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Don’t Shoot Until You See the Whites of Their Eyes in ‘Heroes Over Europe’
2008-08-25 11:24:00
- Atari and Red Mile Entertainment to Bring the New Installment of Hit
'Heroes' Flight Combat Series to Xbox 360(R), PLAYSTATION(R)3 computer
entertainment system, and Windows PC in 2009 -
NEW YORK, Aug. 25 // -- Get ready to scramble!
Atari and Red Mile Entertainment are bringing Heroes over Europe, an
ultra-realistic seat-of-the-pants tactical flight combat game and the
latest in the critically acclaimed Heroes series, to the Xbox 360(R) video
game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PLAYSTATION(R)3 computer
entertainment system, and Windows PC in 2009.
The sequel to the mighty World War II flight combat game Heroes of the
Pacific, Heroes over Europe takes aspiring combat pilots into the bullet-
ridden heart of major World War II European air battles in glorious
dogfight- friendly high definition. Heroes over Europe follows the Allied
campaign from the attacks on London to the destruction of Berlin, with
players under orders to strap themselves into the authentically rendered
cockpits of the campaign's iconic aircraft. Their mission: to survive the
most intense dogfights ever seen in a flight combat game.
"The Heroes series has brought some of the world's most exciting air
battles in history to gamers all over the world, and Heroes over Europe
builds on the series' impressive legacy with highly detailed realistic
visual presentation and an even deeper online experience," said Cyril
Voiron, VP Brand Management Worldwide Publishing, Atari.
"Transmission Games did an incredible job on the first game, Heroes of
the Pacific, and this second game in the series is definitely benefiting
from that experience," said Simon Price, President of Red Mile
Entertainment. "We are very excited to partner with Atari to bring this
stunning title to gamers worldwide."
Developed by Transmission Games (formerly IR Gurus) in Melbourne,
Australia, and powered by an all-new engine, Heroes over Europe is set to
raise the bar for flight combat games, with new and unique game modes, and
deeper and more comprehensive online gameplay for up to 16 players.
Visually, the game takes no prisoners with meticulously rendered
environments including faithful recreations of London and Berlin, and
ultra-realistic iconic warplanes of the era, all presented in stunning high
definition graphics. With additional content available to download from
launch, Heroes over Europe is scheduled for release in 2009.
This title is not yet concept approved by Microsoft.
About the "Heroes" Flight Combat Franchise
"Heroes over Europe" is the sequel to "Heroes of the Pacific," which
was published in 2005 on the PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system,
the Xbox video game system from Microsoft, and the PC, and has sold more
than 600,000 units worldwide. Both titles are developed by Transmission
Games in Melbourne, Australia. "Heroes over Europe" has not yet been rated
by the ESRB. For more information, please visit http://www.heroesovereurope.com.
About Red Mile Entertainment, Inc.
Red Mile Entertainment, Inc. is a worldwide developer and publisher of
interactive-entertainment software. Red Mile creates, incubates, and
licenses premier intellectual properties and develops products for console
video-game systems, personal computers, and other interactive entertainment
platforms. For more information about Red Mile Entertainment, Inc. please
visit our web site at http://www.redmileentertainment.com.
About Atari, Inc.
One of the world's most recognized brands, New York-based Atari, Inc.
is a third-party publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment
software in the U.S. The Company's 1,000+ titles include hard-core,
genre-defining franchises such as Test Drive(R) and mass-market and
children's franchises such as Dragon Ball Z(R). Atari, Inc. is a
majority-owned subsidiary of France-based Infogrames Entertainment SA
(Euronext - ISIN: FR-0000052573), the largest interactive games publisher
in Europe. For more information, visit http://www.atari.com .
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