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Merscom to Publish The Ship in North America
Company: Merscom
Date: 10 Apr 2007
CHAPEL HILL, NC – April 10, 2007 – Merscom announced today The Ship is now available in most North American retail stores. Winner of IGN’s 2006 “Most Innovative Design†award and voted one of Firing Squad’s “Top 5†games of 2006, The Ship will retail for $19.99 (USD).
The Ship blends traditional first and third person gameplay with a Sims-style day-to-day needs system including food, sleep and social interaction. An intriguing game featuring exploration, investigation, survival, stealth, and murder, The Ship is set on beautifully crafted decking and highly polished interactive environments.
The Ship is one of the most remarkable games we’ve released,†said Lloyd Melnick, Director of Merscom. “The game is extraordinarily well-crafted and we are confident it will provide players with entertainment for weeks on end.â€
The core of The Ship’s gameplay lies in “the Hunt.†Each player given the name of another passenger and is required to hunt down and kill him or her with any weapon they can find, all the while avoiding security or getting killed by their own hunter. Depending on the game mode, the winner is either the last hunter alive or the one with the most money in his bank account.
In order to be a successful hunter, it is necessary for players to know their way around all of the liners, each of which has its own secrets. Among such secret features are extra weapons, hidden rooms, passages and tunnels, “extra special†ways of murdering foes, and environmental traps.
“Since the The Ship was released on Steam in July, the game has been overwhelmingly well-received,†said Chris Peck, Managing Director of Outerlight. “We are thrilled to be working with Merscom to bring our flagship title to our North American fans and we believe that our partnership with Merscom will successfully bring the game to an even broader audience.â€
For more information on The Ship please visit http://www.theshiponline.com
About Merscom
Merscom is a global publisher of computer and video games that distributes games through multiple channels, multiple platforms and multiple revenue models. Merscom's channels include retail distribution in the US and Europe, online sale through major portals worldwide and games on Microsoft® Xbox Live® Arcade. Merscom publishes games from leading casual game developers, including Sandlot Games, Reflexive Entertainment, Absolutist and Pi-Eye Games. Merscom publishes on multiple platforms including PC, console and handheld. Merscom produces entertaining products for gamers of all ages and guarantees all customers a great experience with its “Fun Guarantee.†For more information visit www.merscom.com.
About Outerlight
Outerlight are a development studio based in Edinburgh, Scotland, who believe in making original, genre-defining games rather than imitating others. Outerlight focus their efforts on game design and gameplay, rather than technology, using third-party software as the foundation of their games.
The company was founded in March 2003 by Chris Peck, Ailsa Bates and Ed Wilson. Outerlight have a team of 22, and have been working towards the retail release of The Ship, their first commercial product, for the last year and a half. The game is a stand alone product, based on the award winning Valve Source engine, which first saw the light of day as a gameplay demo using Half Life 1 technology, and which was released as a mod in July 2004. The company has ambitious plans for the future and a portfolio of original titles for which they are looking for publishing partners to help bring to the marketplace. For more information please visit www.outerlight.com.
The Ship blends traditional first and third person gameplay with a Sims-style day-to-day needs system including food, sleep and social interaction. An intriguing game featuring exploration, investigation, survival, stealth, and murder, The Ship is set on beautifully crafted decking and highly polished interactive environments.
The Ship is one of the most remarkable games we’ve released,†said Lloyd Melnick, Director of Merscom. “The game is extraordinarily well-crafted and we are confident it will provide players with entertainment for weeks on end.â€
The core of The Ship’s gameplay lies in “the Hunt.†Each player given the name of another passenger and is required to hunt down and kill him or her with any weapon they can find, all the while avoiding security or getting killed by their own hunter. Depending on the game mode, the winner is either the last hunter alive or the one with the most money in his bank account.
In order to be a successful hunter, it is necessary for players to know their way around all of the liners, each of which has its own secrets. Among such secret features are extra weapons, hidden rooms, passages and tunnels, “extra special†ways of murdering foes, and environmental traps.
“Since the The Ship was released on Steam in July, the game has been overwhelmingly well-received,†said Chris Peck, Managing Director of Outerlight. “We are thrilled to be working with Merscom to bring our flagship title to our North American fans and we believe that our partnership with Merscom will successfully bring the game to an even broader audience.â€
For more information on The Ship please visit http://www.theshiponline.com
About Merscom
Merscom is a global publisher of computer and video games that distributes games through multiple channels, multiple platforms and multiple revenue models. Merscom's channels include retail distribution in the US and Europe, online sale through major portals worldwide and games on Microsoft® Xbox Live® Arcade. Merscom publishes games from leading casual game developers, including Sandlot Games, Reflexive Entertainment, Absolutist and Pi-Eye Games. Merscom publishes on multiple platforms including PC, console and handheld. Merscom produces entertaining products for gamers of all ages and guarantees all customers a great experience with its “Fun Guarantee.†For more information visit www.merscom.com.
About Outerlight
Outerlight are a development studio based in Edinburgh, Scotland, who believe in making original, genre-defining games rather than imitating others. Outerlight focus their efforts on game design and gameplay, rather than technology, using third-party software as the foundation of their games.
The company was founded in March 2003 by Chris Peck, Ailsa Bates and Ed Wilson. Outerlight have a team of 22, and have been working towards the retail release of The Ship, their first commercial product, for the last year and a half. The game is a stand alone product, based on the award winning Valve Source engine, which first saw the light of day as a gameplay demo using Half Life 1 technology, and which was released as a mod in July 2004. The company has ambitious plans for the future and a portfolio of original titles for which they are looking for publishing partners to help bring to the marketplace. For more information please visit www.outerlight.com.
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