BASINGSTOKE,
England (August 18th 2005) - Today at the Leipzig Games Convention,
KOCH Media announced their partnership with GSC World Publishing to
distribute the PC CDROM trilogy; HEROES OF ANNIHILATED EMPIRES,
developed by GSC Game World. KOCH has secured the rights for UK, Germany
and Italy. The Ukrainian developer is well known for the Cossacks and
American Conquest series and are currently working on the highly
anticipated title, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Heroes OF Annihilated Empires is the
pilot project of GSC World Publishing, the publishing arm of GSC. The
game is anticipated for launch quarter one, 2006.
Heroes
of Annihilated Empires is a fantasy-based PC CDROM game, blending the
genres of real time strategy (RTS) and role play gaming (RPG). Players
experience a living world, rich
in
magic and heroes; where mighty powers are involved in a global conflict.
Huge armies are the forefront of the game, with thousands of troops
battling on screen, capturing the feel of
hit
fantasy movies and their awe inspiring battle sequences. Armies are led
into battle by
hero
characters, which can be focused upon in a RPG gaming style. An
extensive arsenal of
magic
and character upgrades ensures a variety of game play, as players
'mould' their hero, as they accomplish hundreds of quests, both linked
to the thrilling main story or side quests.
Published
by GSC World Publishing, developed by GSC
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Game
World and distributed exclusively by KOCH MEDIA, HEROES OF ANNIHILATED
EMPIRES is set for launch Q1 2006. For more information on HEROES OF
ANNIHILATED EMPIRES, visit the official website at:http://www.gsc-game.com/index.php
ABOUT
GSC GAME WORLD:
Founded
in 1995 in Kiev, GSC Game World is a leading Ukrainian computer game
development company. Up to 1997 GSC Game World was preoccupied with
creation of multimedia encyclopedias and edutainment programs, which
were widely popular in Ukraine and Russia. Since 1997 the company has
been putting its efforts purely into game technology and computer game
development. The very first commercial game project of GSC Game World
was the critically acclaimed and widely popular historical real-time
strategy game Cossacks: European Wars, released in 2000. Among the
following projects released by GSC Game World there are Cossacks: The
Art of War, Cossacks; Back to War, American Conquest, American Conquest:
Fight Back, Codename: Outbreak, Hoverace, FireStarter, Alexander (based
on the recent movie by Oliver Stone), Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars. GSC
Game World is currently working on highly anticipated S.T.A.L.K.E.R.:
Shadow of Chernobyl and Heroes of Annihilated Empires. The latter is the
first game to be published by the publishing division of GSC Game World
named GSC World Publishing that was launched in August 2004. www.gsc-game.com
ABOUT
KOCH MEDIA UK:
Founded
in 1994, KOCH MEDIA UK develops, publishes and distributes a range of
titles for home console gaming systems, and personal computers. Based in
Basingstoke, under its own brands of DEEP SILVER and EUROPRESS, KOCH
MEDIA develops and publishes its own range of gaming, lifestyle and
educational software. Additionally it has exclusive distribution
contracts with both games and software publishers who utilise KOCH's
expansive sales, press and marketing resources to maximise sales
success. For more information on KOCH MEDIA and its products, visit www.kochmedia.co.uk