Ubisoft Announces The Settlers 7: Paths to a Kingdom

September 22, 2009

UBISOFT MAPS OUT THE SETTLERS 7: PATHS TO A KINGDOM

Successful strategy franchise gets an all-new challenging sequel

Today Ubisoft announced the development of The Settlers 7: Paths to a
Kingdom, the next iteration in the popular multi-million selling strategy game
franchise for PC. Scheduled for release in spring 2010, The Settlers 7: Paths to
a Kingdom gives gamers the opportunity to choose the best way to lead their
kingdom to victory, in a rich environment set in middle-Europe during the early
Renaissance.

"The Settlers 7: Paths to a Kingdom brings The Settlers franchise to the next
level of the strategy-sim genre, employing the core mechanisms that made the
series a success while continuing to innovate in new areas that will give gamers
the ability to craft their own unique, thrilling experience," said Adam Novickas,
director of marketing for Ubisoft.

Developed by the Ubisoft Blue Byte studio located in Dsseldorf, Germany, The
Settlers 7: Paths to a Kingdom brings a fresh, innovative design to the
franchise, while reintroducing the strong game mechanics and deep gameplay that
are hallmarks of the highly acclaimed Settlers series. Players will easily
become engaged in an exciting campaign, skirmish maps or multi-player challenges
in a world of lush forests, open meadows, fast flowing rivers, and high
mountains.

The Settlers 7: Paths to a Kingdom main features:

Rich gameplay mechanics: The deep building and
production systems allow gamers to expand their kingdom village by village,
sector by sector, optimizing their creation by fine-tuning production chains and
transport systems.

Variety of gameplay: Gamers will be able to choose
the best path to lead their kingdom to victory around three main pillars:

– Military: by building strong armies and defeating opponents with shear
military power.

– Science: by increasing their influence in the monasteries, gamers will
be able to have access to the most beneficial technologies.

– Trade: by occupying the best trade routes to become the wealthiest player
on the map.

Depending on each style of play, gamers will be able to unlock a variation of
new and unique possibilities, changing the way they build their own kingdom.

All-new victory system: New victory point system
brings more tension and competition to the game. Victory points are awarded in
many different ways depending on the choices gamers make throughout the
evolution of their kingdom.

Online Multiplayer: gamers will be able to play
online and face opponents in classic adversarial and co-op teamplay modes.
Online features include user-generated and downloadable content, in-game feeds,
and various leaderboards.

A new graphic engine and improved AI: A brand-new
graphic engine will let gamers experience the beauty of their kingdom in a
never-seen-before level of detail and more than a dozen AI profiles, each with
unique behaviors, will add enhanced variety to the game like never before.

For more information on The Settlers 7: Paths to a Kingdom visit the official
website,

www.thesettlers.com
.