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Just Flight Play With Matrix

by Thomas on March 10, 2003 @ 2:57 a.m. PST

Just Play, a division of Just Flight announce that it had signed a contract with leading wargaming and strategy games specialist Matrix Games, to exclusively distribute Matrix Games' range of products throughout Europe, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand.

The first products include titles from the most respected developers of the genre including names that shaped the future of PC strategy games such as Gary Grigsby and Joel Billings. Titles due for release during Quarter 2, 2003 are:

Uncommon Valor: Campaign for the South Pacific: This is a highly detailed wargame, designed by Gary Grigsby, renowned as a pre-eminent wargame designer, recreating the air, land and sea battles that took place in the South Pacific in 1942 and 1943.

Decisive Battles Vol. 2: Korsun Pocket: This is the long-awaited sequel to The Adrennes Offensive designed by Strategic Studies Group (SSG), the designers of Warlords and Battlecry series. Korsun Pocket challenges armchair strategists to re-fight a "mini-Stalingrad" of the desperate German attempt to escape encirclement on the Russian Front in early 1944.

Starships Unlimited: Divided Galaxies: Is a classic Sci-Fi "4X" strategy Game, where players eXplore the galaxy, eXploit the resources they find, eXpand their empires, then eXterminate their enemies.

Titans of Steel: Warring Suns: Is a tactical robot (Titan-Attack Tech) combat game with an integrated role-playing system plus the ability to play virtual battles over the Internet.

Matrix Games have several other products in development. Release dates will be announced in the near future.

Mungo Amyatt-Leir, Managing Director of Just Flight Ltd. stated:
"Much as we have done so successfully with flight simulation, we have spent much time researching the computer strategy games market and identified a need for games that are more than just grabbing resources, building the biggest armies and overwhelming your opponent in real time. We believe there is a market for strategy games that have great attention to detail and a strong artificial intelligence that offer a real challenge to the player and that allows the armchair strategist to take his time. Matrix Games have a range of games that meet these needs perfectly, and we are delighted to be able to bring these products to the European market."

Bob Malin, recently appointed Product Manager for Just Play offered:
"My first job in the Industry was as product manager for the Strategic Simulations Inc. (SSI) brand at US Gold way back in 1989. Since then the strategy games market has gone through many changes, with most major publishers ignoring any strategy game that is not real time. It is great to be working with Matrix Games to bring games to the market from designers such as Gary Grigsby, who was the leading designer at SSI, and the team at SSG who know that there are gamers who appreciate authenticity and want a game to test their skills as a general."

David Heath, Director of Operations for Matrix Games stated:
"Every publisher looks for a partner that understands it products and that can give customers in other countries the same standards of service and support as in its home territory. We believe we have found such a partner in Just Play, and look forward to working with them to deliver a great range of strategy games to the European market."

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