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War
World Demo Out Now!
February 14th 2006:
Happy Valentine! You have a date...with
a Mech. Your date today will be a little rough around the edges
and feel a bit cold. Actually, you shouldn't get too close
because it is a freaking agressive mech trying to make this your
last Valentine ever. Yep - a new playable demo for ‘War World:
Tactical Combat’ is out now. See you online!
The official pressrelease:.
Haarlem, The Netherlands, February 14th: Publisher Lighthouse
Interactive and Australian developer Third Wave Games today
announced that a playable demo for their soon to be released
mech shooter ‘War World: Tactical Combat’ is now available. War
World is a pure adrenaline rush, featuring mechanized warriors
battling head to head in a unique combination of all-out action
and active strategy - one that will especially please online
players.
The War World demo features one mech, one map, all available
weapons and the gamemodes Deathmatch in single- & multiplayer
and Team Deathmatch in multiplayer (both on LAN & online). The
148 MB demo can be downloaded
here.
Join the frenzy as soon as you can !
The full game is scheduled to hit the shelves next week in the
UK, Benelux and France. Germany, other European territories are
to follow in early March.
About War World: Tactical Combat
War World is a planet wide arena dedicated to the art of war.
This is the chosen battleground where powerful Mechanized
Warriors compete in savage battles to settle age old conflicts.
War World features intense combat with 50 different weapons
systems from long-range missiles and mortars, through to the
brutal, close-action mini gun. More than just brute force,
players will need to utilize a wide range of electronic weapons
systems, countermeasures, and advanced surveillance technologies
to win the battle. War World, it’s the Ultimate Combat
experience!
Game Features (Full Version):
• Take control of a lightning fast and seriously deadly combat
mech
• Win battles, earn credits and upgrade your combat mech from 6
different mech classes and over 50 powerful weapon systems with
loads of upgrades!
• Up to 9 upgrades for each weapon – missiles, mini-guns,
mortars, lasers, mine- launchers and shields
• Custom-based – player created game elements
• Smooth control system combining the best of 1st and 3rd person
games
• 100 level singleplayer campaign in 6 difficulty settings
• Fast paced and ultra smooth multiplayer action both online and
via LAN
• 4 game modes in both single- and multiplayer
About Third Wave Games
Third Wave Games is a game developer founded by several industry
veterans with years of experience in managing the production of
high quality computer games. The company is based in Melbourne,
Australia. Its team members have worked on several multi-million
selling console titles before bundling forces and forming Third
Wave Games. The company works closely with publishers to develop
well-crafted, entertaining and commercially successful games on
time and on budget. Its first project is War World: Tactical
Combat. Find out more about Third Wave Games at:
www.thirdwavegames.com
About Lighthouse Interactive
Lighthouse Interactive is a fast growing publisher of
interactive entertainment with offices in Haarlem, The
Netherlands and Montreal, Canada. Lighthouse’s titles include
the critically acclaimed adventure title “Keepsake” and the
highly anticipated 4x space strategy game, “Sword of the Stars”.
Staffed with industry veterans and with offices in key locations
around the world, Lighthouse is a strong alternative for
developers looking to bring their products to a worldwide
audience. Find our more about Lighthouse Interactive at
www.lighthouse-interactive.com.
For more information contact our PR Department at this
address.
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War World:
Tactical Combat gone Gold
Amsterdam, The Netherlands, January 27th:
Fast growing publisher Lighthouse Interactive and developer Third Wave Games today announced that their highly anticipated mech shooter War World: Tactical Combat, has reached gold status
and will begin shipping throughout Europe on February 17th,
2006. War World is the battleground where ancient enemies must
settle age old conflicts through clashes of mechanized warriors
in a unique combination of all-out action and active strategy.
“We are very pleased to announce that War World has gone gold”,
said Raymond Snippe, Lighthouse Interactive’s development
manager. “Third Wave has done an excellent job in creating a
truly addictive and intense action game. We look forward to the
reaction of the gaming community”.
Third Wave Games CEO Morten Brodersen added: “It has been a
pleasure working with Lighthouse Interactive to make War World
ready for the retail launch and we are looking forward to giving
players worldwide the chance to experience the unique game that
is War World: Tactical Combat.”
About War World: Tactical Combat
War World is
a planet wide arena dedicated to the art of war. This is the
chosen battleground where powerful Mechanized Warriors compete
in savage battles to settle age old conflicts. War World
features intense combat with 50 different weapons systems from
long-range missiles and mortars, through to the brutal,
close-action mini gun. More than just brute force, players will
need to utilize a wide range of electronic weapons systems,
countermeasures, and advanced surveillance technologies to win
the battle.
War
World, it’s the Ultimate Combat experience!
Game Features
•
Take control
of a lightning fast and seriously deadly combat mech
• Win
battles, earn credits and upgrade your combat mech from 6
different mech classes and over 50 powerful weapon systems with
loads of upgrades!
