RUSSIAN PUBLISHING GIANT TO FLEX ITS MUSCLE AT
ELECTRONIC ENTERTAINMENT EXPO 2002
Leading Russian Publisher, 1C Company Reveals
Strong PC Line-Up
Moscow, Russia – April 16,
2002 – Russian publishing powerhouse 1C Company, today announces its slate
of PC titles that will appear at this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo. 1C
will showcase its diverse line-up, which includes role-playing, strategy and
racing at the company’s booth located at 6235 Kentia Hall.
Titles that will be exhibited at 1C
Company’s E3 booth are Perimeter, Borderzone, R.C. Cars Spanking Runners
and Jazz and Faust, all for the PC. One additional title will be
officially announced at E3.
“1C Company has established itself
in Russia as a leading software developer, publisher and distributor,” said
Nikolay Baryshnikov, International Sales Director for 1C. “This 2002 line-up
will position us as a major player in the North American and European Markets.”
Known most recently for the
critically acclaimed IL-2 Sturmovik, 1C Company will make its North American
publishing debut with Jazz & Faust, a classic adventure game due to ship May 15,
2002.
A brief synopsis of each title
follows:
Title: Perimeter
Release date: Q4 2002
Genre: RTS
Platform: PC
A real-time strategy game built on the concept of territory seizure;
Perimeter offers a well-balanced combination of new terraforming principles
and territorial wars with traditional strategy elements. The game merges proven
principles of controlling resources and unit groups with a brand new game engine
and well-conceived original game design.
Title: R.C. Cars
Release date: Autumn 2002
Genre: Arcade Racing
Platform: PC
Players race through 10 action-packed, fun-filled tracks with realistically
modeled, toy radio-controlled cars. Special gameplay features include
championship mode, ghost mode and single player races against AI controlled
opponents.
Title: Borderzone (working title)
Release date: Q1 2003
Genre: RPG (Role Playing Game)
Platform: PC
Borderzone is a role-playing game where players will have to form a band of
brave adventurers to explore a huge interactive game world and face dozens of
enemies in pseudo turn-base combat. This game features a non-linear plot that
will lead gamers to various endings depending on which paths they choose.
Title: Spanking Runners
Release date: TBD
Genre: Arcade Racing
Platform: PC
An adventure/racing arcade thriller
where players control crazy vehicles with amusing animated drivers and bright
magic spells to make it through a series of fun-filled obstacle courses. Spanking
Runners features several addictive modes of play including Real-Time,
Turn-Based, Split Screen and Hot-Seat Competitions.
About 1C Company
Founded in 1991, Moscow, Russia based 1C specializes
in the distribution, support, publishing and development of entertainment,
education and business software. With a long history as a pivotal games and
software publisher and distributor in the burgeoning Russian market, 1C plans to
establish itself with equal prominence in North America and Western Europe.
