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Title: Sniper: Art of Victory
Publisher City Interactive
Format: PC DVDROM
Genre: First person shooter
Brand: Premiere Silver
Price: £4.99
Age Rating: 16+
Available: 13 June 2008

Sniper: Art of Victory, a first person shooter game for the PC launches from City Interactive’s Premiere Silver range of brand new games priced at just £4.99. Players are invited to take on the role of the hidden and deadly marksmen used in key turning points of WWII. Advanced ballistic system utilizing wind and gravity, realistic sniper rifles including the Mosin-Nagant PU and Mauser 98KS and a unique sniper weapons’ shooting system which takes into account the shooter’s condition makes Sniper: Art of Victory a must have for shooter fans.

It is autumn of 1942. Stalingrad is under siege of the Third Reich armies. The Soviet commanders order a counter offensive. In November, Marshall Zukov rallies approximately a million people around Stalingrad together with 1500 tanks, 2500 heavy cannons and three aircraft armies. His plan is to surround and cut off the 6th Army of General Friedrich Paulus and a part of the 4th Panzer Army. This way, the besieging armies will be surrounded themselves.

WW II was a theatre of war for many specialised combat units, working together to ensure an army’s victory. Among them a unique role was played by hidden and deadly marksmen. Their ability to lay motionless waiting for the perfect shot together with their professional equipment allowed them to change the course of the history with one pull of a trigger. The players take on the role of a sharpshooter to eliminate the Nazi general, who came to support the Germans laying siege to Stalingrad. They will have to make their way through areas occupied by the Third Reich to reach their units and help support the Alliance forces during their offensive on the Italian Peninsula to break the resistance of the retreating Wehrmacht forces.

Game Features:

• Advanced ballistic system utilising wind and gravity

• Realistic sniper rifles including Mosin-Nagant PU and Mauser 98KS

• Faithfully reproduced uniforms and equipment of the Third Reich soldiers

• Numerous vehicles including Tiger and Panzer IV tanks; Messerschmitt 109 and Henkel 111 aircrafts.

• Unique sniper weapons shooting system, which takes into account the players condition (breathing, concentration).

• Realistic locations accurately recreate the atmosphere of Russia and the Italian Peninsula during the war.

• Easy to install and fun to play! Eight levels providing hours of entertainment.

Sniper: Art of Victory is just one of six brand new PC games launched this month by City Interactive, one of Poland’s largest games developers and international multi-format publishers. The new releases are from the Silver Premiere collection priced just £4.99 and follow hot on the heels of the first three Gold Premiere titles launched in May which marked City Interactive’s long awaited UK arrival.

Title: Overspeed: High Performance Street Racing
Publisher City Interactive
Format: PC DVDROM
Genre: Racing
Brand: Premiere Silver
Price: £4.99
Age Rating: 3+
Available: 13 June 2008

Overspeed: High Performance Street Racing, a racing game for the PC launches from City Interactive’s Premiere Silver range of brand new games priced at just £4.99. Drivers of the fastest and most showy cars take to the streets of L.A, the birthplace of illegal street racing to become legends of the night. The competition is cut-throat but race well and climb the ladder of the underground street racing hierarchy to become L.A.’s new racing hero! As players progress through the game, they must modify their rides, take up challenges and win, win, win!

Overspeed puts players in the seat of one of 10 stock import cars challenging them to seek out random street races where you can win parts and cars. Faithfully recreated famous locations of illegal races in Los Angeles come to life for players with diversified roadways, corners, and intersections that made the dynamic street races a possibility. Players must slowly mold their vehicle into a finely tuned racing machine, capable of taking on the streets, but it won’t be easy! There are many other racers out there with these same aspirations, willing to do whatever it takes to get the checkered flag first!

Disassemble, repair, and upgrade vehicles part by part - from bumpers to sway bars - nearly every possible part that is found on an actual vehicle will not only be present in Overspeed, but removable, damageable, and upgradeable. Basic rules of tuning allows players to improve the efficiency of the engine in top gear in order to achieve more speed, change the exhaust system in order to have better acceleration, install a spoiler, a diffuser and door sills to improve aerodynamics and install a nitrous oxide system to boost the power of their ride.

Game features:

• 10 highly detailed vehicle models

• Locational damage and realistic damage modelling on every part of the vehicle

• Visual and mechanical tuning – match the performance of your ride with the right look to reflect your own personal style and create the fastest car in town

• Interchangeable parts from bumpers to exhaust pipes to engines, allowing for numerous of customising options

• Supports standard PC driving wheels and peripherals

• Expanded single player career as well as a multiplayer mode for up to 8 players

• Online live head-to-head play, with score/time based competitive play, ranking and matchmaking system

• Ghosting or collision enabled play

Overspeed: High Performance Street Racing is just one of six brand new PC games launched this month by City Interactive, one of Poland’s largest games developers and international multi-format publishers. The new releases are from the Silver Premiere collection priced just £4.99 and follow hot on the heels of the first three Gold Premiere titles launched in May which marked City Interactive’s long awaited UK arrival.

