Anne-Marie Sims also included two new screenshots taken from Myth II: Green Berets with the press release. Check out gold1.jpg and gold2.jpg.

Take Two has sent this press release announcing the gold status of Myth II: Green Berets. The title will begin shipping by the end of this month. The following is the unedited press release:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. announces Green Berets^tm (Powered by Myth II^tm) has gone Gold.

NEW YORK ЦJuly 19th, 2001, Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc (NASDAQ-TTWO) today announced that Green Berets^tm (Powered by Myth II^tm) has gone Gold and is expected to be released by the end of July 2001.

Green Berets is a squad based tactical game set in the treacherous jungles of Southeast Asia. Plan your surgical strike and sneak deep behind enemy lines to attack your enemy head on in 10 dynamic missions through rice paddies, underground tunnels, and superbly detailed terrains.

Powered by the magnificent Myth II engine, stalk through dense jungles with M60Тs, grenades, med kits and radio equipment to call in awe-inspiring air assaults, engage the enemy in blinding firefights and obliterate enemy bases with intense explosions. Combat enemy snipers and mortar crews and secure landing zones with your crack team of M16 gunners, Huey helicopters, and special Heroes (over 18 units in all). Your objectives are clear, rescue POWТs, locate downed pilots, sabotage communication towers, and seek and destroy the enemy.

Myth IIТs already impressive legacy will be greatly enhanced by our upcoming release Green Berets, said Kelly Sumner, Chief Executive Officer of Take-Two. With its combination of action and strategy, Green Berets creates an explosive gaming experience.

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Developed by acclaimed experts in the Myth community,Green Berets includes the critical acclaimed 3D Battlefield Action and Strategy game Myth II, whose credits include Computer Gaming WorldТs Editors Choice Ц 4.5 of 5 stars and GameSpots 9.3 out of 10 review which states, Myth II is about as good as a computer game can possibly be.

In addition, Green Berets offers a bounty of multiplayer options including, King of the Hill, Capture the Flag, Body Count and more. Play all 10 solo levels cooperatively via TCP/IP and Bungie.net or fight it out with your friends on 8 brand new Multiplayer maps, each with diverse types of gameplay, offering different units and objectives. Players have the added ability to play the Myth II multiplayer maps using Green Berets units. Also included is a COMPLETE LEVEL EDITOR, providing players with everything they need to create their own levels, units, objects, multiplayer maps and more!

In related news, for more information on Green Berets visit our website at http://www.green-berets.com/

About Take-Two Interactive Software

Headquartered in New York City, Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is an integrated global developer, marketer, distributor, and publisher of interactive entertainment software games and accessories for the PC, PlayStation, Nintendo 64, Nintendo Game Boy Color, Nintendo GAMECUBE, Nintendo Game Boy Advance, PlayStationЃ2 and the Xbox^tm. The Company publishes and develops products through various wholly owned subsidiaries including: Rockstar Games, GodGames, TalonSoft, Joytech, DMA Design, PopTop, Global Star and under the Take-Two brand name. The Company maintains sales and marketing offices in Cincinnati, New York, Toronto, London, Paris, Munich, Vienna, Copenhagen, Milan, Sydney and Auckland. Take-TwoТs common stock is publicly traded on NASDAQ under the symbol TTWO. For more corporate and product information please visit our website at www.take2games.com.

Check out MWA, which has been updated with some bits about Myth III and MacWorld. In one forum post, Andrew Meggs said this:

I'm surprised to hear there was anything at all Myth 3-related at MacWorld on the first day. Tomorrow (er...I guess it's today now, but anyway, the second day) I urge everyone to stop off at ATI and/or MacSoft. There was no official plan to show the game, but the dev team got all sad about it and sent something out this afternoon.

A lot of people have raised concern over the fact that reports keep stating that Myth III will ship with only five unique netmaps, but Meggs had this to say:

Actually, there are more than five multiplayer maps. The exact number that make the cut will depend on playtesting, but the 'five' figure that keeps getting tossed around is one of those 'underpromise and overdeliver' things.

He also says that the Myrk model has been reinterpreted for the MacWorld demo.

In accordance with the MacWorld Expo beginning, MacSoft has put up a website for Myth III. It's not very extensive and it doesn't offer any new information, as it is probably available for Expo visitors to find more information on the game. Check it out. Thanks, Monte.

Kudos to MWA for pointing out that the official Myth III website has launched at myth3.godgames.com. Nothing new can be found yet, but it is a reliable source for Myth III information.

Just noticed that The Seventh God website has been given a facelift and has some added content. New screenshots on the front page display custom trees, units, and more. Scroll down and you will find some recent project updates, too, including a link to download a new audio track composed for the conversion by Glue The Moose.

The Apple Games Trailers site has updated with the addition of the old Myth III trailer. The cool thing about this is that they have setup a nifty layout for the Myth III site. It displays a MacSoft logo, which further confirms their publishing of Myth III for the Mac OS.

The Myth II: Green Berets site has been updated today with the following information:

Green Berets will ship with a COMPLETE MAP EDITOR. Packed with everything you need to create your own levels, units, objects, multiplayer maps and more!

Make of that what you will, although it will probably just be a beefed up Fear and Loathing.