Gold Status announced for Ship Simulator 2008 Collector’s Edition

October 7, 2008

Gold Status announced for Ship
Simulator 2008 Collector’s Edition

Today leading video game publisher
Lighthouse Interactive and esteemed simulation developer VSTEP, announced that
Ship Simulator 2008 Collector’s Edition has achieved Gold Master status. This
Collector’s Edition will include the latest updated version of Ship Simulator
2008 and the official add-on New Horizons, as well as unique, never-before-seen
bonus material such as a 70+ page Captain’s Journal of references and a ‘Making
of’ video, giving players a sneak peek behind the scenes during the creation of
the Ship Simulator series. This comprehensive package will begin hitting store
shelves across the United Kingdom on October 10, 2008.

“We are very happy that the
simulation community has embraced the Ship Simulator franchise,” said Erik
Schreuder, President of Lighthouse Interactive. “With the Collector’s Edition,
VSTEP has gone above and beyond taking players deeper into the Ship Simulator
world, which exemplifies their commitment to fans of the genre.”

“With this Collector’s Edition, we
want to give simulation fans a total immersive experience of the Ship Simulator
games,” said Frank Dolmans, CMO of VSTEP. “The CE will provide players with
hours of fun and realistic simulation gameplay as well as provide them with some
unique bonus content to immerse them even more into the game.”

Lighthouse Interactive is part of
SilverBirch Inc.’s (SVB:TSXV) video game division.

SUMMARY

Ship Simulator 2008 Collector’s
Edition is the ultimate sailing simulator box set for PC. Become the captain of
one of the most impressive ships in the World and take on the fierce ocean, or
sail to an array of well-known ports across the globe. Ship Simulator 2008
Collector’s Edition includes both, the much appreciated Ship Simulator 2008 game
and the official Ship Simulator 2008 Add-On: New Horizons, which features
exciting Online and LAN multiplayer missions. The Collector’s Edition is packed
with unique, never-before-seen bonus material such as a 70+ page Captain’s
Journal of references and the ‘Making of’ video, which gives players the
opportunity to sneak a peek behind the scenes at the creation of the Ship
Simulator game series. This comprehensive box set is a complete package not to
be missed by any simulation fan!

FEATURES

  • Captain 24 vessels, from powerboat
    to tugboat, port carter, oil tanker, superfast personal watercraft… or even
    the Titanic!

  • Walk around on board any ship and
    examine everything in minute detail

  • Sail through some of the Worlds’
    most famous and detailed ports and locations, including Rotterdam, San
    Francisco and Marseille, or take on the wild storms of the open sea

  • Sail together with your friends
    and other Ship Simulator fans in Online Multiplayer mode (Internet connection
    required)

  • From beginner level, to advanced –
    includes fast pick-up & play missions for the sailing fan, to extremely
    realistic simulation missions for real captains! • Make use of advanced
    instruments aboard and experience the impressively realistic sailing
    characteristics of every ship

  • Experience breathtaking adventures
    and missions in Mission mode, or sail the globe freely experimenting with the
    ever-changing weather conditions in Free Roaming mode.

For more information about Ship
Simulator 2008 or Lighthouse Interactive, please visit
www.shipsim.com  and
www.lighthouse-interactive.com

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

OS: Windows® 2000 / XP / Vista™ CPU:
2,4 GHz Intel® Pentium® 4 or equivalent AMD® Athlon™ processor RAM: 1 GB RAM (2
GB recommended for Windows® Vista™) Video: DirectX® 9.0c compliant video card
with 128 MB RAM (NVIDIA® GeForce™ 5900 or ATI® 9600 Pro / X600 video card or
better recommended) PC DVD-ROM and CD-ROM: 4x Available Hard Disk Space: 2 GB
Sound: DirectX® 9.0 compatible sound card Multiplayer: LAN or 56 Kbps Internet
connection or faster Other: Keyboard, Speakers and Mouse with scroll wheel
Optional Controllers: Joystick, Joypad or Steering wheel