Take up the challenge and find out if you have what it takes to create and run your own cosmetics empire!

Title: Beauty Factory
Publisher City Interactive
Format: PC CDROM
Genre: Strategy
Brand: Premiere Silver
Price: £4.99
Age Rating: 3+
Available: 13 June 2008

Beauty Factory, a fun strategy game, just perfect for glamorous girls, launches from City Interactive’s Premiere Silver range of brand new games priced at just £4.99. Become the CEO of a beauty products company and find out how to research and develop ingredients for cosmetics and scent composition for perfumes. Once in production, players will need to look at packaging and design, product positioning and promotion, and launch award winning marketing campaigns to grow the business. With the help of a user-friendly tutorial and intuitive game play what more could a girl want than a Beauty Factory of her own?

Take your brand to the fashion stratosphere by carefully managing every department of the business to ensure you reach and then stay at the top. Keep a watchful eye on your rivals and stay one step ahead of the game by continually striving for success. For girls who know their perfume and make up, it won’t be long before you reach the top!

Can you create a global best-selling perfume? Start by developing your base composition in the lab. Fruity? Woody? Or flower notes, what combination would make the perfect perfume? Remember, your composition choices will have to appeal to a wide audience if you want to take your perfume to the top!

What are the latest fashion trends? Every season will need a different colour palette. Win the favour of your future customers by creating wonderful smudge-proof shades that guarantee a beautiful, lasting colour for many hours. Once you’ve picked the perfect colour, your next question should be matte, pearl or brocade?

Toes and fingers, the next best thing to eyes and lips in the cosmetics world! Create lasting, quick-dry nail polish in three varieties: pearl, matte and brocade. Thanks to the ingenious efforts of your lab scientists, the nail polish created guarantees easy application with smooth finish and an intensive, radiant shine for many days.

Create long lasting lipstick that guarantees to be kiss proof! Fresh, radiant and intensive colour that stays put for twelve hours? A major achievement! Can your lab assistants come up trumps once again and not only help you create a lipstick with staying power but also one that feels light and delicate on the lips?

The crowning glory of every girl’s makeup artistry talents. Incredibly long-lasting, waterproof mascara. It lengthens, thickens or curls eyelashes, at the same time giving a lasting effect without smudges.

Gameplay highlights & features:
• Players start by selecting their appearance, gender and name of their business.
• Play starts in the research room where products are developed; players will also have to manage production, marketing and office management efficiently if they are to see their business grow.
• In the research room, players will have to select components to develop products that satisfy fashion trends and the ever fickle likes and dislikes of their female customers.
• There are six different kinds of beauty products available in the game with three different parameters for each. By changing the parameters, you change the ingredients. Players can select from three levels of hints available to help you choose the perfect composition for each product.

• Test your products to see how they are liked before putting them into production. The closer your result comes to a 100, the closer your composition is to perfection.
• As business start growing and sales start rolling in, players can upgrade their facilities by investing in state of the art technology, production lines and leading edge marketing strategies. From basic internet marketing at the start of your business development to being able to afford investments in prime time TV advertising, your brand is set to grow and grow, but it’s up to you how fast you make it to the top!
• User-friendly tutorial and intuitive gameplay will make your job as the CEO of the company much easier

Beauty Factory is just one of six brand new PC games launched this month by City Interactive, one of Poland’s largest games developers and international multi-format publishers. The new releases are from the Silver Premiere collection priced just £4.99 and follow hot on the heels of the first three Gold Premiere titles launched in May which marked City Interactive’s long awaited UK arrival.

12th June, 2008

Online game developers Gamejam have launched the multiplayer online boxing game Supreme Boxing (www.supremeboxing.com). The launch follows a successful beta testing phase which attracted over 8,000 players.

Supreme Boxing is a massive multiplayer online boxing simulation that allows users to create and build a stable of boxers that will compete with other boxers across different weights and regions in a bid climb the rankings and become champion of the world. Players can develop their boxer skills, buy enter tournaments, join boxing clubs and fight other boxers in either spar or professional bouts.

As the users character grows in rank and reputation, there is the option to buy houses, luxuries and special items, or channel resources into the player’s professional development. The user may choose to build his own skills in a role-playing style that will, in turn improve the in-game skills of the character.

