FATAL INERTIA™ REACHES GOLD STATUS
KOEI's Futuristic Combat Racing Game is Almost Ready for Launch
Burlingame, CA -- August 31, 2007 -- KOEI, recognized worldwide as the premier brand of strategy and action games, announced today that Fatal Inertia has reached gold status and will be available at retailers throughout North America beginning the week of September 11, 2007, for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft.
When Fatal Inertia ships, the game will include 8-player racing on Xbox LIVE® or on System Link, over 1.3 million race craft customization combinations plus 15,000 performance combinations, 51 courses across 6 distinct racing environments, and 50 Xbox Achievements.
A free demo of Fatal Inertia is available now exclusively on Xbox LIVE Marketplace. The demo offers single player and split-screen two-player "Combat races" as well as high-speed "Velocity races" from the game's Exhibition and Elite racing leagues.
About Fatal Inertia
In the middle of the 22nd century mankind's thirst for excitement has spawned an evolutionary sporting event that draws from the combined disciplines of rally racing, demolition derby and high-performance aeronautics. In this brave new world of combat racing, gravity-defying machines are no longer confined to the speedways and stadiums of centuries past. In this grand spectacle of racing, the amphitheatre where drivers must prove their superiority is the untamed wilderness.
Through harsh environments spanning dense rainforests to immense glacier fields, and canyons of razor-sharp rock there is little room for error as drivers will reach speeds of over 500 mph. But Fatal Inertia is not merely a test of speed. The brave men and women who choose to compete must face the mental and physical punishment of low-altitude combat maneuvering.
In Fatal Inertia each craft will be armed with a unique array of unconventional weapons that manipulate velocity, force and even time. Explosive magnets that impact race craft stability and rockets that can counter thrust and velocity are just some of the dangers drivers must face. But with each race craft hovering just a few feet from the earth, any misguided attempts to evade or dislodge these weapons can result in total (if not fatal) disaster.
Fatal Inertia is the debut title from KOEI's Toronto-based development studio, KOEI CANADA. The team is led by Producer Takazumi Tomoike, creator of the Dynasty Warriors® series, and KOEI Co-Founder and Chief Advisor Yoichi Erikawa, who under the pen name Kou Shibusawa is regarded as one of the world's top video game designers.
Powered by the award-winning Unreal Engine 3 from Epic Games, Fatal Inertia boasts fast-paced single and online multiplayer experiences, sixteen racing series, six distinct racing environments, plus full race craft customization. Fatal Inertia delivers a glimpse into the future of racing in stunning 720p HDTV and in game Dolby® Digital audio. This game is rated "E10+" (Everyone 10 and older - Fantasy Violence) by the ESRB. Press can find (watermark-free) assets at gamespress.com.
For more information, please visit www.fatalinertia.com.
About KOEI Corporation
KOEI Corporation, the North American subsidiary of KOEI Co., Ltd. of Japan, established operations in 1988. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, the company is recognized as a leading content provider in the highly competitive video game industry.
KOEI is respected worldwide as the premier brand for Strategy and Simulation games, and is the innovator of the Tactical Action genre. The company's Dynasty Warriors® series has generated more than 15 million units in sales worldwide since its first release for the PlayStation® game console in 1997.
KOEI develops, publishes, and distributes interactive software worldwide for video game systems and personal computers. For fiscal 2005, KOEI posted worldwide revenues of $223 million. KOEI maintains operations in Japan, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Canada, China, Korea, Taiwan, Singapore and Lithuania. The company constantly seeks the fine balance between entertainment, technology, art and education. More information about KOEI game products can be found online at koei.com.
Fatal Inertia ®2007 KOEI CANADA Inc. All rights reserved. Dynasty Warriors and the KOEI logo are registered trademarks or trademarks of KOEI Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. "PlayStation" and the "PS" Family logo are registered trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Microsoft, Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox Live, the Xbox logos, and the Xbox Live logo are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries The ratings icon is a trademark of the Entertainment Software Association. "Dolby", "Pro Logic", and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. All other trademarks are properties of their respective owners.
For more information:
KOEI Corporation
Jarik R. Sikat
Sales & Marketing Manager
email: sikat@koei.com (press inquiries only)
phone: 650-692-9080 ext. 230