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Coming soon from Activision and Raven Software - Solider of Fortune, the PC game.

Activision announced that it had acquired the worldwide license to the Soldier of Fortune Magazine name and logo from NNP Inc. for use in interactive games. Its first release using that property will be a 3D action shooter being developed by Raven using the Quake II engine. Activision says of the game, "As mercenaries for hire, players will embark on insurgent operations in political hot spots around the world."

Of the license itself, Robert Kotick, Activision chairman and CEO, says, "The Soldier of Fortune license allows us to bring the appeal of first-person action shooters to broader PC audiences and to extend the genre to the present-day political arena. This game is as close as players can get to experiencing the dangers and thrills of authentic mercenary combat without having to ingest bad rations, suffer in sweltering heat, visit some frightening third-world country."

Authentic mercenary combat without the nasty aftertaste. Gamers can hardly wait.