According to Gamejam’s Director Dave Bird, the introduction of certain innovative features hand real control over to the player.

“Our intention with Supreme Boxing is to accurately represent the rivalry and competition of the boxing world as they battle for titles, reputation, fame and fortune,” said Bird.

In a not entirely surprising move, Swedish online game developer Lockpick Entertainment today announced that their anticipated Free-2-Play MMORTS game Dreamlords The Reawakening will launch on Wednesday June 18 (this year that is).
A long, hot and intense summer lies ahead…

The waiting is coming to an end and after the physical move of the servers earlier this week the team is ready to release their love child together with the community.

“We’re really happy to release The Reawakening now and I know that it is highly anticipated from the Dreamlords community. Drawing on experience from the development of our previous game Dreamlords but also through feedback and suggestions from our much devoted community, I’m convinced we’ve created the game we initially set out to produce last fall”, said David Rosén CEO and Executive Producer. “The Reawakening is in every perspective a game by gamers – for gamers and now I can only hope the players will have as much fun playing it as we’ve had developing it.”

A follow-up to last year’s acclaimed MMORTS debut title from Swedish Lockpick Entertainment, Dreamlords The Reawakening blends the immensely popular RTS and RPG genres. The Reawakening is set in a ravaged world where each player control a Dreamlord, a celestial warlord, in their quest to restore order and peace.

Dreamlords – The Reawakening is a Free-2-Play MMORTS that will be available at www.dreamlords.com from Wednesday June 18, 2008.

Sheep-worrying trailer of PLAYSTATION^®3 system special edition unveiled at www.codemasters.com/overlordraisinghell

Thursday, 12th June, 2008 (11am UK TIME) – Delivering a devilishly delicious trailer of the summer’s must-play for megalomaniacs, Codemasters® today revealed an all-new trailer video for Overlord™ Raising Hell, the extra evil edition of Triumph Studios’ twisted fantasy blockbuster, coming June 20th† exclusively for the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system.

In the video, now available from www.codemasters.com/overlordraisinghell, unicorn slaying, troll baiting and sheep worrying is all on the agenda as the Overlord, ably assisted by his loyal band of demented minion warriors, lays waste to all he surveys. Perfect for anyone who ever wanted to grow up to be an evil, despotic tyrant, Overlord Raising Hell will take players on a seriously warped fantasy adventure that’s packed with dark humour and loaded with smart satire on established RPG convention and cliché.

On a tongue-in-cheek journey of death and destruction where evil is enlightening and tyranny’s a treat, Overlord Raising Hell has players venturing deeper into the world than ever before. In a series of hellish new levels, each a supernatural abyss, the undead denizens are on the attack. There’s only one thing for it: assemble the minions, descend into these kingdoms and embark on a fresh wave of oppression to become the Overlord of the underworld.

With exclusive content and a host of gameplay improvements, Overlord Raising Hell is the Overlord’s definitive outing and is set to launch for the PLAYSTATION 3 system on June 20th. Discover why being evil has never been so much fun with the new video and more available online at www.codemasters.com/overlordraisinghell and sign up as part of the Overlord’s army on Facebook†† (or the sheep gets it).

TITLE: Velvet Assassin™
PLATFORM: Xbox 360 & PC
DEVELOPER: Replay Studios
GENRE: Stealth-Action
RELEASE DATE: Late 2008

Velvet Assassin is the sumptuous new stealth-action game set to deliver a breath of fresh air into the genre and up the stakes for World War II games. Inspired by the fascinating story and unbreakable spirit of British secret agent Violette Szabo, players take control of Violette Summer, a beautiful spy deep behind enemy lines with no support or official backing from the British Government. Intense stealth-action gameplay with a startling real-time lighting system and surreal visuals combine to produce an incredible gaming experience. Velvet Assassin is set to challenge gamers to win the war from the shadows come late 2008.

VIOLETTE SUMMER
Born in Devon, England, Violette Summer grew up in a happy family and had a great and active childhood. Initially, she started her working life in a beauty salon before the outbreak of war inspired her to move to London and join the weapon industry. It didn’t take too long for her to be noticed by the Secret Services; she was after all strikingly beautiful, athletic and had great attention to detail. It was only a formality that she was recruited into MI6 during Britain’s darkest hours.

As if inspiration was needed during those very bleak days, Violette had lost a close aunt during one of the first Luftwaffe bombing attacks and to further compound her terrible heartache she later lost her cherished RAF husband in battle. However, Violette was extremely strong willed and where many would have lost themselves to misery and mourning, she used these painful experiences to inspire her to succeed as a spy for the MI6.

