Gaming News - August 2002
Bellevue, WA (August 1, 2002) - Sierra and MadDoc Software today
announced that starting Monday, August 5th, thousands of gamers will have the
opportunity to participate in the public beta test for Empire Earth: The Art of
Conquest, their upcoming expansion pack for last year's real-time strategy game,
Empire Earth. The beta test program will focus on multiplayer play
balancing and load testing to ensure the best possible launch for the ambitious
expansion pack.
On Monday, a special beta version of Empire Earth: The Art of Conquest will
be available for download via Sierra's FTP servers. Gamers interested in
participating in the beta test will be able to play a single multiplayer map
through all 15 of the expansion pack's ages and test out the new units, powers,
and buildings being added to Empire Earth. The beta will also include a sneak
preview of the new multiplayer interface built for Empire Earth that is designed
to make Internet gaming easier and more fun for gamers of all skill levels.
More information about Empire Earth and the beta test program can be found at
www.empireearth.com. The game is
scheduled for release this Fall.
From Sierra:
Empire Earth: The Art of Conquest includes three new single-player campaigns
set in ancient Rome, the Pacific Theater of World War II, and Asia in the 22nd
century. In addition, each of the 21 pre-designed civilizations in the game
gains a unique special power, building, or unit. Examples include: the Kingdom
of Italy's Metallurgy power, which allows them to pay building costs with gold
or iron interchangeably; Great Britain's S.A.S. unit will be able to plant
demolitions and swim across water; and the United States' market building will
allow that civilization to trade abundant resources for scarce ones.
In Empire Earth: The Art of Conquest, gamers can become the greatest
conqueror of all time by creating, building, and leading a civilization to
transcend the ages - from the discovery of fire, to flight, to the next
frontier: space.
From Prehistory to the Space Age of the 22nd Century, Empire Earth serves up
gaming on an epic scale. Empire Earth and Empire Earth: The Art of Conquest
cover over 500,000 years of human history, from the discovery of fire to the
laser battles of the future. Each player takes control of a fledgling
civilization and strives to forge the greatest of all empires.
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