IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey demo availble on PlayStation Network
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8/20/2009 12:03:00 PM
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IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds Of Prey
The demo for IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey, the upcoming World War II era flight combat game, has just been released onto PlayStation Network. Birds of Prey will be made available in stores September 15th. By the way, I must say I really love the cover art.
IL-2 STURMOVIK: BIRDS OF PREY DEMO SWOOPS
ONTO PLAYSTATION®NETWORK
Single-Player Demo of WWII Flight Combat Game Reaches Half a Million
Downloads on Xbox LIVE® Arcade; Now Available on PlayStation®3
AGOURA HILLS, Calif. - August 20, 2009 - 505 Games U.S., in
collaboration with 1C Company, today released a single-player demo for
upcoming flight combat game IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds Of Prey. The demo is
now available for download on PlayStation®Network for PlayStation®3,
in addition to being available on Xbox LIVE® Arcade for the Xbox 360®
video game and entertainment system from Microsoft.
PlayStation3 owners can now join the more than 625,000 Xbox LIVE
Arcade demo players already taking over the skies of Dover. The IL-2
Sturmovik: Birds Of Prey demo gives players a taste of two of the
game's memorable conflict scenarios: The Battle of Britain and The
Battle of the Bulge. Gaijin Entertainment's eagerly anticipated WWII
aerial combat will be available September 8, 2009 for Xbox 360, PS3,
Nintendo DS and PSP.
In Battle of Britain: Red Skies Over Dover, players are given the role
of a Royal Air Force (RAF) pilot commanding the legendary Mk. II
Spitfire with B wing armament (two canons, four machine guns). What
starts off as a routine 'mopping up' mission on a few stray He-111
German bombers soon develops into an all-out battle in which the RAF
faced their finest hour. The mission demonstrates the skills required
to intercept larger bombers as well as the more nimble Stuka bombers.
The need to use wingmen effectively will become apparent as the
mission unfolds and survivors will have the opportunity to land on a
home airstrip.
In Battle of the Bulge: Tiger Hunt, the US Air Force P-51D Mustang is
the weapon of choice, as players are tasked with taking out Germans
ripping through the Ardennes. Defending FW-190 fighters will also have
to be dispatched to help overcome the Tigers as US forces aim to stem
the German advance and defend the front line. The mission will allow
players to try rocket attacks on ground targets as well as sample the
snow-capped vistas of the Belgian landscape in December.
Based around large-scale aerial combat over the ground-based military
operations of World War II, variety is at the heart of the action in
IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey. Players participate in the most famous
confrontations of the era piloting fighters, battle planes or heavy
bombers across a range of missions. There are six theatres of war in
which to engage - The Battle of Britain, Stalingrad, Berlin, Sicily,
the Battle of the Bulge and Korsun - representing the main airborne
battles of World War II in Europe.
As well as taking environmental and landscape visuals to new heights
by incorporating satellite technology, IL-2 boasts a tangible damage
effects engine. Players will see real-time damage to the aircraft that
includes holes on the wings and trail lines during dogfights. IL-2
will support up to 16 players in multiplayer aerial combat set across
four scenarios - Dogfight, Team Battle, Strike and Capture the
Airfield.
IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds Of Prey will be published by 505 Games in
collaboration with 1C Company in North America on September 8, 2009
for Xbox 360, PS3, DS and PSP platforms. For the latest information,
visit the official Web site at http://www.il2game.com or follow IL-2
on Twitter http://twitter.com/IL2BirdsOfPrey.
For press assets, please visit:
http://bhimpact.gamespress.com/product_page.asp?i=946.
About 505 Games
505 Games, headquartered in Milton Keynes is dedicated to the
publishing and international distribution of full price, mid-range and
budget computer and videogames in EMEA (Europe, Middle East and
Africa) markets and Australia. The current portfolio includes the best
selling games Cooking Mama, ArmA: Armed Assault, Bust-a-Move and
Armored Core and covers all gaming platforms, including next
generation consoles like Sony PlayStation® 3, Nintendo Wii™ and
Microsoft Xbox 360™. For More information on 505 Games and its
products please visit www.505games.co.uk.
About 1C Company
1C Company specializes in distribution, publishing and development of
business, entertainment and educational software. Founded in 1991, 1C
has become the largest publisher and distributor of computer and video
games in Eastern and Central Europe. 1C Company is widely acknowledged
as a game developer and has several internal studios. Internal
developments of 1C include IL-2 Sturmovik series and Theatre of War.
1C Company works as a publisher and producer with over 30 independent
development studios and has produced over 100 projects for PC and
consoles including titles like Space Rangers, Soldiers: Heroes of
World War II, Men of War, Perimeter, Fantasy Wars, Elven Legacy, Death
to Spies, King's Bounty: The Legend. For more information, please
visit www.1cpublishing.com.
About Gaijin Entertainment
Gaijin Entertainment specializes in creation of games for various
platforms (PC/PS3/Xbox 360) and also gives much attention to
technology-related research work which provides attraction and
applicability to the company's solutions in changeable IT market
conditions. At the moment Gaijin team is represented by six
departments and over sixty highly qualified employees. The company's
projects have received a range of mass media and game industry awards
including a few Russian Game developers conference "Best simulator",
"Best game for next-gen consoles" (IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey /
PS3, X-box 360), "Best technologies" for Dagor Engine™, "Best sound"
and many more.
