DarkStar One - DVD Routine & Game Sync Update

News by GamesIndustry.biz Contributor

Published on Aug. 15, 2006

Label: Ascaron Entertainment

Developer: Ascaron Entertainment

Genre: Space Action

Release: 11th August 2006

DarkStar One has enjoyed a successful international launch over the weekend, with strong sales across many countries, including the UK and America.

However, alongside this success we are aware of a specific issue which gamers may experience when running DarkStar One. On certain systems there is an error which prevents the disc checking routine and the game working seamlessly together. The main symptom of this is a typical framerate of 10-20fps. While the bug affects only a very small percentage of systems, we acknowledge that this is not acceptable, and we offer our sincere apologies to customers experiencing this problem.

Fixing this problem for the community is now our highest priority.

We are currently working on and testing a Beta patch intended for public release on Tuesday 15th August.

Thank you to everyone who has sent us feedback, both by email and through the DarkStar One forums. We genuinely appreciate the patience, understanding and support shown by the community throughout the DarkStar One project.

With kind regards

Ascaron Entertainment

About Ascaron Entertainment

Ascaron Entertainment is one of the pioneers in the development of computer games. It is also one of the leading developers of computer games in Germany and has been prominent in the sales charts for more than a decade with titles such as Patrician, ANSTOSS, Port Royale, DarkStar One and SACRED.

Ascaron is headquartered in Gütersloh and Germany and maintains a development studio in Aachen (Germany) and Berlin, as well as an international department in Birmingham (UK). The UK office provides a bespoke publishing, sales and marketing function to selected European affiliate label partners. Currently, Ascaron markets its products in more than 30 countries.

For further information about Ascaron Entertainment visit: http://www.ascaron.com

For UK press enquiries please contact Ruth Fraser:

ruth@chaloner-associates.co.uk

Tel: +44 (0) 1954 270599

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