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Ridgewood, NJ, September 2, 2010 -- Kalypso Media
and Haemimont Games are pleased to announce a closed beta test for
their upcoming action-adventure game with RPG elements -- The First
Templar. Gamers interested in helping test the Windows PC version
of the game need to visit the link below to apply for an invite to
the beta. The First Templar features furious cooperative combat set
in Middle Ages Europe -- a time of darkness and encroaching evil.
Players will take on the role of an honorable Templar and a brave
noblewoman as they fight to restore order and their honor.
- Apply for the beta
(
http://haemimontgames.com/tft/beta/betatest.php)
In development by Haemimont Games, The First Templar is a
co-operative action-role playing game in development for Xbox 360
and Windows PC. The game portrays a dark and gritty view of the
late 13th century where old friends become enemies, corruption
spreads throughout the Church and fallen knights oppress the weak
and renounce their oaths.
The First Templar follows the story of two main characters
– a French Templar, and his companion, a noble lady who has
been proclaimed a heretic. Taking control over these two unlikely
allies, the player must uncover the mysteries behind the Templar
Order, play a role in a grand conspiracy, and discover the secret
of the Holy Grail. The heroes face powerful opponents at every
turn, in the face of the Saracen, King Philip IV of France and the
Inquisition.
The First Templar features both single player and co-op modes.
When playing solo, the player can switch between the two
characters, leaving the control of the second hero to the
game’s AI. At any moment a second player can join in and take
control of the AI controlled hero.
For more information about The First Templar, please visit
www.kalypsomedia.com.
About Kalypso Media
Founded in 2006 in Germany by industry veterans Simon Hellwig
and Stefan Marcinek, Kalypso Media is a global, independent
developer, marketer and publisher of interactive entertainment
software.
Along with Headquarters in Worms, Germany, the company has
offices in the United Kingdom and the United States. Kalypso Media
also enjoys very strong global digital distribution through its
Kalypso Media Digital Ltd. subsidiary, and owns two development
studios – Realmforge Studios GmbH and Gaming Minds Studios
GmbH, and works with multiple leading independent developers.
Kalypso Media recently released the critically acclaimed
best-seller Tropico 3 for Xbox 360 and PC, DarkStar One –
Broken Alliance for Xbox 360 and Disciples III for Windows PC.
Upcoming titles include Dungeons and The First Templar.
About Haemimont Games
Haemimont Games is an independent games development team brought
together by a common passion: to thrill, engage and provoke gamers
worldwide. Since 1997, the studio has developed nine original
titles with numerous add-ons, including Tropico 3. For more
information on the company can be found by visiting
www.haemimontgames.com
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For media enquiries, please contact:
Ted Brockwood
Head of PR, Kalypso Media USA
ph. 503 342.8067
e:
ted.brockwood@kalypsomedia.com
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