Video Gaming News - June 2003
Irvine, CA (June 25, 2003) - Interplay Entertainment Corp. and
BattleBorne Entertainment today announced their collaboration on the development
and distribution of Airborne: Liberation.
From Interplay:
Airborne: Liberation transports the player to the European theater of
operations during World War II as allied airborne forces prepare for the
invasion of Hitler's "Fortress Europe" on June 6, 1944. Assuming the role of Pvt
Patrick Harper, the player will be dropped into Normandy in the pre-dawn hours
of the D-Day invasion to fight his way through war-torn Europe from the D-Day,
to Market Garden, the siege of Bastogne, and the final assault into Hitler's
Germany. The player can choose to fight as a member of the 101st "Screaming
Eagles" Division, the 82nd Airborne or the British Red Devils. Every attempt
will be made to keep Airborne: Liberation as historically accurate as possible
while still maintaining fun game play.
"We're really excited about Airborne: Liberation and look forward to
combining efforts with BattleBorne to bring this history-based gameplay
experience to consumers," states Jim Molitor, Vice President of Product
Development for Interplay.
James Kosta, President of BattleBorne Entertainment adds, "We are very
pleased to be working with Interplay. They have a great history of bringing epic
stories to life and we believe that they will do the same for Airborne:
Liberation."
Utilizing both individual player and squad based combat, Airborne: Liberation
will offer the player highly detailed environments, high quality special effect
visuals and sound effects, as well as authentic uniforms, weapons, vehicles and
environments. Two-player coop allows a player to fight side-by-side with a
friend on the same screen.
Airborne: Liberation is scheduled to release on the 60th anniversary of D-Day
in June 2004 on current generation consoles.
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