Gaming News - October 2003
San Francisco, CA (October 6, 2003) - Ubi Soft revealed plans today to
expand its line of flight sims through a partnership with 1C: Maddox Games.
From Ubi Soft:
The publishing deal includes the announcement of The Battle of Britain, a
brand new World War II flight simulation game, which is expected to build on the
enormous success of the IL-2 SturmovikTM franchise. Ubisoft also plans to
publish an expansion pack for IL2 SturmovikTM Forgotten Battles that will let
owners of Forgotten Battles take to the skies again, to engage in more World War
II dogfights alone or with players around the world via the internet.
Ubisoft's partnership with 1C: Maddox Games began with the highly acclaimed
IL-2 Sturmovik, lauded for revolutionizing the flight sim genre. The attention
to detail, technical accuracy and beautiful graphics completely immersed players
in World War II skies like never before. The Battle of Britain will be packed
with even more historical realism, and will utilize a new engine, a dynamic
campaign system and new weather effects. The game will take place in 1940 during
the infamous "Battle of Britain", between England, Germany and Italy, and it
will allow players to fly for the British, German or Italian air force.
IC Maddox Games has a stellar reputation in the industry for making quality
games," said Jay Cohen, VP Publishing, Ubisoft. "We believe that our partnership
with their talented team has made Ubisoft the world's premiere publisher of
historical flight sims and we can't wait to bring these two new games to fans
everywhere."
"Ubisoft shares the passion we feel for flight sims and they believe in our
goal to constantly work at improving the gaming experience for sim fans," said
Oleg Maddox.
"The Battle of Britain will be our most ambitious work to date and we are
looking forward to the challenge."
The Battle of Britain is scheduled to ship in 2005. The IL2 SturmovikTM
Forgotten Battles Expansion Pack is scheduled to ship in early 2004.
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