are no visitors, I'll stay long enough to sign inventory, and then
I'll head to the next event.
I enjoy doing informal book signings (what I used to call "drive-bys" until
that term took on an entirely different meaning!), which are 5 to 10 minute
visits to sign inventory and meet the store staff. Please call Kristen Green
at 212-207-7478 or e-mail her at
kristen.green@harpercollins.com if you'd
like to try to schedule an informal signing event at your store.
Maverick Pilot Patrick McLanahan Takes aerial warfare into
unknown territory in a heart racing new adventure.
Still smarting from recent losses, the brilliant but unpredictable former USAF
Major General is accepted back into the fold and assigned a simple task: devise
and build the air combat unit of the future. McLanahan's answer: the Air Battle
Force - a rapid-response team of elite commandos protected by state-of-the-art
body armour and supported by an armada of anmanned planes.
His idea is soon put to the test when the oil rich Republic of Turkmenistan
becomes a battleground between Taliban insurgents, former Soviet overlords,
Iranian opportunists and American oil companies and politicians. But can a
handful of commandos half a world away, aided by an unproven force of robat
warplanes, fight and win a war in which semingly everyone - even 'friendly'
forces at home - want them to fail?
'Whe a former pilot turns his hand to thrillers you can take their authenticity
for granted. His writing is exceptional and the dialogue, plots and characters
are first-class... far too good to be missed.'
--Sunday Mirror
‘Dale Brown is a superb storyteller’
--WASHINGTON POST
‘Dale Brown is the best military adventure writer in the country’
--CLIVE CUSSLER
Attending the "Authors On The Move" fundraiser for the Sacramento
County Library Foundation black-tie dinner recently (l to r): William P.
Wood ("Quicksand," "Gangland"), honorary host John Lescroart ("The Oath,"
"The Thirteenth Juror"), Richard Herman ("The Trojan Sea," "Edge of Honor"),
and yours truly.
--Photo by Tom Knox.
Military-action thriller roaster Brown (Warrior Class) ignites a
Middle East powder keg and drops an unsanctioned special
ops corps of retired U.S. military officers armed with new
superweapons into the mix in his best outing yet. Forcibly
retired Air Force Gen. Patrick McClanahan leads the
Nightstalkers on secret humanitarian ops. His latest contract,
from Big Oil, is to destroy missile sites set up by Libyan
president Zuwayy, a Muslim fanatic who deposed Khadafy
and wants Egypt's president; the president's widow, former
American air force pilot Susan Bailey Salaam, barely escapes.
Patrick's team attacks during the uproar and destroys the
missiles, but many soldiers are captured, including Patrick's
wife, Wendy. Susan, wildly popular in Egypt, decides to run
for president and sees the Night Stalkers as her secret weapon
against Zuwayy's aggression. Needing a base from which to
rescue Wendy, Patrick agrees to help Susan take action when
a deadly nerve gas wipes out an Egyptian army post.
Meanwhile, the Night Stalkers' weapons lab in Nevada is
facing a coup led by the parents of a child science prodigy
who takes laser weapons to a new level and gives the Stalkers
a deadly edge. Brown's knack for action allows him to set a
speedy pace that doesn't let up until the shocker ending. The
politics and Middle East setting are spot on; the superweapons
are eye-openers; and the villains deliciously evil-but the
election of a women, much less an American woman, as
president of Egypt and head of the Muslim Brotherhood defies
credibility. Still, it's a white-knuckle read from start to finish.
Dale and Diane at "A Tribute To Warren Cowan, Hollywood
Volunteer Of The Year" at Merv Griffin's Beverly Hilton Hotel: (l to r)
Michael Feinstein, headliner at the Beverly Hilton; entertainer Merv
Griffin; Hollywood publicist Warren Cowan; Dale Brown; and Diane Brown
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Dale visits with Mike Love of The Beach Boys and future pro
football Hall of Famer Steve Young before the third annual Incline Academy
"Catch A Wave For Education" Celebrity Auction at the Cal-Neva Resort in
Lake Tahoe. The event raised over $500,000 for the school's scholarship and
educational programs. Dale donated two characters in a forthcoming novel
which brought in a record total $60,000!
Dale has created a new column in which he'll post some recent
responses he's made to e-mail messages. We hope you find
them interesting! CLICK:
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Coming Spring 2001
Dale visits with Mike Love of The Beach Boys and future pro
football Hall of Famer Steve Young before the third annual Incline Academy
"Catch A Wave For Education" Celebrity Auction at the Cal-Neva Resort in
Lake Tahoe. The event raised over $500,000 for the school's scholarship and
educational programs. Dale donated two characters in a forthcoming novel
which brought in a record total $60,000!
