GMX MEDIA SECURES RIGHTS TO SQUAD
ASSAULT
London UK 10th July 2003 – GMX Media
http://www.gmxmedia.net has today
announced that it has secured the European publishing rights for the upcoming
3-D tactical wargame title – Eric Young’s Squad Assault: West Front.
“GMX Media have made a name for
themselves as a top quality publisher and distributor throughout the world.
Their expertise and professionalism make them the perfect partner for the
European launch of Squad Assault,” said David Heath, Director of Operations at
Matrix Games.
"Working with Matrix Games has been
such a pleasure that other projects are already in the works. The company’s
dedication and knowledge of war games is unprecedented.” stated Barry Leonard,
the COO of GMX Media. “Eric Young’s Squad Assault: West Front is set to take the
tactical wargaming market by storm with its polished and innovative 3D play.
We’re excited to bring this landmark title to European gamers.”
In Squad Assault: West Front, you
command troops in both the Allied and German Armies of the West Front of World
War II in an immersive full 3-D continuous time environment. Squad Assault: West
Front features detailed models for all the major armies that fought in France in
1944, including American, German, British, Canadian, and Free French.
Multi-player options for head to
head play via TCP/IP / LAN are included.
Features
Continuous time / Timed play World
War II 3D strategy game.
User defined auto-pause.
Company level tactical setting
with the emphasis on small unit tactics.
Detailed combat system.
Detailed armor model.
Detailed psychological model.
Detailed terrain model based on
topographic maps of the real terrain.
Multi-player action for head to
head play.
Historical and hypothetical
scenarios.
Operations and dynamic campaigns
allow long replay ability.
Now working with Freedom Games, Eric
Young has designed and developed many favorite strategy games, including the V
for Victory series, the World at War series, and the Close Combat series. Squad
Assault: West Front is the first game in a new line of tactical 3-D wargames
that bring excellence in game design together with state of the art graphics.
More information can be found at:
http://www.gmxmedia.net/squadassault/
About GMX Media
GMX Media is on track to become one
of the world’s leading publishers and distributors of video games for all
consoles (Microsoft®, Nintendo®, Sega® and Sony®), personal computers (PCs), and
Macintosh hardware, as well as all available interactive platforms.
Headquartered in the UK with operations or partners in every major territory in
the world.
Other GMX Titles: Prince of Qin:
http://www.gmxmedia.net/poq/
Massive Assault:
http://www.gmxmedia.net/massiveassault/ Crown of the North:
http://www.gmxmedia.net/cotn
Northland:
http://www.gmxmedia.net/northland/ Enigma: Rising Tide:
http://www.gmxmedia.net/enigma/
Runaway : www.gmxmedia.net/runaway
, Global Power: www.gmxmedia.net/gp
, The Watchmaker:
http://www.gmxmedia.net/watchmaker/ , Heath:
www.gmxmedia.net/heath ,
Napoleon: www.gmxmedia.net/napoleon
, Moon Tycoon:
http://www.gmxmedia.net/moontycoon , Cycling Manager:
http://www.gmxmedia.net/cm3/
About Matrix Games Matrix
Games produces, markets and publishes historical wargames as well as other
computer gaming products. We are based in Woodbridge, New Jersey. For more
information, visit our website at
http://www.matrixgames.com /.
