War World - Tactical Combat

Amsterdam, The Netherlands, January 27th: Fast growing publisher Lighthouse Interactive and developer Third Wave Games today announced that their highly anticipated mech shooter War World: Tactical Combat, has reached gold status and will begin shipping throughout Europe on February 17th, 2006. War World is the battleground where ancient enemies must settle age old conflicts through clashes of mechanized warriors in a unique combination of all-out action and active strategy.

"We are very pleased to announce that War World has gone gold", said Raymond Snippe, Lighthouse Interactive's development manager. "Third Wave has done an excellent job in creating a truly addictive and intense action game. We look forward to the reaction of the gaming community".

Third Wave Games CEO Morten Brodersen added: "It has been a pleasure working with Lighthouse Interactive to make War World ready for the retail launch and we are looking forward to giving players worldwide the chance to experience the unique game that is War World: Tactical Combat."

About War World: Tactical Combat

War World is a planet wide arena dedicated to the art of war. This is the chosen battleground where powerful Mechanized Warriors compete in savage battles to settle age old conflicts. War World features intense combat with 50 different weapons systems from long-range missiles and mortars, through to the brutal, close-action mini gun. More than just brute force, players will need to utilize a wide range of electronic weapons systems, countermeasures, and advanced surveillance technologies to win the battle. War World, it's the Ultimate Combat experience!

Game Features

• Take control of a lightning fast and seriously deadly combat mech

• Win battles, earn credits and upgrade your combat mech from 6 different mech classes and over 50 powerful weapon systems with loads of upgrades!

• Up to 9 upgrades for each weapon - missiles, mini-guns, mortars, lasers, mine- launchers and shields

• Custom-based - player created game elements

• Smooth control system combining the best of 1st and 3rd person games

• 100 level singleplayer campaign in 6 difficulty settings

• Fast paced and ultra smooth multiplayer action both online and via LAN

• 4 game modes in both single- and multiplayer

A Lighthouse spokesperson added that localized versions (such as German, French and Spanish) of War World will be going gold the next few days. The official demo will also be arriving next week. For more information keep an eye on our website.

About Third Wave Games

Third Wave Games is a game developer founded by several industry veterans with years of experience in managing the production of high quality computer games. The company is based in Melbourne, Australia. Its team members have worked on several multi-million selling console titles before bundling forces and forming Third Wave Games. The company works closely with publishers to develop well-crafted, entertaining and commercially successful games on time and on budget. Its first project is War World: Tactical Combat. Find out more about Third Wave Games at: www.thirdwavegames.com.

About Lighthouse Interactive

Lighthouse Interactive is a fast expanding publisher of interactive entertainment with offices in Haarlem, The Netherlands and Montreal, Canada. Lighthouse's titles include the critically acclaimed adventure title "Keepsake" and the highly anticipated 4x space strategy game, "Sword of the Stars". Staffed with industry veterans and with offices in key locations around the world, Lighthouse is a strong alternative for developers looking to bring their products to a worldwide audience.