• Up to 9 upgrades for each weapon – missiles, mini-guns,
mortars, lasers, mine- launchers and shields
• Custom-based – player created game elements
• Smooth control system combining the best of 1st and 3rd
person games
• 100 level singleplayer campaign in 6 difficulty
settings
• Fast paced and ultra smooth multiplayer action both
online and via LAN
• 4 game modes in both single- and multiplayer
A Lighthouse spokesperson added that
localized versions (such as German, French and Spanish) of War
World will be going gold the next few days. The official demo
will also be arriving next week. For more information keep an eye on
www.lighthouse-interactive.com
About Third Wave Games
Third Wave Games is a game developer
founded by several industry veterans with years of experience in managing the production of high quality computer games. The
company is based in Melbourne, Australia. Its team members have
worked on several multi-million selling console titles before
bundling forces and forming Third Wave Games. The company works
closely with publishers to develop well-crafted, entertaining
and commercially successful games on time and on budget. Its
first project is War World: Tactical Combat. Find out more about
Third Wave Games at:
http://www.thirdwavegames.com/
About Lighthouse Interactive
Lighthouse Interactive is a fast expanding
publisher of interactive entertainment with offices in Haarlem,
The Netherlands and Montreal, Canada. Lighthouse’s titles
include the critically acclaimed adventure title “Keepsake” and
the highly anticipated 4x space strategy game, “Sword of the
Stars”. Staffed with industry veterans and with offices in key
locations around the world, Lighthouse is a strong alternative
for developers looking to bring their products to a worldwide
audience. Find our more about Lighthouse Interactive at
www.lighthouse-interactive.com
For more information contact our PR Department at
pr@lighthouse-interactive.com
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Amsterdam, The Netherlands, December 16th.
Dutch publisher Lighthouse Interactive
today released the War World Box cover plus a thrilling new War
World: Tactical Combat Trailer. The trailer highlights the many
extras that will be featured in the enhanced version of this
exciting new game.
Use
this link
to find the boxcover on our productpage.
A mirror to the trailer can be found
here at
Gamershell.
About War World Tactical Combat
War World is a planet dedicated to conflict and battle. A world
where powerful armored mechanised warriors compete in savage
battles in breathtaking outdoor arenas. War World features 50
different weapons systems from long-range missiles and mortars,
through to the brutal, close-action mini gun, pinpoint accurate
laser cannons and many, many more. Combined with an unreal range
of electronic weapons systems, countermeasures, surveillance
technologies and a range of different mechanoid chassis to
customize, War World offers a totally new experience for fast
paced shooter fans and gamers worldwide. Look out for War World
on European retail shelves by mid February 2006.
About Lighthouse Interactive
Lighthouse Interactive is a newly formed publisher of
interactive entertainment with offices in Amsterdam, Holland and
Montreal, Canada. The company has prepared a strong portfolio of
releases and is looking forward to bringing its first product to
market this fall. Staffed with industry veterans and with
offices in key locations around the world, the company is poised
to be a strong alternative for developers looking to bring their
products to market.
Find our more about
Lighthouse Interactive
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Amsterdam,
The Netherlands, October 19th.
Fast growing Dutch
publisher Lighthouse Interactive today announced that it has
acquired the pan-European rights for the PC game “War World:
Tactical Combat” in a deal with Australian developer Third Wave
Games. The agreement will give Lighthouse Interactive publishing
rights for all European territories and Russia, as well as
Turkey and Australia/NZ.
Erik Schreuder, Lighthouse CEO, said: “We are extremely pleased to add
War World to our stable of promising titles. With the planned
additions that we will be making, we think it is going to be a
great game. So far we have been very impressed by the great
looks and smooth feel of the game and by the fantastic netcode,
allowing gamers to play virtually lagfree over large distances.
We’re very keen to bring War World to European gamers in a
couple of months.”
War World is a
planet dedicated to conflict and battle. A world where powerful
armored mechanised warriors compete in savage battles in
breathtaking outdoor arenas. War World features 50 different
weapons systems from long-range missiles and mortars, through to
the brutal, close-action mini gun, pinpoint accurate laser
cannons and many, many more. Combined with an unreal range of
electronic weapons systems, countermeasures, surveillance
technologies and a range of different mechanoid chassis to
customize, War World offers a totally new experience for fast
paced shooter fans and gamers worldwide. Look out for War World
on European retail shelves by mid February 2006.
Morten
Brodersen, CEO at Third Wave Games, added: “We are very pleased
to be working with such a respected partner as Lighthouse
Interactive and are looking forward to bringing War World to
pan-European retail.”
The enhanced
version of “War World: Tactical Combat” is being built on the
core of the much acclaimed version 1.06, a version which had
been previously available as an online-only release in North
America. The much improved European retail version will feature
several new additions to that version such as LAN support,
“Capture the Flag" and "Team Objective” multiplayer modes and
two additional singleplayer modes: “Deathmatch” and “Team
Deathmatch”.
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