Iceberg Interactive have been expanding their game catalog strategically with a lot of great games coming out through them and today is no exception with the announcement that they just signed a publishing deal for Wings of Prey. This publishing deal is for a full boxed retail release in the UK,Germany, France, Scandinavia and Benelux. WoP is developed by Gaijin Entertainment and is based on the air battle of World War II in Europe.
Icberg Interactive CEO Erik Schreuder had this to say, “We’re very proud to announce Wings of Prey as a major game in our simulation line-up. The game is stunningly realistic, which you especially notice when coming close to the ground. The dogfights in major air battles get frantic with the many enemy and friendly planes around you and really pull you into the action. We are certain Wings of Prey will satisfy the needs and thrills for both sim-fans and more casual gamers and greatly look forward to the upcoming boxed retail release.”
When asked about this publishing partnership, Anton Yudintsev, Gaijin Entertainment’s CEO had this to say, “We’re really excited to be bringing Wings of Prey to an even broader audience and feel that with Iceberg Interactive we have signed up with a very dedicated partner who will make the retail release a resounding success.”
Some features of Wings of Prey include:
Authentic World War atmosphere: Cutte edge technologies
with highly detailed visuals bring the epic battles to life
Engage in more than 50 missions from famous historical
battles over Eastern and Western Europe
Historically accurate aircrafts; Experience over 40 planes
including fighters, battle planes and bombers. Learn to
master Spitfire, Mustange, Messerschmitt and many more.
Flexible difficulty level system: from arcade to realistic
simulation
Downloadable content support; more planes and missions coming in 2010
Support of 6-DOF TrachIR, TripleHead2Go, Saitek and Thrustmaster joysticks, mouse and voice headsets
Vast multiplayer; 4 game modes to choose; VoIP, lobby, game system, leaderboards, friends lists, join-in-progress and host migration features provide great experience
Realistic sound effects and original music from Jeremy Soule
Gaijin Entertainment has been a dynamically evolving Russian developer since they first opened the doors in 2001. Creators of the Dagor Engine 3.0 has allowed Gaijin Entertainment to also license out properties to other developers while actively researching and developing newer technologies that place them at the forefront of the fast changing IT-market.
Iceberg Intertactive has positioned themselves as a premier videogame publisher with strategic partnerships that expand their available titles. This strategy is evident in staff, industry veterans and new up and coming talent, and also in office locations that are placed in key areas of Europe along with partnerships from all over the globe. While Iceberg
Interactive currently focuses on PC gaming, leading the simulator, adventure and action genres, they also hold licenses for several console platforms which allows them the unique opportunity to focus where developers may need help in getting their game released.
Wings of Prey by Iceberg Interactive – website
Developed by: Gaijin Entertainment
Genre: War Flight Simulation
Platform: PC
Due: April 30th (UK) and May 14th (Germany)
