IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey landing in stores September 15th

by: Jake - posted: 7/23/2009 11:24:00 AM

The upcoming WWII flight combat game IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey, developed by Gaijin Entertainment and SME Dynamic Systems, will be coming to the DS, PSP, PS3, and Xbox 360 in mid-September. In the game you take control of your fighter plane and dogfight through the 6 WWII battles including The Battle of Britain, Stalingrad, and Berlin. Read more for the press release.

WWII Flight Combat Title Coming to North America this Fall for
Xbox 360, PS3, Nintendo DS and PSP

Agoura Hills, CA - July 23, 2009 - 505 Games U.S., in collaboration
with 1C Company have confirmed that the highly anticipated World War
II flight combat title IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey will make its
console debut on September 15, 2009 in North America, with pre-orders
now being taken from retailers.

Developed by Gaijin Entertainment for Xbox 360 and PS3, DiP
Interactive for Nintendo DS and SME Dynamic Systems Limited for PSP,
IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey features the greatest aerial battles of
the Second World War, and boasts the most realistic landscapes and
aircraft seen in any flight game.

Players participate in the most famous confrontations of the era
piloting fighters, battle planes or heavy bombers across a range of
daring and action-packed missions. There are six theaters 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. Unlock more than 40 planes, all
faithfully recreated in amazing detail, and pilot them in breathtaking
air battles and daring bombing runs spread over 50 campaign missions
and four multiplayer modes.

IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey will be published by 505 Games in
collaboration with 1C Company. Visit the official website at
www.il2game.com for all the latest information.

For 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.