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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Larkspur, Calif. – April 14, 2015 - 4A Games
and Deep Silver have today released dedicated Mac versions of Metro
2033 Redux and Metro: Last Light Redux via Steam. Developed
in-house at 4A Games, Metro Redux uses OpenGL 4 to deliver one of
the most technically advanced games to appear natively on the Mac
platform (
http://store.steampowered.com/app/287390/).
Existing owners of any Steam version of Metro Redux will
automatically find the respective game available through their
Windows PC, Linux and now Mac Steam libraries.
Both Metro 2033 Redux and Metro: Last Light Redux will be
available via the Mac App Store on April 16th.
Deep Silver today announced more than 1.5 million Metro Redux
games have been sold worldwide, and that the compilation
‘Metro Redux’ for PlayStation®4 computer
entertainment system and Xbox One, the all-in-one games and
entertainment system from Microsoft, has now outsold Metro: Last
Light for PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and Xbox
360 games and entertainment system from Microsoft in multiple
territories – an unprecedented feat for a remastered edition.
When measured against sales of the previous generation release,
Metro Redux is the best performing remaster of this generation, and
also holds the accolade of being Deep Silver's highest rated game,
according to review aggregator Metacritic.
“We are thrilled with the performance of Metro
Redux,” said Menno Van der Bil, international commercial
director at Deep Silver. “4A Games have created one of the
benchmarks by which other re-masters will be judged, and we have
seen their efforts rewarded with fantastic critical and commercial
success. Metro Redux has introduced many new fans to the series,
and we look forward to reaching a whole new audience on
Mac.”
For more news and information on Metro Redux visit the official
website at
www.enterthemetro.com ; or follow us via
Facebook:
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www.youtube.com/metrovideogame or Twitter:
www.twitter.com/metrovideogame .
Metro Redux is based on the internationally bestselling novel
METRO 2033 by Dmitry Glukhovsky.
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About 4A Games
4A Games is a computer game development company headquartered in
Malta, with a game studio in Kiev, Ukraine. The studio was
established in December 2005 by veterans of the Ukrainian game
industry, with the aim of developing premium quality computer games
for high-end PCs and next generation consoles supported by the
in-house developed '4A Engine'. At the heart of the company are
around 80 talented designers, programmers, artists, sound
specialists and writers, with years of experience in software
development and computer games in particular.
About Deep Silver
Deep Silver develops and publishes interactive games for all
platforms, seeking to deliver top-quality products that provide
immersive game experiences driven by the desires of the gaming
community. The company has published more than 200 games worldwide
since 2003, including the best-selling zombie action Dead Island
TM
franchise, the critically-acclaimed Metro
TM
: Last Light and the smash hit action adventure Saints Row IV
TM
. Deep Silver is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Koch Media,
GmbH, and also owns the development studios Deep Silver Fishlabs in
Hamburg, Germany, Deep Silver Volition based in Champaign, IL, USA,
and Deep Silver Dambuster Studios in Nottingham, UK. For more
information please visit
www.deepsilver.com .
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