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April 20, 2007

SunAge Receiving Final Coat of Polish

Leading Publisher Lighthouse Interactive and developer Vertex4 today announced that SunAge, its classic RTS game for the PC, is currently in its final 'polishing' stage. Originally scheduled to release Q2 2007, both parties have decided to postpone the launch until September 2007.

“Since SunAge is one of our most anticipated releases, it is very important for us to deliver a solid product,” said Erik Schreuder, CEO of Lighthouse Interactive. “SunAge is looking very good and our play testers are really enjoying the game.”

“Vertex4 is a young company that is quickly maturing,” said Roman Pfneudl, CEO of Vertex4. “The team is very enthusiastic about this project and we are committed to producing a high quality RTS game. We just need a little more time for this last phase of development. Focus is mainly on fine-tuning the A.I. and tweaking gameplay balancing. We also upgraded to DirectX® 9 which has resulted in better looking graphical environments and vastly improved effects.”

In the meantime, Lighthouse will be partnering with XFire, Inc. to host a public BETA. Announcements on the beta program will be announced soon.

Game summary:

SunAge takes place in the distant future. Set in a sci-fi environment that spans many different worlds ranging from a lush alien planet to Earth – a desolate wasteland where humankind is forced to retreat into shielded industrial cities – a new cult called the Raak-zun arises, spreading chaos. As the hero, you must battle to protect your Federation and strike at the heart of the Raak-zun’s creed. Amidst the havoc, the gateway to an alien planet teeming with lethal Sentinel drones is unlocked. They will not hesitate to annihilate any life form that gets in their way. Conquer enemies using your strategic skills in robust singleplayer, skirmish, and multiplayer (LAN and Online) campaign modes.

Features:

  • 3 Distinct Races: Human, Raak-zun, and Sentinel – each with their own units, buildings, and technological advantages and disadvantages Unique Upgrades: Alternate modes for all units and dual functionality for greater tactical depth

  • Graphics: A great looking game with rich graphical environments and visual effects.

  • Players will still enjoy a full game experience without having to invest in the latest processor or video card

  • Tactics: Exploit weaknesses in the enemy’s network while strengthening your own connection lines.

  • Formations: Intuitive formation handling and superior overview in battles

  • Singleplayer: 24 campaigns each with a compelling plot for each race

  • Multiplayer: LAN and Online – Classic multiplayer with focus on gathering 4 different kinds of resources and outsmarting the opponent in battle

  • Command Queuing: Command your units to prone, build or attack where and when you want them to do so Indirect Intelligent Targeting (IIT): Order your units to focus on pre-selected enemy targets while ignoring other units.

System requirements:

OS: Windows® ME/2000/XP CPU: 1 GHz Intel® Pentium® III or AMD® Athlon™ processor RAM: 512 MB Video Card: 64 MB 3D accelerated

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