Gaming News - October 2004
Beverly, MA (October 8, 2004) - Atari today announced that Axis &
Allies has gone gold and is currently in manufacturing for retail distribution.
From Atari:
Axis & Allies featuring a dynamic campaign mode that offers the player the
opportunity to live out the most famous conflicts of World War 2, a powerful A.I.
system with the capacity to learn and challenge gamers during every battle, and
the ability to utilize the attributes of World War 2’s famous generals to lead
your armies to victory. Axis & Allies for PC-CD-ROM will be available the week
of November 2nd at a suggested retail price of $49.99. For more information Axis
& Allies, please visit its official website at
www.atari.com/axisandallies.
Atari is offering a pre-order program at participating retailers, as part of a
comprehensive multi-vehicle marketing campaign for the launch of the real-time
strategy PC game, based on the hit board game of the same name. The pre-order
program allows consumers who reserve a copy of Axis & Allies to receive a free
playable bonus battle scenario exclusive to the retailers participating in the
program. Consumers can pre-order from now until the November 2nd launch date.
“Working with Electronics Boutique, Gamestop and participating retailers, we’re
able to extend the Axis & Allies experience even further through this special
offer of exclusive content, ,” said Nancy MacIntyre, Vice President of Marketing
for Atari’s Beverly Studio. “TimeGate Studios has created a masterpiece and
we’re thrilled to have this opportunity to offer Axis & Allies fans more
incredible content not available in the game.”
Consumers who pre-order Axis & Allies at Electronics Boutique will receive a
free bonus battle scenario based on the 1941 German invasion of Russia. The
scenario lets fans race against time to push quickly through Russia and capture
a series of critical Soviet cities.
Consumers who pre-order Axis & Allies at Gamestop will receive a free bonus
battle scenario based on the 1940 German capture of Dunkirk. The scenario lets
fans dive into the key WWII battle in which more than 300,000 members of the
British Expeditionary Forces were stranded on the beaches of Dunkirk.
When consumers reserve their copy of Axis & Allies, they receive a pre-sell box
with an instruction card and key code inside. The instruction card provides the
URL and download instructions for their bonus scenario. Scenarios will be
available at launch, and will require the full version of Atari’s Axis & Allies
to play.
In Axis & Allies players will have the ability to change the course of history
as they experience the most epic war in the history of mankind, World War II.
With five of the world’s most powerful countries - Japan, England, France,
Germany and Russia - battling for control, players will be able to direct the
military and economic destiny of any one country to change the outcome of the
war. Axis & Allies will capture not only the intensity of war combat but also
the strategies and tactics employed by top generals and soldiers in the heat of
battle.
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