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Monday April 21, 2003

1C REVEALS MASSIVE SLATE OF GAMES AT E3, 2003

Action, Strategy, Adrenaline and Humor at Booth # 6035, Kentia Hall

Leading Russian publisher 1C Company will unveil a massive slate of 14 titles at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in May, 2003. Covering the genre spectrum, the titles run the gamut from WW2 action to whacky racing games. 1C will be located at booth #6035 in Kentia Hall at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

1C's E3 line up will consist of the following:

Perimeter, PC, Q4 2003 release date

Perimeter is an original RTS experience combining innovative warfare and terraforming capabilities with traditional RTS gameplay. The gamer will create modifiable combat units using advanced nanotechnology - units that can be modified in mid-mission as tactical situations change - and launch a campaign to seize territory. Once land is captured, powerful defensive perimeters are arrayed and the land is converted into the principal energy source. Developed by K-D LAB.

Rig'n'Roll, PC, 2004 release date

Rig'n'Roll (from creators of famous Hard Truck series) is delivering players the ultimate truck driving experience with authentic models of trucks and their interiors, a completely new collision model and astonishing 3D graphics among numerous features. Only this time the game world is realistic. This time it's real California. Players will experience thousands miles of real roads. They will visit San Francisco and LA, San Diego and San Jose. They will race along famous highways and find shortcuts using small country roads. Developed by Softlab-NSK.

Outfront, PC, Q1 2004 release date

Set during the violence of WWII, Outfront is a game that combines elements of strategy, real-time tactics, role playing. The game features highly detailed 3D graphics, a huge variety of historically accurate weapons and machinery, realistic character behavior and numerous unique and distinctive technological and art solutions immersing players in the atmosphere of the WWII epoch. Developed by Best Way.

Vivisector: Beast inside, PC, Q1 2004 release date

Vivisector: Beast inside is a unique mixture of 3D Action/Horror that blends an immersive interactive story with intense, high-adrenaline action. Players find themselves in the role of a ship wreck survivor who comes across a remote pacific island on which dark experiments have been performed and the resulting creations are now on the loose. Developed by Action Forms.

Axle Rage, PS2/PC, 2004 release date

Axle Rage for the Sony PlayStation 2 and PC is a cinematic third person 3D action game featuring an intriguing storyline and a vast gaming universe. Players enter the game as Axle, a tough biker, freelancer and a member of the 'No Dice' motorcycle gang. His home is Nailsdale, a post-apocalyptic city built on an artificial coastal sea platform.a lawless arena for drugs, violence and gang wars. Players will engage in hand to hand combat and fast-paced motorcycle battles, using objects at hand as weapons, special combo moves and white-knuckle daring to claim their spot as king of the road. Developed by Akella.

Bloody Magic, PC, 2004 release date

Bloody Magic is a singleplayer, 3rd person RPG for the PC where the weapon of choice is magic. The game is set in a richly detailed medieval-style world, allowing the player a wide variety of choices both in individual quests and character development. Bloody Magic is different from most other popular RPG titles in that the player characters are all varying types of magicians. Developed by Sky Fallen.

Konung 2, PC, Q4 2003 release date

Konung 2 is an RPG with RTS and Adventure elements and is a sequel to the original Konung: The Legend of the North. The game is set in a unique fantasy world filled with mythical magic and legendary tribes of wild Slavic hunters, noble traders of the still-powerful Byzantine Empire and fearless Viking warriors. Developed by 1C.

Private Wars, PC, Q4 2003 release date

Private Wars is an in-depth tactical 3D shooter combining stealth action elements with traditional action shooter gameplay. Private Wars was developed with Solid Graphics Technology and features huge outdoor locations with detailed landscapes (grass, trees, etc.). The graphics technology allows the game to simulate realistic effects such as shadows, wind effects and other weather conditions. Private Wars uses dynamic lighting, bump-mapping, pixel shaders and other leading edge technologies to enhance the gameplay experience. Developed by TS Group.

Star Wolves, PC, Q4 2003 release date

Star Wolves is a 3D space RPG with strategy elements. The game thrusts players into a world of freelance space hunters in the XXI-XXII Century A.D. during a time of political crisis for the all-powerful Empire and the three mega-corporations that control all the known worlds. Corruption prospers planet-side and only space can give a man his freedom.But space is not a safe place anymore. Pirates, Berserkers (AI computers that rebel against humanity) and Empire patrol ships reign in space. Developed by X-bow Software.

Borderzone (working title), PC, Q4 2003 release date

What awaits mankind in 9,000 AD? Has the earth flourished or regressed into despair? Players will find the answers to humanity's fate in Borderzone. Borderzone is a combat oriented game, combining strong action elements with the role-playing experience. The action and strategy of the non-linear plot unfolds in a pseudo-turn based combat, leading explorers to various endings depending on which paths they choose. Developed by Saturn-Plus.

Sphere, PC, Q4 2003 release date

Sphere is a MMORPG (massive multiplayer online RPG), which immerses players into an artificially created medieval universe where they have complete freedom to shape their own destiny. Filled with mystery and two complete systems of magic, Sphere is a leading edge MMORPG experience. Developed by Nikita.

MechMinds, PC, Q4 2003 release date

MechMinds is an action role-playing game that immerses players in a world inhabited entirely by robots.a world which is, in fact, a giant military test zone. Players will assume the role of an AI robot traveling on a glider - a special floating vehicle with antigravity engines. The game combines combat action, trade, exploration, and sends players on a variety of quests and missions. Developed by SkyRiver Studios.

Space Rangers, PC, Q3 2003 release date

Space Rangers is an action/RPG game set in a far off galaxy inhabited by several intelligent races who co-exist in a state of economic and political competition.when out of the blackness of space, a new and hostile race of aliens appear, the Klissans. Players assume the role of a heroic Ranger in a small space craft on a quest to save the galaxy from slavery. Developed by Elemental Games.

Spanking Runners, PC, Available Now

In the cute and whacky racing game Spanking Runners, players control crazy vehicles with amusing animated drivers as they hurtle around obstacle courses while wielding zany magic spells. An utterly original Adventure/Racing Arcade game, Spanking Runners features several addictive play modes, including Real-Time, Turn-Based, Split-Screen and intense Hot-Seat competitions. Developed by K-D LAB.

ABOUT 1C

Founded in 1991 1C Company is the leading publisher and distributor in the former USSR. 1C distributes titles of more than 45 international publishers in Russia, CIS and Baltic states. 1C publishes and produces games of over 15 leading Russian independent development studios. 1C Company is well known as a game developer, having developed titles such as IL-2 Sturmovik series and Battlefield Command among others. 1C's line up for 2003 & 2004 includes over 30 titles for PC and consoles. http://int.games.1c.ru