Enemy Territory: Quake Wars

The epic QUAKE® universe braces itself for a full-scale Strogg invasion.

Enemy Territories: QUAKE Wars, the prequel to id Software's QUAKE II®, pits the allied troops of the Global Defense Force against the marauding, technologically advanced Strogg during their initial invasion of Earth.

Players can choose to play either offline or online, and as either human or Strogg, in one of five unique character classes and use a wide arsenal of weapons and vehicles to complete combat objectives and gain valuable territory on the battlefield.

It's an action packed test of skill, strategy and co-operation.

• MegaTexture rendering technology allows for huge outdoor battlefields and astonishing graphical detail
• Varied character classes, each with their own arsenal of weapons and tactical approach
• Advanced Artificial Intelligence provides formidable allies and foes, both offline and online

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Experience the ultimate team- and mission-based multiplayer warfare set in the legendary QUAKE universe, in Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars™. Choose to play as the human Global Defense Force (GDF) or the invading alien menace, the Strogg. Each side has distinct classes, vehicles, and weapons to choose from, giving players countless ways to join the battle.

• Intense mission-based combat: QUAKE Wars pits teams against each other on massive maps located in desert, Arctic, and tropical environments. Players battle through intense skirmishes with real military style objectives.
• Offline and online modes: Hone your skills against surprisingly lifelike A.I. offline, then join the battle online with friends.
• Unique teams and character classes: The GDF and Strogg are two distinct armies with different soldier classes, weapons, vehicles, and tactics. Enjoy a modern military style of play with the GDF, or wield unearthly alien technology with the Strogg.
• Team-based combat: Using class-specific skills, players can be the linchpin of an entire operation. Players are rewarded for working together as a team to accomplish mission objectives.
• Upgradeable capabilities and statistics: Over the course of a multi-mission campaign, players earn experience and promotions, and gain new skills to help the team. In addition, stats are globally recorded for players to track their rank and prestige in the Enemy Territory community.
• Broad accessibility: Several innovations open the game to a broader audience, including an offline training mode, where players partner with an A.I. teammate to play through an entire battlefield, receiving in-context strategy tips along the way.
• Skill-based matchmaking: Get the perfect challenge in every online game with a match geared to your skills.
• Megatexture™ technology: id Software, known for games using cutting-edge technology, has done it again. The revolutionary Megatexture technology allows battlefields to extend to the horizon, with over a square mile of unique terrain at unprecedented detail.

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DEFEND EARTH OR DESTROY IT YOU MAKE THE DIFFERENCE

Battles rage in Objective, Stopwatch and Campaign modes; plus offline play with lethal AI combatants.

Live the war with unmatched graphics, physics and networking, and online stats and achievements.

Combat explodes on stunning battlefields inspired by arctic, tropical, temperate, urban, and desert locations.

Global Defense Force

Defend Earth with powerful tanks, artillery and machine guns. Drive and pilot advanced assault vehicles, supply and revive your troops, deploy turrets, hack enemy defenses, or call in overwhelming air strikes and long-range missile attacks to repel the alien invaders.

Invading Strogg

Utilize futuristic heavy walkers, anti-gravity attack craft and energy weapons to advance the alien invasion. Teleport behind enemy lines, steal enemy identities, control explosive recon drones, and direct devastating orbital strikes to crush the human resistance.

"The most rewarding team-based shooter yet."

-GameSpot

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Back of Box - Windows (US)

id Software Confirms Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars for Next-Generation Consoles

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb 13, 2007 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The war between the GDF and Strogg will soon be igniting on next-generation consoles as id Software and Activision, Inc. (Nasdaq:ATVI) today confirmed that Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars(TM), the team-based first person action title, and already one of the most anticipated new properties of 2007 is coming to next-gen platforms. In this epic multiplayer-focused game, players can choose to defend humanity as a part of the Global Defense Force (GDF) or destroy it as a merciless Strogg alien invader. Under the executive production of id Software, Nerve Software is developing Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars for the Xbox 360(TM) video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, while Z-Axis is the developer for the PLAYSTATION(R)3 computer entertainment system.

"We're pleased to be working with Nerve and Z-Axis to bring the highly-anticipated gameplay from Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars to the Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION 3 system," said Todd Hollenshead, CEO, id Software.

Winner of more than 15 awards in 2006 and already selected as one of the most anticipated new titles in 2007 by more than eight publications, Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars is being developed for the Windows PC by Splash Damage - the Nerve Software and Z-Axis console versions will also feature strategic team play, persistent character promotions and online stats tracking. Players choose to battle as one of five unique classes in either the conventionally armed GDF army or the futuristic Strogg invasion force, each outfitted with specialist weapons and combat hardware. In this adrenaline pumping fight for survival, warring forces utilize a variety of different vehicles, deployable structures, and defense systems including quad-bikes, tanks, and alien walkers for epic ground assaults; or helicopters and anti-gravity ships to unleash airborne attacks. Throughout each battle, teams establish bases, deploy defense structures, artillery, radar, and advanced forward-command systems into enemy territory while constructing and demolishing obstacles to speed progress and gain a tactical advantage over the opponent. Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars features 16-player battles on the console systems, delivering the ultimate team-and objective-based multiplayer experience.

Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars has not yet been rated by the ESRB.

About id Software

id - defined by Freud as the primal section of the human psyche; id Software, located in Mesquite, Texas, was founded in 1991. From inception to present day, id Software has relentlessly provided technical, design and artistic leadership as an independent game developer and technology provider. Transcending the games industry, id's iconic brands such as Wolfenstein, DOOM, QUAKE and Enemy Territory have become staples of popular culture for generations of gamers. More information on id Software can be found at www.idsoftware.com.

About Splash Damage Ltd.

Based in London, England, Splash Damage Ltd is an independently-owned game developer dedicated to online gaming, and one of the leading Shooter developers in Europe. Splash Damage developed id Software's Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory, winning multiple 'Game of the Year' awards, and is now developing Enemy Territory: Quake Wars. Founded by Paul 'Locki' Wedgwood in 2001 with key members of the mod-making community, Splash Damage also contributed to DOOM 3 and Return to Castle Wolfenstein: Game of the Year Edition. For more information, visit www.splashdamage.com.

About Nerve Software

Nerve Software, founded in 2001, is a Dallas-based independent developer focused on the production of superior video gaming. The company is committed to the creation of visually engaging worlds and gripping gameplay for a variety of platforms. Nerve's releases have been enthusiastically received and include Return to Castle Wolfenstein Multiplayer for the PC, Return to Castle Wolfenstein: Tides of War for Xbox and DOOM 3: Resurrection of Evil for the PC and Xbox. For more information about Nerve visit www.nervesoftware.com.

About Activision Z-Axis

Foster City, Calif.-based Z-Axis (http://www.z-axis.com/home.php) has a history of producing notable games for the console, including the Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX series of games.

About Activision, Inc.

Headquartered in Santa Monica, California, Activision, Inc. is a leading worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and leisure products. Founded in 1979, Activision posted net revenues of $1.47 billion for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006.

Activision maintains operations in the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Australia, Scandinavia, Spain, the Netherlands and South Korea. More information about Activision and its products can be found on the company's World Wide Web site, which is located at www.activision.com.

Activision, Inc.

John Rafacz, Senior Publicist, Activision Games

310-255-2000, ext. 5207

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Activision Press Release (February 13, 2007)

Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars Launches Full-Scale Attack on Retail Shelves

Award-Winning, Highly-Anticipated Multiplayer Shooter Available Now

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Oct 02, 2007 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The battle for Earth has begun with the announcement that id(TM) Software's Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars(TM) for Windows PC, published by Activision, Inc. (NASDAQ:ATVI), is available on North American store shelves now. Developed by Splash Damage and named one of the most-anticipated new games of 2007 by nearly a dozen publications from around the world, Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars pits the armies of Earth's Global Defense Force (GDF) against the invading alien Strogg in the multiplayer strategic shooter that transports players to the front lines in this ultimate battle for the planet.

"Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars is a new and unique approach to multiplayer combat. It combines team objectives with distinct player classes, cutting edge graphics, cool vehicles, and powerful deployables," said id Software CEO, Todd Hollenshead. "Whether your thirst is for the savior or domination of Planet Earth, Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars is there to quench it."

Set within the expansive QUAKE universe in the year 2065, Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars offers the ultimate in objective-based multiplayer action, either online or offline with computer controlled players. Up to 24 gamers can play online, electing to play as the human GDF or alien Strogg in one of five unique character classes. Employing an arsenal of weapons, vehicles and deployable armaments, players engage in an action-packed test of skill and coordinated teamwork through a series of combat objectives. Persistent character growth and achievements reward gamers for teamwork, while clearly defined mission and class objectives guide new players to meaningful contributions on the battlefield.

"Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars represents Splash Damage's first full retail game and it would not have been possible if it weren't for the support of id Software, the incredible investment on behalf of the team members over these past four years and the dedication of such an active community around the Demo and the Betas," said Splash Damage Owner and Creative Director Paul Wedgwood. "We really can't thank fans enough for their incredible support and getting us this far. We can't wait to see the game on store shelves!"

Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars delivers the most diverse battlefields, from real-world locations, including deserts, glaciers, mountains and countrysides. id Software's new MegaTexture rendering technology renders unprecedented large, highly-detailed and un-tiled outdoor environments all the way to the horizon. Outdoor dynamic lighting allows for every battle to be fought during day or night, with accurate simulation of shadows, atmosphere, vegetation, and weather.

Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars for Windows PC is rated "T" by the ESRB and carries a suggested retail price of $49.99 for the regular edition and $59.99 for the Limited Collector's Edition.

The Limited Collectors Edition comes complete in a premium package with a bonus DVD featuring tons of additional items and content, including: 10 beautifully rendered, oversized collectible cards, highlighting select Strogg and GDF vehicles and deployables; a bevy of concept art and final artwork, as well as must-haves like exclusive ringtones.

Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars is also in development at Nerve Software for the Xbox 360(TM) video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and at Activision Foster City for the PLAYSTATION(R)3 computer entertainment system.

To learn more about the game visit http://www.enemyterritory.com/.

About id Software

id - defined by Freud as the primal section of the human psyche; id Software, located in Mesquite, Texas, was founded in 1991. From inception to present day, id Software has relentlessly provided technical, design and artistic leadership as an independent game developer and technology provider. Transcending the games industry, id's iconic brands such as Wolfenstein, DOOM, QUAKE and Enemy Territory have become staples of popular culture for generations of gamers. More information on id Software can be found at www.idsoftware.com.

About Splash Damage Ltd.

Based in London, England, Splash Damage Ltd is an independently-owned game developer dedicated to online gaming, and one of the leading Shooter developers in Europe. Splash Damage developed id Software's Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory, winning multiple 'Game of the Year' awards, and is now developing Enemy Territory: Quake Wars. Founded by Paul 'Locki' Wedgwood in 2001 with key members of the mod-making community, Splash Damage also contributed to DOOM 3 and Return to Castle Wolfenstein: Game of the Year Edition. For more information, visit www.splashdamage.com.

About Activision, Inc.

Headquartered in Santa Monica, California, Activision, Inc. is a leading worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and leisure products. Founded in 1979, Activision posted net revenues of $1.5 billion for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007.

Activision maintains operations in the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Scandinavia, Spain, the Netherlands, Australia, Japan and South Korea. More information about Activision and its products can be found on the company's World Wide Web site, which is located at www.activision.com.

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Activision Press Release (October 02, 2007)

Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars(TM) for Next-Gen Consoles Invades Retail Stores Nationwide

SANTA MONICA, Calif., May 27, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The alien invasion has begun with the announcement that id Software's Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars(TM) published by Activision, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) for the Xbox 360(TM) video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and the PLAYSTATION(R)3 computer entertainment system has shipped to retail stores nationwide. Set in the year 2065, Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars pits the armies of Earth's Global Defense Force (GDF) against the invading alien menace, the Strogg, in an all-out struggle for the fate of the planet. Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars is slated to arrive on European and Australian store shelves on May 30, 2008.

"Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars raises the bar for next-gen console games with its variety and intense combat," said Kevin Cloud, Executive Producer, id Software. "Whether you're playing online with fifteen friends, or playing a single-player campaign against amazing AI, Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars delivers a new level of team play and combat strategy to the PS3 and 360."

Set within the expansive QUAKE(R) universe in the year 2065, Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars is the ultimate team and mission-based multiplayer warfare game offering console gamers distinct classes, vehicles and weapons to choose from, giving players countless ways to join the battle. Players work as a team to defeat the enemy and achieve objectives either online against other players or battle offline with surprisingly lifelike AI. Across multi-mission campaigns, players earn experience and promotions while stats are recorded globally for players to track their rank and prestige in the community at www.enemyterritory.com.

Based on the critically acclaimed game from id Software and Splash Damage for Windows(R) PC that has received over eighty awards and nominations, Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars was developed for the Xbox 360 by Nerve Software.

Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars has been rated "T" for Teen by the ESRB. For more information about Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars, please visit: www.enemyterritory.com.

About id Software

id - defined by Freud as the primal section of the human psyche; id Software, located in Mesquite, Texas, was founded in 1991. From inception to present day, id Software has relentlessly provided technical, design and artistic leadership as an independent game developer and technology provider. Transcending the games industry, id's iconic brands such as Wolfenstein, DOOM, QUAKE and Enemy Territory have become staples of popular culture for generations of gamers. More information on id Software can be found at www.idsoftware.com.

About Activision, Inc.

Headquartered in Santa Monica, California, Activision, Inc. is a leading worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and leisure products. Founded in 1979, Activision posted net revenues of $2.9 billion for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008.

Activision maintains operations in the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Sweden, Spain, the Netherlands, Australia, Japan and South Korea. More information about Activision and its products can be found on the company's website, www.activision.com.

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Activision Press Release (May 27, 2008)

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• Новый проект на основе движка Doom 3, разработка которого осуществляется при личном участии Джона Кармака.
• Использование новаторской технологии Megatexture, которая позволяет детально воспроизводить огромные пространства.
• Уникальный мультиплеер: четкое взаимодействие членов команды, выполняющих сложные многоступенчатые задания.

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games.1c.ru (Publisher's website)