1C Company is the largest software developer in Russia. Little known in the states, they will be revealing a large E3 lineup full of interesting titles.
Russian publishing powerhouse 1C Company, has announced its slate of PC titles that will appear at this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo. 1C will showcase its diverse line-up, which includes role-playing, strategy and racing at the company’s booth located at 6235 Kentia Hall (for those attending the E3 Expo).
Titles that will be exhibited at 1C Company’s E3 booth are Perimeter, Borderzone, R.C. Cars Spanking Runners and Jazz and Faust, all for the PC. One additional title will be officially announced at E3.
“1C Company has established itself in Russia as a leading software developer, publisher and distributor,” said Nikolay Baryshnikov, International Sales Director for 1C. “This 2002 line-up will position us as a major player in the North American and European Markets.”
Known most recently for the critically acclaimed IL-2 Sturmovik, 1C Company will make its North American publishing debut with Jazz & Faust, a classic adventure game due to ship May 15, 2002.
A brief synopsis of each title follows:
Title: Perimeter Release date: Q4 2002 Genre: RTS Platform: PC
A real-time strategy game built on the concept of territory seizure; Perimeter offers a well-balanced combination of new terraforming principles and territorial wars with traditional strategy elements. The game merges proven principles of controlling resources and unit groups with a brand new game engine and well-conceived original game design.
Title: R.C. Cars Release date: Autumn 2002 Genre: Arcade Racing Platform: PC
Players race through 10 action-packed, fun-filled tracks with realistically modeled, toy radio-controlled cars. Special gameplay features include championship mode, ghost mode and single player races against AI controlled opponents.
Title: Borderzone (working title) Release date: Q1 2003 Genre: RPG (Role Playing Game) Platform: PC
Borderzone is a role-playing game where players will have to form a band of brave adventurers to explore a huge interactive game world and face dozens of enemies in pseudo turn-base combat. This game features a non-linear plot that will lead gamers to various endings depending on which paths they choose.
Title: Spanking Runners Release date: TBD Genre: Arcade Racing Platform: PC
An adventure/racing arcade thriller where players control crazy vehicles with amusing animated drivers and bright magic spells to make it through a series of fun-filled obstacle courses. Spanking Runners features several addictive modes of play including Real-Time, Turn-Based, Split Screen and Hot-Seat Competitions.
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