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Immediate Release
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information contact:
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Submarine
Titans dives deep and hits gold!
Montreal,
Quebec. June 22, 2000 – Strategy First Inc., one of the fastest growing
independent publishers of PC CD-ROM games is pleased to announce that the
highly anticipated futuristic real-time strategy game, Submarine Titans has
gone gold.
Submarine
Titans plunges players deep into an immense and spellbinding underwater world,
where three future civilizations are locked in battle for supremacy.
In the year 2047, the Clark Comet strikes the earth with such
astounding force that thousands of humans are forced to take refuge in
subterranean vaults and makeshift installations beneath the ocean floor.
Over the next century, humankind slowly adapts to their oceanic habitat
and evolves into two rival civilizations: the White Sharks – who hunger for
dominance over the underwater universe; and the technologically advanced and
environmentally protective Black Octopi who will go to any extremes necessary
to remain in balance with the Earth. As
the Sharks and Octopi gather resources and build their forces to prepare for
an inevitable clash, an alien race uncoils itself from within a resource-laden
crater setting in motion an epic struggle that seems destined to destroy
man’s final bid for survival.
Submarine
Titans’
addictive and compelling gameplay enables players to command one of three
civilizations in a range of fully 3D battlescapes.
The game environment is divided into 5 depth levels in which players
and their opponents can hide behind or underneath terrain for unparalleled
offensive and defensive maneuvering. Players
can opt to have a computer AI assist them, by taking over certain tasks, so
that they can concentrate on the areas of the game they most enjoy. With the use of the Scenario-editor, players will also have
the opportunity to create their own scenarios and maintain the same control
over elements as the game designers themselves.
Multiplayer action over LAN and Internet will allow up to 24 players –
including 8 AI opponents and 8 spectators – to watch and take part, as the
action unfolds in this extraordinary aquatic adventure.
“
We’re very pleased with the collaborative efforts that both studios (Ellipse
and Strategy First) have taken to make this game as good as it is,” says
Paul Thibault, SFI Producer. “We’ve
had tremendous feedback leading up to the game going gold, now we can’t wait
to see it hit the store shelves!”
Submarine
Titans is scheduled for release July 24th, 2000 and will be
distributed by Infogrames in major retailers nationwide.
For more information, log onto www.strategyfirst.com
About
Ellipse Studios
Ellipse
Studios is a specialist developer of real-time strategy computer games. Based
in Adelaide, Australia, Ellipse Studios was founded in August 1999 by former
members of the Megamedia Australia development team. Submarine Titans is the second title to be developed by
Ellipse Studios, following in the wake of Ancient Conquest, a mythically-based
naval strategy game set in ancient Greece.
About
Strategy First
Strategy
First Inc. is a leading worldwide developer and publisher of entertainment
software. Established in 1991 and
headquartered in historic “Old Montreal”, Strategy First has become one of
the largest publishers of PC CD-ROM games in Canada. After acquiring Micomeq,
a game developer located in St. Jérôme, QC., and retaining talent from
Midnight Software, an award-winning development team from Ottawa, ON.,
Strategy First is poised to become a major force in the gaming industry. Best
known for its Man of War series and Disciples: Sacred Lands, the company has
also worked with other leading companies in the software and entertainment
industry; most notably, A&E Network, Lucas Arts, Cinar Films, Empire
Interactive, and Strategic Simulations Inc.
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