ONTO PLAYSTATION®NETWORK
Single-Player Demo of WWII Flight Combat Game Reaches Half a Million
Downloads on Xbox LIVE® Arcade; Now Available on PlayStation®3
AGOURA HILLS, Calif. - August 20, 2009 - 505 Games U.S., in
collaboration with 1C Company, today released a single-player demo for
upcoming flight combat game IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds Of Prey. The demo is
now available for download on PlayStation®Network for PlayStation®3,
in addition to being available on Xbox LIVE® Arcade for the Xbox 360®
video game and entertainment system from Microsoft.
PlayStation3 owners can now join the more than 625,000 Xbox LIVE
Arcade demo players already taking over the skies of Dover. The IL-2
Sturmovik: Birds Of Prey demo gives players a taste of two of the
game's memorable conflict scenarios: The Battle of Britain and The
Battle of the Bulge. Gaijin Entertainment's eagerly anticipated WWII
aerial combat will be available September 8, 2009 for Xbox 360, PS3,
Nintendo DS and PSP.
In Battle of Britain: Red Skies Over Dover, players are given the role
of a Royal Air Force (RAF) pilot commanding the legendary Mk. II
Spitfire with B wing armament (two canons, four machine guns). What
starts off as a routine 'mopping up' mission on a few stray He-111
German bombers soon develops into an all-out battle in which the RAF
faced their finest hour. The mission demonstrates the skills required
to intercept larger bombers as well as the more nimble Stuka bombers.
The need to use wingmen effectively will become apparent as the
mission unfolds and survivors will have the opportunity to land on a
home airstrip.
In Battle of the Bulge: Tiger Hunt, the US Air Force P-51D Mustang is
the weapon of choice, as players are tasked with taking out Germans
ripping through the Ardennes. Defending FW-190 fighters will also have
to be dispatched to help overcome the Tigers as US forces aim to stem
the German advance and defend the front line. The mission will allow
players to try rocket attacks on ground targets as well as sample the
snow-capped vistas of the Belgian landscape in December.
Based around large-scale aerial combat over the ground-based military
operations of World War II, variety is at the heart of the action in
IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey. Players participate in the most famous
confrontations of the era piloting fighters, battle planes or heavy
bombers across a range of missions. There are six theatres of war in
which to engage - The Battle of Britain, Stalingrad, Berlin, Sicily,
the Battle of the Bulge and Korsun - representing the main airborne
battles of World War II in Europe.
As well as taking environmental and landscape visuals to new heights
by incorporating satellite technology, IL-2 boasts a tangible damage
effects engine. Players will see real-time damage to the aircraft that
includes holes on the wings and trail lines during dogfights. IL-2
will support up to 16 players in multiplayer aerial combat set across
four scenarios - Dogfight, Team Battle, Strike and Capture the
Airfield.
IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds Of Prey will be published by 505 Games in
collaboration with 1C Company in North America on September 8, 2009
for Xbox 360, PS3, DS and PSP platforms. For the latest information,
visit the official Web site at http://www.il2game.com or follow IL-2
on Twitter http://twitter.com/IL2BirdsOfPrey.
For press assets, please visit:
http://bhimpact.gamespress.com/product_page.asp?i=946.
About 505 Games
505 Games, headquartered in Milton Keynes is dedicated to the
publishing and international distribution of full price, mid-range and
budget computer and videogames in EMEA (Europe, Middle East and
Africa) markets and Australia. The current portfolio includes the best
selling games Cooking Mama, ArmA: Armed Assault, Bust-a-Move and
Armored Core and covers all gaming platforms, including next
generation consoles like Sony PlayStation® 3, Nintendo Wii™ and
Microsoft Xbox 360™. For More information on 505 Games and its
products please visit www.505games.co.uk.
About 1C Company
1C Company specializes in distribution, publishing and development of
business, entertainment and educational software. Founded in 1991, 1C
has become the largest publisher and distributor of computer and video
games in Eastern and Central Europe. 1C Company is widely acknowledged
as a game developer and has several internal studios. Internal
developments of 1C include IL-2 Sturmovik series and Theatre of War.
1C Company works as a publisher and producer with over 30 independent
development studios and has produced over 100 projects for PC and
consoles including titles like Space Rangers, Soldiers: Heroes of
World War II, Men of War, Perimeter, Fantasy Wars, Elven Legacy, Death
to Spies, King's Bounty: The Legend. For more information, please
visit www.1cpublishing.com.
About Gaijin Entertainment
Gaijin Entertainment specializes in creation of games for various
platforms (PC/PS3/Xbox 360) and also gives much attention to
technology-related research work which provides attraction and
applicability to the company's solutions in changeable IT market
conditions. At the moment Gaijin team is represented by six
departments and over sixty highly qualified employees. The company's
projects have received a range of mass media and game industry awards
including a few Russian Game developers conference "Best simulator",
"Best game for next-gen consoles" (IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey /
PS3, X-box 360), "Best technologies" for Dagor Engine™, "Best sound"
and many more.
