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Codemasters Releases Multiplayer Demo For Perimeter


New York, N.Y. – (April 21, 2004) – Global interactive entertainment company Codemasters announced today the availability of the first multiplayer demo for Perimeter, its epic science fiction real-time strategy game.  Exclusively for PC/DVD-ROM, Perimeter will see a United States release in June.

The multiplayer demo includes a tutorial and two maps for four-player tactical battles over LAN or online play.  With Perimeter’s innovative game play tactics, including strategic terraforming, nanomorph technology and use of a force shield, the race to escape from Earth’s decomposition and find a new home planet is brought to new levels of competition in a multiplayer environment.

The game, created by Russian companies 1C Company and KD-LAB, was awarded "Best PC Game" and "Best Game Design" at the Russian Game Developers Conference earlier this year.  Perimeter has also received PC Gamer UK’s Game of the Month award and PC Zone UK’s Essential Award.

For more information on Perimeter, including the new multiplayer demo, single player demo and movies, please visit www.codemasters.com/perimeter.

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ABOUT PERIMETER
Set in a universe where the Earth is dying and multiple civilizations are in a race across a newly discovered galaxy to colonize the only suitable planet, Perimeter is an original science fiction RTS game that brings groundbreaking game play tactics to the genre. These tactics include strategic terraforming to acquire resources, the use of impenetrable perimeter force field and unit strategy though manipulation of nanotechnology. These key game play elements combined with a sharp RTS engine and stunning visuals, rendering one million polygons per second, are set to deliver a new challenge and rewarding strategy experience in single and multiplayer games.

KEY GAMEPLAY POINTS
o     Brings fresh and innovative game play tactics to the RTS genre.
o     Strategically terraform land to extract energy to create bases and units.
o     Force field tactics – deploy an impenetrable shield to protect against enemy attacks.
o     Nanomorph technology transforms units on the battlefield to more specialized types.
o     Incredible visuals with an engine that renders over one million polygons per second.

 
ABOUT CODEMASTERS
Codemasters is a global interactive entertainment company with offices in New York City, England, France, Spain, Holland and Germany.  Founded in the UK in 1986, Codemasters publishes award-winning software for the PC, next generation video game consoles and online gaming.  Codemasters develops original titles such as Operation Flashpoint (PC Game-of-the-year) and ToCA Race Driver, as well as games based on top licensed properties including American Idol , MTV Music Generator and IndyCar Series.  Additional information about Codemasters and its products can be found at www.codemasters.com.

 



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Perimeter (PC)