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Wednesday, November 12, 2008 Shipping Announcements

by Rainier on Nov. 12, 2008 @ 2:54 a.m. PST

Another day, another batch of games shipped to stores. Instead of giving them all their own posts, we grouped them, and so far there are announcements for:

Color of Murder: A Carol Reed Mystery (PC)

In Color of Murder, an old friend named Willy has lost contact with his son and needs Carol and the player's help in finding him. What starts as the search for a missing person quickly becomes something more sinister as his ties to a local man who was murdered last week become apparent. Once more, Carol must journey through the beautiful city of Norrkoping, Sweden, in search of answers.

Key Features:

  • 100% mouse driven point-and-click gameplay
  • A short tutorial for those players not familiar with this type of game
  • A hint system that ensures the player does not get stuck
  • Rich unfolding story
  • A wide variety of luminous environments and unusual characters
  • Clever puzzles to solve
  • Games can be saved and loaded at any time
  • Engaging ambient music and sound
  • A bypass feature for the more complicated puzzles

Color of Murder is currently available for digital download at $6.99.

"The Carol Reed mystery games have really resonated with our audience," explained Lloyd Melnick, Chief Customer Officer at Merscom, " and we feel Color of Murder is the strongest title yet in the series. The tutorial and hint system we implemented should open this game up to even more gamers who previously were reluctant to try adventure games."

MLB Superstars (Wii)

MLB Superstars takes America's favorite pastime into a totally new realm by bringing fans' favorite players and teams out of their natural environments and showcasing them in 10 different mini-games.

On their own or with friends, MLB Superstars offers gamers a unique baseball experience with a wide variety of activities. Fully utilizing Wii's motion sensing capabilities and easy pick-up-and-play functionality, MLB Superstars puts a brand new spin on classic games with Baseball Pachinko, Baseball Bocci, and Baseball Golf. When gamers aim for the high score they can win numerous trophies to outfit their player in a multitude of ways!

MLB Superstars, developed by Deep Fried Entertainment and published by 2K Sports, is rated E for Everyone by the ESRB.

World War One: La Grande Guerre (PC)

Players who have asked for a deep and detailed game of WWI have had their wishes fulfilled. Use all the tools of grand strategy – military, economic, political, technological - to achieve victory with one of 8 playable nations across a large and beautifully crafted map.

David Heath, Director of Operations at Matrix Games, said "World War One: La Grande Guerre lets players wage war across a gigantic map of Europe as it was in the early 20th century. Throw in fantastic historical realism and an engrossing game system and you've got a great First World War strategy game – and without the trench foot!"

As Europe mobilized in August 1914, both sides of what would be called World War I chanted "Home before the leaves fall!'' Four long and bloody years later Europe lay in ruins and many once-enthusiastic patriots returned home disenchanted and broken ... Will YOU be able to prevent that outcome?

Take charge as a military and political leader during the most trying and critical times of World War One! As either a member of the Central Powers, the Entente or a neutral nation, you will confront the epic gauntlet of challenges that faced the likes of Kitchener, Joffre, Luddendorf, Clemenceau, Czar Nicholas II or Enver Pasha in scenarios that range from single theatres to the entire grand campaign.

Gaze over an incredibly detailed, beautifully crafted, and massive WWI map as you control dozens of different ground units, planes, and ships. To add further flavor to an already chaotic and intense period of conflict, hundreds of military, economic, political and technological events can help turn the tide of war for or against you. Deftly craft new alliances and jockey for any advantage that can break the deadlock by using ambassadors in an innovative and intuitive diplomacy system.

Features include:

  • A large selection of Scenarios (10) and Campaigns (4) including two Grand Campaigns following in Foch's or Luddendorf's footsteps!
  • The largest World War One map ever, with unequalled historically-flavored look and detail levels
  • 8 playable major nations, dozens of different troops, planes and ships, hundreds of military, economic, political and technological events, over 200 historical leaders with unique abilities
  • An original diplomatic system, with your ambassadors to send all over the world to alter the balance of power between the Entente (i.e. Allies) and the Central Powers
  • Easy to play, hard to master, play a scenario over a few hours or a full grand campaign
  • Organize armies, manage supply, produce munitions, recruits and new weapons, use sea and rail moves, and put the best leaders in command (if politics allows), take care of your nation's will to fight!- Play secret stratagems to influence the course of events with famous characters like Lawrence of Arabia, Mata Hari, Lenin or the Red Baron
  • Fight to reconquer lost provinces, ensure European or worldwide supremacy, or just survival of the old order: victory can be military or political, as national will, population morale and parliament all play a crucial role.
  • Break the trench warfare deadlock by pursuing technological research or fighting the economic blockade
  • Dozens of fully customizable parameters to make the Great War yours for modding
  • The game is played in alternating phases of giving orders followed by simultaneous execution, with an original three-modes turn-base resolution
  • Playable via LAN or over the Internet in multiplayer mode
  • AGEOD's recognized dedication to historicity, realism, fun gameplay and good-looking games!

World War One: La Grande Guerre, is now available for purchase via the Matrix Games Online Store!

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