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Battlestations: Midway Announced

April 21, 2006

PC, Xbox 360

Eidos sent word today that they have a new World War II game in the works called Battlestations: Midway for the PC and Xbox 360. As the name of the game suggests, it takes place in the Pacific Theatre, and is a mixture of air, ship, and submarine combat, as players take on the role of an American soldier in the war.

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“Battlestations: Midway offers players a refreshingly new and exciting gaming experience, whilst maintaining an incredible level of detail which recreates the intensity and atmosphere of the Pacific War. The ability to jump from a raging dogfight to the deck of a destroyer, with the crew frantically running about around you on deck, to the silence of a prowling submarine provides a unique and at times breathtaking experience. And, of course, watching

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your mate’s aircraft carrier sink past your sub after a sneaky online torpedo attack is extremely satisfying!” said Brand Manager, Matt Russell.

“On Xbox Live, gamers will be able to take part in gripping cooperative games and the high-definition mode really brings to life the glorious scale of Midway battles,” said Klaude Thomas, Producer. “The power of Xbox 360 allows us a greater level of detail – self-shadowed, bump-mapped and textured in high resolution, which you simply couldn’t do before now”