Disney Interactive has announced that the preview game DISNEY’S ATLANTIS: THE LOST EMPIRE—SEARCH FOR THE JOURNAL, the online multi-player preview to their retail game, DISNEY’S ATLANTIS: THE LOST EMPIRE—TRIAL BY FIRE, is now available free of charge. In the preview, players start their adventure in Iceland, 13 years before the retail game begins. Their mission is to search for and retrieve the Shepherd’s Journal, an ancient book said to reveal the secrets to finding the lost city of Atlantis. Users can get instant access at www.disneyinteractive.com. The game uses the Into Networks IntoPlayer real-time gaming system. The system identifies and monitors each user’s network connection to analyze the optimal delivery options, and adjusts to each individual’s unique connection speed at any given time. This means that users can actually start playing without waiting for the entire game to be delivered. The free online version of the game will be available through July 2001.