Buccaneer - The Pursuit of Infamy
Nobilis to handle the publishing for Stickman's seafaring swashbuckling offering.
Lyon, France, the 2nd of July 2009 – Nobilis and Blitz Arcade announce Buccaneer: The Pursuit of Infamy, a PC game developed by Stickman Studios. This game will be released in Q4 2009.
Buccaneer is a single and multiplayer game where players strive to become the most infamous pirate captain of all time and etch their name in The Hall of Infamy.
Set against a backdrop of the sunny Caribbean, players will control a variety of classic tall ships, bristling with cannons, as they plunder their way through a 50 mission campaign and go head to head against other cut-throats online with the Player versus Player mode.
Employing a simple and intuitive control system, players will be able to jump straight into the action and begin their career in piracy.
With a wide variety of non-linear single player missions and a choice of more than a dozen fully customisable ships, Buccaneer will have budding pirate captains clamouring for more!
ABOUT THE GAME
Genre: Sea Battle / Pirates
Platform: PC
Publisher: Nobilis – Blitz Arcade
Developer: Stickman Studios
Release date: Europe – Q4 2009
Official website: http://www.pursuitofinfamy.com/
Press contact:
Sébastien Chirpaz, Marketing Director schirpaz@group-nobilis.com
Olivier Vermeille, Assistant Product Manager overmeille@group-nobilis.com
Christelle Chandavoine, International Sales Manager cchandavoine@group-nobilis.com
© 2009 Blitz Games Studios Limited and Stickman Studios Limited. All rights reserved. Blitz Arcade, Blitz 1>UP, Blitz Games Studios and related logos are trade marks of Blitz Games Studios Limited. Buccaneer and the Buccaneer logo are trade marks of Stickman Studios Limited. Nobilis and its logo are registered trademarks of Nobilis group. All other trade marks and registered trade marks are the properties of their respective owners.
About Nobilis:
Nobilis, a Lyon based producer, publisher, and distributor of video games (PC, Xbox360TM, PlayStation®2, PlayStation®3, PSPTM, Nintendo Wii™, Nintendo DS™, and Interactive DVDs) and video game accessories, was founded in 2001.
Nobilis Publishing has developed successful games such as: “My Baby Boy©” and “My baby Girl©” (Nintendo DS™), ” Mountain Bike Adrenaline featuring Salomon”(PlayStation®2), “The Secrets of Da Vinci™”(PC), “Cleopatra™” (PC), and the famous franchises: “Hotel Giant” and “Moto Racer” with over 8 million units sold to date.
Nobilis has several distribution subsidiaries in France (Lyon), Spain (Madrid), Belgium (Bruxelles), Holland, Luxembourg, and an office in Italy (Rome). Nobilis Publishing games are already sold in over 40 different countries with the most prominent partners.
Nobilis is also a producer/distributor of accessories thanks to its own brand: Subsonic, a symbol of quality and innovation. These accessories are available for the following platforms: Xbox 360™, PSP™, PlayStation®2, PlayStation®3, Nintendo DS™, and Nintendo Wii™.
Official website: www.group-nobilis.com
About Blitz Arcade:
Blitz Arcade is a division of Blitz Games Studios and was founded in 2007 and is dedicated to producing top quality downloadable games across all platforms, utilising Blitz Games Studios’ industry-leading proprietary technology, BlitzTech.
About Blitz Games Studios:
Blitz Games Studios is based in Leamington Spa and was founded in 1990 by industry veterans Andrew and Philip Oliver and now has more than 200 staff. Its six divisions encompass mature titles (Volatile Games), Serious Games (TruSim), family titles (Blitz Games), industry leading proprietary technology (BlitzTech), downloadable games (Blitz Arcade) and its education division (Blitz Academy).
About Stickman Studios :
Stickman Studios was founded in 2005 by Simon Nevill and Harvey Greensall and is currently based in Leamington Spa. Stickman Studios are committed to their motto to create ‘Games for gamers, by gamers’.