Matrix Games & SSG Announce Carriers At War
This is not a drill, Fight from Pearl Harbor to the Philippine Sea
For Immediate Release
October 17, 2006 - Matrix Games, www.matrixgames.com, and SSG, www.ssg.com.au, are proud to announce the recreation of a wargame classic. Carriers at War will be coming to Matrix Games later this year. The game is a simulation of fleet carrier air and naval operations in the Pacific theater from 1941 to 1945.
David Heath, Director of Operations at Matrix Games said, "Our goal as a company is not just to find new products, but to help restore some of the greatest of the past. SSG's long lines of incredible games are always a welcome addition to this effort."
Carriers at War focuses heavily on carrier fleet command strategy. Other units are represented and play a part in battle, but as the title suggests the queen of the sea is the focus.
Features include:
Command carriers in the greatest naval engagements of World War 2, including Pearl Harbor, Midway, Coral Sea, Eastern Solomons, and more. Multiplayer games over the Internet or a LAN. Historically Accurate Ship and Aircraft Profiles One of the greatest and most challenging AIs in wargaming history make this game fun for single player as well as multiplayer.Stay tuned to Matrix Games and our forums at www.matrixgames.com for more information on Carriers at War as it becomes available.
About Matrix Games
Matrix Games produces, markets and publishes historical wargames as well as other computer gaming products. Since 2000, Matrix Games has published over three dozen titles and several award-winning games, including War in the Pacific, Highway to the Reich, Gary Grigsby's World At War, Flashpoint Germany, Battles In Normandy, Starshatter and Tin Soldiers: Julius Caesar. Matrix Games is based in Staten Island, New York. For more information, visit the Matrix Games website at www.matrixgames.com.
About SSG
Strategic Studies Group (SSG) was founded in Australia during the 1980s by Roger Keating and Ian Trout with the release of their first game, Reach for the Stars. Over the last twenty years and over fifty computer games, SSG has grown from a fledgling company to one of the driving forces in Computer Strategy in the world today. SSG's Decisive Battles series has won as much acclaim as any modern wargame. Their work continues with an upcoming revamp of Carriers at War and the new Battlefront series. For more information, visit the SSG website at www.ssg.com.au.
For Evaluation Copy, access our press area. For press access please contact Joseph Lieberman at JoeL@MatrixGames.com
Screenshots:
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Box Art:
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Press Contact:
Joe Lieberman
JoeL@MatrixGames.com