Kalypso Bringing Disciples III to North America, Western Europe and Asia Pacific

March 8, 2010

Kalypso
Bringing Disciples III to North America, Western Europe and Asia Pacific

Epic turn-based sword and sorcery
title coming in summer 2010 for PC

Kalypso Media is pleased to announce
an agreement with game developer and publisher Akella that grants Kalypso Media
the rights to market and publish Disciples III: Renaissance in North America and
select European territories. Disciples III: Renaissance is a standalone
turn-based strategy RPG set in an expansive fantasy world, offering players
action, adventure and glory. Stunning 3D environments, three playable races, and
multiplayer functionality all combine to offer an outstanding gameplay
experience. Kalypso Media will release Disciples III: Renaissance in summer 2010
on Windows PC.

“Disciples III: Renaissance is a
perfect fit with Kalypso’s portfolio of top-quality strategy games, and we are
excited to partner with Akella to release this title to gamers around the
world,” said Simon Hellwig, Managing Director, Kalypso Media. “Disciples III is
poised to take this award-winning strategy franchise to the next level by
appealing to existing fans and newcomers to the series.”

“Everyone at Akella has a deep
respect and love for the Disciples brand,” said Dmitry Arkhipov, Vice-President
of Development at Akella. “Our team is dedicated and passionate about ensuring
that Disciples III: Renaissance takes the franchise further by providing fans
more dynamic gameplay and deeper strategies in an incredibly atmospheric and
rich 3D world. Kalypso is the perfect partner to work with to ensure that
Disciples III: Renaissance will be delivered to gamers around the world.”

Disciples III: Renaissance is the
next title in the award winning Disciples series and represents a leap forward
in the evolution of the turn-based strategy RPG genre. Building on the successes
of the first two games, Disciples III: Renaissance introduces a host of new
features as well as the compelling gameplay that made the previous titles so
popular.

Key features:

  • Three playable races – The Empire,
    the Legions of the Damned and the Elven Alliance. Each race has unique units
    and city designs.

  • Cities, locations, units and other
    game assets are now represented in full 3D

  • Advances in gameplay allow
    increased fluidity in multiplayer games and less downtime in single-player
    games

  • A new upgrade system allows the
    player to assign attributes to their leader units. This system employs
    inventories and new stats and abilities

  • Visual representation of
    characters’ equipped armor, weapons and artifacts