Ship Simulator Extremes

NEW YORK – August 31, 2010 – VSTEP and Paradox Interactive today announced more details to their newly released simulation game, Ship Simulator Extremes. In addition to Ship Simulator Extremes’ extraordinary Greenpeace campaign, twenty-four more realistic missions are featured between the Tourist Tales and Core campaigns.

The Tourist Tales Campaign features thirteen missions in which you take on a luxury cruise ship on an eventful journey around the world. Sail to Bora Bora, cross the oceans and conquer nature’s elements. Answer a distress call and fight a blazing fire aboard the cruise ship as a Coastguard Captain. Tow a damaged cruise liner into Sydney harbor for repairs. Make your way into a busy port as you resupply and refuel your cruise ships just as real-life Captains.

View the brand new Tourism campaign trailer here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKhyKrZpsBg

View the previously released Greenpeace campaign trailer here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyhCJKuMD9U

View the launch trailer here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnny6Ux643o

Tailored to the true maritime fan, the Core Mission Campaign engages you in eleven missions featuring core ship simulation gameplay. Control a harbor tug as you tow huge container vessels through harbor traffic. Fight an oil rig fire with firefighting ships. Take on the role of a Coastguard Captain and inspects vessels for contraband and illegal cargo. Experience the harbors of the world as you travel to New York, San Francisco, Rotterdam and Sydney, Hamburg, Marseille, Calais and others.

Ship Simulator Extremes is available for digital download on all leading digital distribution platforms, in European retail stores and through the Paradox webshop.

For a full list of purchase links please visit http://www.paradoxplaza.com/games/ship-simulator-extremes

To check out the latest news and information on the game, follow Ship Simulator Extremes on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ShipSim and @Shipsim on Twitter or visit the website www.shipsim.com.

About Ship Simulator Extremes:

VSTEP is proud to announce Ship Simulator Extremes, the next game in the acclaimed Ship Simulator series. With over 550K copies sold, the series returns with a new game that pushes the boundaries of simulation gaming. Featuring stunning visuals, accurate vessel behavior, famous locations and ports all over the world and missions based on actual events, this is one simulator game that you cannot afford to miss.

About Paradox Interactive

Since 1999, Paradox Interactive has been a leading global developer and publisher of PC-based strategy games. World-renowned for its strategy catalog, the company holds a particularly strong presence in the United States and Europe. Its steadily-growing portfolio includes originally developed titles such as the critically acclaimed Europa Universalis and the Hearts of Iron franchises, as well as publishing titles such as the Elven Legacy series, Mount&Blade and Majesty 2. Paradox made an explosive entry onto consoles during 2010 with the release of Lead and Gold: Gangs of the Wild West. For more information, please visit www.paradoxplaza.com and follow @pdxinteractive on twitter.

About VSTEP

Game developer VSTEP harnesses an exciting mix of commercial and serious game developers and has created successful simulation games as well as professional simulators and virtual training projects. VSTEP has created the bestselling Ship Simulator game series. A pioneer in the creation of innovative simulation and virtual training, VSTEP is a multiple winner of acclaimed governmental innovation prizes. The developer is based in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Read more: www.vstep.nl