Dale has signed a new 2-book contract with Penguin Putnam Publishing. The
deal includes 2 hardbound North American English language editions to be
published by Putnam Publishing, 2 trade paperback editions to be published
by Berkley Books, and 2 audiobook editions to be published by Putnam Audio.
The first book is due on the bookshelves in late fall of 2000.
Dale has also signed an agreement to be part of a military fiction anthology
entitled "COMBAT," to be published by Tor Books, a division of St.
Martins Press. Dale has written a novella entitled "Leadership Material"
that will be part of the ten-author anthology to be edited by Martin
Greenberg and Stephen Coonts. The anthology, due in bookstores in fall 2000,
also features Larry Bond, Dean Ing, and others. We'll have more information
on this new publication very soon!
Dale has created a new column in which he'll post some recent
responses he's made to e-mail messages. We hope you find
them interesting! CLICK:
READERMAIL RESPONSES.
CLICK HERE!
New E-Mail Woes
Several readers have written to me and complained about not
getting responses to their e-mail messages.
Here's why a reply to you might
be delayed:
1) I have had several replies to AOL addresses returned as
"Undeliverable--Server
Not Available." If you are an AOL user and you have not been getting
responses you've expected, check with AOL. I hope these readers visit this
site so they understand that I tried to answer their messages but have
been unsuccessful.(including a young reader who had a list of questions
for a class project).
2) I received over 2,000 e-mail messages from readers in 1997,
easily that many again in '98 and have
received almost 3000 so far this year. I personally read every e-mail message,
and my goal is to respond to every question or request I receive. But I
am an office of one. Please be patient!
3) I tend to not reply to anonymous messages. I understand and respect
your desire for privacy, but I like to know with whom I'm corresponding.
Anonymous messages are OK, but I like talking to those who properly introduce
themselves!
Thanks for your patience, and keep writing!
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each chapter written by a different author. Dale Brown is Chapter Five.
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New York Times best-selling author scripts the storyline from Atari’s forthcoming techno-thriller RTS...
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As revealed in screenshots featured alongside our recent interview with the team at Eugen Systems, the
storyline will be set out across nearly an hour’s worth of original, live-action feature film footage courtesy
of SWAT Films/Beyond FX.
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"SWAT Films theatrical interpretation of Dale Brown's intense story gives Act of War: Direct Action(TM)
a dramatic sense of authenticity and creates a truly immersive entertainment experience," said Bob Welch,
Executive Producer for Atari's Beverly studio. "By bringing together a novelist, filmmakers and game
developers, Act of War: Direct Action(TM) is more than the sum of its parts."
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Whilst live-action FMV sequences have virtually been drummed out of videogames since the invention
and prompt extinction of “interactive movie” games akin to Night Trap and Sewer Shark and the
subsequent failure of the Command & conquer series, we’re hoping that those featured within Act of War
will heighten the atmosphere and not leave us with tears of laughter as is usually the case.
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BEVERLY, MA, Jan. 14, 2005 – Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR) today announced that Act of War: Direct
Action™, a near-future, geopolitical techno-thriller for PC, will have a story created and written by
New York Times best-selling author Dale Brown and will feature nearly one hour of original, live-action
feature film footage produced by SWAT Films/Beyond FX to vividly present the story.
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"Producing nearly an hour of live-action film, as well as special effects for Atari’s Act of War: Direct
Action™ was an exciting creative challenge," said Daniel LeBlanc, Executive Producer, SWAT
Films. "Our team had to produce film content to tell the game’s story in the traditional between-levels
format while also sharing with players what was going on behind the scenes with voiceover and shorter
film clips streamed to players mid-game. The goal was to draw them in with the story and let the game
blow them away and there’s no doubt we’ve done just that."
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About SWAT Films![[Act of War: Direct Impact]](aow07.jpg)
Through a strong network of film artists, Beyond FX is able to expand around different types of projects
by providing several services including storyboard conception, graphic design, animation, compositing and
editing.
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BEVERLY, MA, Dec. 6, 2004 –Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR) today
announced that the website for its highly anticipated game, Act of War:
Direct Action™, is now live. The website -
www.atari.com/actofwar - will
be continually updated, and features easy to navigate, comprehensive
information on all aspects of the game, providing a perfect home for
the fan community.
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Dale was treated to a private tour of the mansion and the spectacular
grounds of the estate by Hef's long-time friend, Hollywood publicist Warren
Cowan.
If you are a book store owner, you can contact Debbie
Stier at Morrow/HarperCollins Publishing at
debbie.stier@harpercollins.com and talk to her about
setting up a stop in your town.
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