December
5, 2005 -- CDV Software Entertainment USA has
secured the exclusive rights to distribute and promote GSC World
Publishing’s upcoming fantasy title, Heroes of Annihilated
Empires. Heroes is the first title in a trilogy of games, and is
set to ship in 2006. The games will offer an extraordinary blend of RTS
and RPG gameplay, challenging gamers to create a powerful leader and a
dominant military force through battle, diplomacy and treachery in a
rich fantasy world. CDV's agreement with GSC World Publishing is a part
of CDV Software Entertainment’s ongoing efforts to provide developers
worldwide with high-quality, personalized attention for publishing,
marketing and public relations services in all key gaming markets.
According
to GSC World Publishing CEO Sergey Grygorovych, this signing is a major
step inthe maturation of
the videogames industry of Eastern Europe, as only a few publishing
houses from this region have tried to self-publish in the American
market directly before. “Having collaborated with CDV Software
Entertainment since the release of our very first title, Cossacks(which
sold over 2.5 million copies to date),
we are confident of CDV’s ability to market our games in North America”.
In
development by GSC Game World, Heroesof Annihilated
Empires will offer a unique combination of RTS and RPG gameplay, as
players build massive armies and develop a heroic character in a rich
fantasy world filled with magic, myth and monsters. Four distinct races
will battle for domination using both swords and sorcery. Heroes’ new
3D engine
shows
the astonishing beauty of the created world, reflecting the
peculiarities of various races’ territories. The game’s
setting will also be represented in novelizations by writer Ilya Novak.
For more information about Heroes
of Annihilated Empires, please visithttp://www.heroesofae.com/
GSC
World Publishing is the publishing branch of the largest Ukrainian PC
games developer GSC Game World, founded in 2004. Previous GSC titles
include the American Conquest
series, Cossacks, Alexander
and Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars.
The latter two titles were released under the newly formed
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GSC
World Publishing effort in the territories of the former
Soviet Union
. Heroes of Annihilated Empires
will be the first title to be self-published outside these territories.
For more information about GSC World Publishing, please visit http://www.GSC-Game.com
CDV
Software Entertainment is dedicated to publishing and distributing
top-notch war and strategy games worldwide. The publicly traded company,
founded and headquartered in Karlsruhe, Germany, has its North
American offices located in New Jersey and North Carolina, and partners
with leading distribution partners across the globe. As publisher of
critically acclaimed titles like Codename: Panzers, Divine Divinity,
American Conquest, Combat Mission, Hammer & Sickle, War Front: Turning
Point, Cossacks and
the Blitzkrieg series, CDV is Europe’s foremost
publisher of PC strategy titles.