Come late 2008 players will be able to help Violette Summer in her daring quests behind enemy lines.

16 games, one package….classic! SNK Arcade Classics vol. 1 coming soon to Europe.

12th June ‘08

SNK PLAYMORE and Ignition Entertainment are pleased to announce the upcoming release of SNK Arcade Classics Vol. 1 for PlayStation®2, PlayStation®Portable and Wii™.

Taking 16 of SNKs most beloved titles, this pack includes:

- ART OF FIGHTING – The first fighting game to introduce the then new Spirit Gauge, Super Special Moves, use of the ‘zoom in/zoom out’ function and battle damage to the characters faces.
- BASEBALL STARS 2 – The sequel to the very popular Baseball arcade game.
- BURNING FIGHT – Battle organised crime in the streets of New York in the side-scrolling fighter.
- FATAL FURY – The first of SNK’s fighting franchises to use the NEOGEO MVS System.
- KING OF THE FIGHTERS ’94 – This is where the KOF phenomenon began.
- KING OF THE MONSTERS – Giant monsters, Destruction and mayhem in Japan.
- LAST RESORT – Take on hordes of enemies in the popular futuristic shooter.
- MAGICIAN LORD – SNK’s classic platformer, pits you as the heroic wizard Elta.
- METAL SLUG - this series has long been regarded as the bench mark of side-scrolling purity, now see why!
- NEO TURF MASTERS – Can you get a hole in one?
- SAMURAI SHODOWN – The first title in SNK’s hugely popular weapons based fighter.
- SENGOKU – Fight the undead, in feudal Japan.
- SHOCK TROOPERS – Fast paced action and lots and lots of bullets in this run and gun adventure.
- SUPER SIDEKICKS 3 – We all love football – so does SNK!
- TOP HUNTER – In this futuristic platformer, you play as Roddy or Cathy, as you protect the Colonists from the threat of the Space Pirates.
- WORLD HEROES – Take on the greatest fighters throughout time in this popular fighter.

‘In the Arcade, the addictive quality of these games ensured that the money in your pocket didn’t last long’, says Peter Rollinson, Product Manager, Ignition Entertainment. ‘Now the only difficulty is deciding which game to play first’.

For further information please visit: www.ignitionent.com/snkclassics

SNK Arcade Classics Vol.1 will be available Autumn ‘08 for the PlayStation®2 and PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) handheld entertainment system. The Wii™ version to follow.

Who is Conan?

The most popular Japan manga comic “CASE CLOSED: ONE TRUTH PREVAILS” was created in 1994. 120 million copies have been sold since!

In 1996 Conan made his television “debut” on famous TV channels like: TF1 in France, Italia 1 in Italy, Cartoon network in Spain …

1997, the first Detective Conan movie is released and is a hit at the box office in Japan!! The latest event: a new Detective Conan movie in April 2008!! What is this new and mysterious investigation about?

Conan is inaugurating the new “Mirapolis” theme park but a series of crimes crashes the party …

In September 2008, Detective Conan fans and young detectives all over the world will enjoy “CASE CLOSED – The Mirapolis investigation” on the Nintendo Wii! This adventure game will thrill kids: visit crime scenes, solve enigmas, find clues, collect evidence, play super fun mini-games (football, Super hero arcade battles, smash the groundhog and more!), and of course catch the bad guy. You will also enjoy game Extra: listen to music with the jukebox, view your ingame picture collection!

Thanks to your Wiimote you are going to be able to solve this investigation using all of Conan’s gadgets (Bow Tie Voice transmitter, solar-powered Skateboard, super sneakers …).

Game features
• Loaded with extras: 6 different mini games, Extra content.
• A great storyline!
• A title specifically developed for the WII: Visit crime scenes, collect evidence, touch and manipulate objects with you Wii-mote…
• The manga universe: Characters, gadgets, The original Japanese manga voices are available.

About the game
Genre: Adventure / Investigation
Platform: Nintendo Wii
Publisher: Nobilis
Developer: Marvelous Entertainment Inc.
Release date: September 2008

New York, USA (June 12, 2008) On its latest mission to conquer the world, Paradox Interactive orders a impressive demonstration of the forthcoming geo-political war simulator – Supreme Ruler 2020.

To provide players with a taste for the game, two single player scenarios can be played through for four continuous months. All features are available except for the use of nuclear weapons. Both scenarios are included without restriction, in the full release of the game. The scenarios available in the demo are:
1) Italy Votes – Vote for Unification
2) Pre-emptive strike – Israeli invasion of Syria
A brief strategy walkthrough of the Italy Votes scenario is provided for newcomers to the game.

Demo available on IGN.com