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Russian Publisher 1C Going Multiplatform, Worldwide
Posted by Brian Ashcraft at 10:00 PM on June 10, 2008
Russian game publisher 1C has its sights set on the global market. The company has announced two multiplatform titles: the in-house developed Captain Blood for Xbox 360 and PC and the outside developed multiplatform IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey. Says 1C Company's International Sales Director Nikolay Baryshnikov:
1C is using cutting-edge technology, including the amazing power of modern consoles, to bring superior games to every market... Our aim is to bring our games to even more players and expand our vision with cross platform development. We are embracing any new gaming technology that will improve our products including digital downloads, consoles, handheld gaming, Epic's Unreal 3 Engine, NVIDIA PhysX and DirectX 10.
Both games will be out late 2009 and will be the first cross-platform titles "from 1C to be developed and published worldwide". Seems like multiplatform is the new, big thing.
1C Announces First 360-PS3 Titles [MCVUK]
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chaos242
Posted 10:37 PM 10/6/08
All I'm hoping for is a GTA side-scrolling adventure. Please answer my prayers.
chaos242
everybest
Posted 10:27 PM 10/6/08
Time for a logo revamp.
everybest
frostcircus
Posted 10:06 PM 10/6/08
Pretty sure the only game I have of theirs is Space Rangers 2, which is brilliant and recommended to everyone
frostcircus
Ehetyz
Posted 11:06 PM 10/6/08
Cool. Now where's X360 STALKER?
Ehetyz
Dappa
Posted 10:49 PM 10/6/08
I used to work next door to their UK main office, they have made some good money publishing Ubisoft games in Eastern Europe, and have recently acquired some serious funding from the East (i think China.
Ones to look out for.
Dappa
dadeisvenm
Posted 10:45 PM 10/6/08
umm... Who?
dadeisvenm
bigman88zz
Posted 10:45 PM 10/6/08
they want to bring their games to more players, yet they leave out a system....
bigman88zz
everybest
Posted 10:42 PM 10/6/08
@chaos242: How would that even work? Doesn't that just take the sandbox out of a sandbox game?
everybest
Red-Herring
Posted 11:47 PM 10/6/08
Yeah they really need to lose the current logo and the company logo animation that is featured in their games it is so mid 90's with crummy pre-rendered 3D text.
Red-Herring
okenny :)
Posted 11:47 PM 10/6/08
In the PR:
"...Gaijin Entertainmen...". Come on now... really? Why would someone call themselves that?
Anyways, I'm happy companies are doing more to expand the gaming industry but I hope they don't turn their backs on the PC. IL-2 from what I heard is one of the most hardcore sims available. I'm sure they'll dial it back a bit for the console version.
okenny :)
Recury
Posted 11:33 PM 10/6/08
They published some of these weird XCOM-type games like Brigade E5, which is sort of like it but set in South America and with tons of real-life (and probably unlicensed) weapons. Sort of a cool idea, but the game was, uh, lacking polish, lets say.
Recury
frostcircus
Posted 12:17 AM 11/6/08
@Recury: The game forgot Poland?
frostcircus
torched
Posted 12:03 AM 11/6/08
1C is the king of World War II flight sims. I'm not kidding, Take a look at the IL2 Sturmovik series from the beginning. They have a devout following. The new storm of war game looks incredible. For them to finally branch out to consoles is a gift to gamers. Birds of prey trailer looks great already: [ps3.ign.com]
torched
motogp
Posted 1:00 AM 11/6/08
I got thier IL2- Sturmovik :D
Woot i love Russians haha xD
motogp
bistromathics
Posted 4:42 AM 11/6/08
so are these guys mostly fresh talent? i'm happy to see anyone new (or new-to-me)
bistromathics
tossrStu
Posted 5:48 PM 11/6/08
You got my hopes up for a minute there -- I was hoping Captain Blood would be a new version of this game:
[www.oldskool.org]
But it's not :/
tossrStu
chaos242
Posted 10:45 PM 11/6/08
@everybest: Yes. Yes, it would. It would also take it back to its simpler, faster, zanier days.
chaos242
grundlesnatch
Posted 11:34 AM 11/6/08
And here I was hoping this was a remake of the old sci-fi game ([en.wikipedia.org]) instead of some swashbuckling 17th Century nonsense.
grundlesnatch
Amorbis
Posted 10:40 PM 10/6/08
@everybest: What's not to like about its retro charm?
Amorbis
m00k
Posted 10:21 PM 10/6/08
Captain Blood may be the best name for a game, ever.
m00k