New Patch for Kohan: Ahriman’s Gift

Montreal, Quebec.  June 6, 2002 - Strategy First (www.strategyfirst.com) and TimeGate Studios™, Inc. (www.timegate.com) announced today that they have released a patch, version 1.3.5, for the genre busting fantasy real-time strategy game, Kohan: Ahriman’s Gift. 

Kohan: Ahriman’s Gift is praised for its rich helping of serious, fantasy warfare which has brought both Kohan games into the industry’s spotlight.  Now, the development team is further enhancing that experience by providing its players with additional features.

Among the features that will be included in the patch are the following:

•          Reduces the guard zone of settlement buildings

•          Adds mana production to temple upgrades

•          Improves the Disciple, Shadow Knight, Invoker, Celebrant and melee Kohan heroes

•          Tweaks the Elite Bowman, Slaanri Warrior, Slaanri Champion, and Slaanri Mystic

•          Improves the difficulty of the AI profiles

•          Support for European version

For more information about the patch game, visit www.timegate.com or www.strategyfirst.com 

About TimeGate Studios, Inc.

TimeGate Studios™, Inc., is a privately held corporation and part of a diverse conglomeration of companies.  With its headquarters just outside Houston, Texas, TimeGate combines superior game design and innovation with a strong commitment to meet the demands of PC entertainment fans.  Since 1998, TimeGate has gained significant industry recognition including a coveted nomination for “Rookie Studio of the Year” by the International Game Developers Association.  In addition, their debut (RTS) project, Kohan: Immortal Sovereigns, has earned nearly 30 awards and “(Real-Time) Strategy Game of the Year” by major industry critics.  For more information, log on to www.timegate.com.

About Strategy First

Strategy First Inc. is a leading worldwide developer and publisher of entertainment software.  Established in 1991 and headquartered in historic “Old Montreal”, Strategy First has become one of the largest publishers of PC CD-ROM games in Canada. After acquiring Micomeq, a game developer located in St. Jérôme, QC., and retaining talent from Midnight Software, an award-winning development team from Ottawa, ON., Strategy First is poised to become a major force in the gaming industry. Best known for its Man of War series and Disciples: Sacred Lands, the company has also earned critical acclaim for its work on such titles as Steel Panthers I and II and Age of Rifles for Strategic Simulations Inc.  Strategy First has worked with other leading companies in the software and entertainment industry; most notably, A&E Network, Lucas Arts, Cinar Films, Empire Interactive, and Strategic Simulations Inc.