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Then his eyes light up.
``But maybe,'' he says, ``Maybe one day, I'll get that big hit.''
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Pokemon Trading Card Game's First Expansion Set to be Released Early
New Pokemon Cards Including Holographic Rare Cards in Jungle Expansion Set
RENTON, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 18, 1999--Due to an increased production capacity and the overwhelming demand for Pokemon(TM) trading card game cards, the first expansion set, Jungle(TM), will be released almost a full month earlier than originally scheduled.
With 48 new cards and holographic versions of the 16 rare cards, the Jungle expansion will begin shipping to stores this week, and is expected to be available by the end of June in most locations.
The Jungle expansion set will enable Pokemon trading card game players to hone their game play strategies by building decks with an even larger variety of Pokemon characters, such as Snorlax, Eevee, Meowth, Scyther, and a new Pikachu. Jungle cards will be for sale in the following formats: 11-card booster packs (MSRP $2.99), 60-card ``Power Reserve'' preconstructed theme decks (MSRP $9.99) and 60-card ``Water Blast'' preconstructed theme decks (MSRP $9.99). The preconstructed theme decks include 60 cards, 10 damage counters, a rulebook and a Pokemon game coin.
The Pokemon trading card game is selling out all around the country. Since its debut in January 1999, more than 1,000,000 copies of the game have been sold in North America. The goal of the trading card game is to collect, trade, train and battle various monsters in an effort to become the world's greatest Pokemon trainer. The trading card game is part of the Pokemon phenomenon that includes Game Boy® cartridge games, the number-one rated children's television program, comic books and an assortment of toys. For more information, please visit www.wizards.com/Pokemon.
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Lara Croft Goes SCI FI
Video Game Heroine Stars in Sci Fi Channel's New `I Am SCI FI' TV Image Campaign
Croft Joins Other Celebrities Who Define the New Millennium and the Future of SCI FI
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 16, 1999--Eidos Interactive's ever-popular video game heroine and cyber-superstar Lara Croft will appear in the SCI FI Channel's bold new celebrity-driven on-air campaign entitled I AM SCI FI. Designed to obliterate the traditional definitions of who and what represent science fiction, the campaign features the unflappable Croft in a 20 second mini sci-fi episode debuting June 18.
The only virtual character selected for the campaign, the adventure-loving pin-up girl of digital entertainment takes her place alongside other celebrities chosen for their cutting-edge personalities: actress/singer Traci Lords, the band Everclear, tennis
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