September 24, 2008
Lighthouse Interactive Announces
Sword of the Stars: A Murder of Crows Has Gone Gold Plus 6 New Screenshots
Today leading video game Publisher
Lighthouse Interactive and accomplished developer Kerberos Productions,
announced that A Murder of Crows, the latest expansion to their highly acclaimed
4X space strategy game Sword of the Stars (PC) franchise, has reached gold
status. In addition to the debut of the Morrigi (the sixth new race in the Sword
of the Stars universe) new ships, sections, and weapons are available for the
Human, Zuul, Hiver, Liir, and Tarkas races, which brings a competitive and fresh
style of gameplay to the series. A Murder of Crows is available exclusively at
GamersGate.com beginning October 9, 2008, but fans can pre-order now. Players
are required to have either Sword of the Stars: Collector’s Edition or Born of
Blood to join in the action.
“This new expansion exemplifies
Kerberos’ continued commitment to the vast and dedicated SotS community,” said
Steve Wall, Vice President Business Development at Lighthouse Interactive. “Fans
will revel in the dynamic new gameplay they’re about to experience. For those
new to the SotS universe, we encourage you to check out the teaser we released
this week and visit the official website. This IS the game for space strategy
fans, so you don’t miss it!”
Click here to view all of the new
screenshots for
Sword of the Stars: A Murder of Crows
For more information about Sword of
the Stars: A Murder of Crows, please visit:
www.swordofthestars.com
or
www.lighthouse-interactive.com.
Lighthouse Interactive is part of
SilverBirch Inc.’s (SVB:TSXV) video game division.
GAME SUMMARY
While the four civilized races
battle back the voracious Zuul and seek advantage over each other, a ghost from
the past returns to the galaxy in the form of the manipulative Morrigi. Already
known for their dark crow-shaped attack drones and deadly traps, this race once
thought long extinct, returns looking for vengeance.
Using never-before-seen weapons,
ships and tactics, the Morrigi fall upon the other five races of the Sword of
the Stars universe, who must now adapt to the ancient masters of space or be
destroyed.
Time is of the essence as world
after world falls to the black winged ships that surge out of the dark like A
Murder of Crows.
FEATURES
-
A New Sixth race – The Morrigi,
who appeared as a series of mysterious random events in Born of Blood (the
first Sword of the Stars expansion pack), continues to evolve the
ever-expanding Sword of the Stars universe -
New Ship Sections – Over a dozen
new ship sections for all races to match against your opponents -
Unique ‘Grav Flock’ Drive System
for Morrigi Ships – The more Morrigi ships in a fleet, the faster they can
travel, continuing the racial diversity unique to the Sword of the Stars
gameplay experience -
15 new weapons
-
27 new technologies and the new
Xeno-Cultural and Drones tech trees -
Sword of the Stars gameplay
continues to deepen with Civilian populations, independent worlds, Espionage
options, and demands for planetary surrender -
Drone carrying ships in all three
size classes -
Construction ships, a variety of
orbital stations, spy ships, Police Cutters, and more -
A whole new set of GUI
enhancements and additions
RECOMMENDED SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
OS: Windows® 2000/XP/Vista™ CPU: 2.5
GHz Intel® Pentium® or equivalent AMD® processor RAM: 1 GB RAM (2 GB recommended
for Windows® Vista™) Video: DirectX® 9 compliant video card with 256 MB RAM PC
CD/DVD-ROM: 4x speed Available Hard Disk Space: 4 GB Sound: DirectX® 8.1
compatible sound card Multiplayer: High-speed Internet connection Other: Mouse,
Keyboard, and Sound Speakers
