The PC action/role-playing game gears up for official release
Paradox Interactive announced today great news for all fans of medieval
combat title Mount & Blade. After several years in BETA, the game
is close to completion and scheduled for a worldwide release during Q2,
2008.
Mount&Blade is a single-player, third- or first-person
action/role-playing game with a focus on medieval combat. Developed by
the Turkish development house TaleWorlds Entertainment, the BETA
version of the game has received acclaim worldwide by gamers impressed
by everything from the realistic horseback combat to the sandbox
gameplay. The latter enables players to roam the map freely in a
medieval world that offers options ranging from hunting down bandits,
trading for profit in the game's deep economical system and becoming a
commander and taking part in the wars ultimately becoming a great lord
of the realm.
"We believe Mount & Blade could be a genre
defining title and we are thrilled to be working with TaleWorlds
Entertainment to bring the game to a worldwide audience, said Fredrik
Wester, Executive Vice President of Paradox Interactive. "In BETA, the
title has already garnered much deserved attention and excitement in
the gaming community and this will be a release to look forward to."
"Paradox
Interactive has reached great success because they know their market
and understand gamers, which is the main reason we chose to partner
with them for this significant release, said Armagan Yavuz, Co- Founder
and lead programmer of TaleWorlds Entertainment. "Our vision for Mount
& Blade has been an ambitious one and now that we are so close to
completion, we can't wait to invite gamers into the world we have
created".
The BETA version of Mount & Blade can be downloaded from GamersGate.