Akella unveils E3 2006 line-up

Eastern European publisher and developer Akella today announced its participation in Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) 2006 being held in Los-Angeles, California on May, 10-12.
This year Akella has decided to organize a block of meeting rooms combining booths ## 6901, 6903, 6905, 6907, 7002 and 7004 in Kentia Hall.

Akella positions itself at E3 2006 as a stable and very successful Russian and CIS publisher, present its new venture - Akella Mobile and introduces a line-up of projects in development for the worldwide market.

The games to be featured at Akella's booth at E3 2006 are targeted for different platforms and present a wide range of genres.

Headliners of Akella's line-up are:

PT-boats: Knights Of The Sea
Platform: PC
Release date: Q4 2006
Genre: tactical action / sim
Developer: Akella
CIS Publisher and WW agent: 1C

Swashbucklers: Blue & Grey
Platform: PS2/PC
Release date: Q3 2006
Genre: Action/RPG
Developer: Akella
CIS Publisher and WW agent: 1C

Disciples III
Platform: PC
Release date: TBA
Genre: TBS
Developer: .dat
NA Publisher: Strategy First
Other territories publisher: Akella

Heavy Duty
Platform: PC
Release date: TBA
Developer: Primal Software
WW publisher: Akella

Hard to Be a God
Platform: PC
Release date: Q2 2007
Genre: RPG with adventure and espionage elements
Developer: Burut CT
WW publisher: Akella

Showdown: Scorpion
Platform: PC
Release date: Q1 2007
Genre: FPS
Developer: B-COOL Interactive
WW publisher: Akella

Two more Akella's in-house games: Age of Pirates for PC and Captain Blood for PC and Xbox 360 will be presented by their worldwide publisher Playlogic.

Akella invites potential partners, media representatives and interested in co-operation visitors and exhibitors of E3 2006 to the complex of booth ## 6901, 6903, 6905, 6907, 7002 and 7004 in Kentia Hall.

About Akella
Akella was founded in 1993, and since inception Akella has grown from a team of six people into a multiple-disciplined company engaged in developing, publishing, and distributing computer games and multimedia products. At present, Akella employs more than 200 qualified specialists under the direction of experienced and professional managers. Akella's own distribution network has grown fast and covers all the former USSR territories. Among Akella's shareholders are Quadriga Capital (EBRD fund) and Intel Capital.

Please, contact for PR and Marketing appointments Irina Semenova semenova@akella.com
Please, contact for business appointments Alex Kozhevnikov akozhevnikov@akella.com