Saddle Brook, NJ, 27 September, 2006 – Vogster Entertainment, LLC, a fast-growing and ambitious developer of high quality, iconoclastic video games, announced today that it has entered into a licensing agreement with Epic Games, Inc. for use of Epic’s Unreal® Engine 3 technology in connection with the development of Vogster’s next-generation massively multiplayer online Crimecraft game.
Arseniy Nazarenko, General Producer of Vogster’s Kiev production office said: “Vogster has set upon an ambitious game-development course. We are preparing to launch Crimecraft, our own unique and exciting MMO game, in 2008. Crimecraft is going to shake the global video game industry with its innovative features and characters actions. The Unreal Engine 3 is the most powerful game engine available, and will play an instrumental role in the realization of our development plans.â€
“We are proud to have Vogster Entertainment choose Unreal ® Engine 3 for what promises to be a truly engaging MMO game.†said Mark Rein, Vice President, Epic Games, Inc. “We are confident that our technology will help Vogster Entertainment develop an outstanding product, and we look forward to this exciting new relationship. To work with such a talented group of developers in exciting places like Kiev and Moscow is going to be a lot of fun for Epic.
“The formula is simple: the more successful your partners are, the more successful you are, and vice versa. Vogster is proud to have Epic Games as a key partner,†said Gary Mostovoy, VP and Executive Manager of Vogster.
This deal was only possible due to the continuous efforts of our legal counsel Fred Fierst of Northampton, Massachusetts. Thanks, Fred!â€
About Vogster Entertainment
Vogster Entertainment, LLC is a Saddle Brook, NJ-based video game company with production offices in Kiev and Moscow. Vogster has substantial relationships in place with several leading large-scale developers and publishers with a goal of developing and marketing video game projects of only the highest caliber. Vogster presently has several video game titles under development. Its Kiev production office is working on the MMO game Crimecraft for next-generation consoles such as X-box 360 and Play Station 3, as well as the PC platform. The game will be set in a modern world. Players will take part in the political, economical and social life of a big city. They will run businesses, engage in commerce, and suffer the consequences of confrontations with criminal groups and shadowy law enforcement figures. Powerful AI will support the constantly changing atmosphere of the streets and enable players to feel the live pulse of the Megapolis.
About Unreal Engine 3
The award-winning Unreal Engine is known for cutting-edge graphics and a best-of-breed toolset. Unreal Engine 3 is expected to maintain those features while adding massive world support, multi-processor support, next-generation console optimizations and one of the most mature tool pipelines in the industry. Unreal Engine 3’s new toolset is designed specifically to accelerate developers' productivity for ultra-complex, next-generation content. Additional information on Unreal Engine can be obtained at http://www.unrealtechnology.com/
About Epic Games
Epic Games Inc., based in Raleigh, NC and established in 1991, is a developer of cutting-edge computer and video games. The company is best known as the creator of hit PC 3D action games Unreal and Unreal Tournament, both award-winning blockbuster hits having each sold more than one million copies. Epic is also responsible for the Unreal Engine, which is the underlying technology for a wide range of games including, 2002 Console Game of the Year winner, Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell ™ by Ubi Soft; PC Gamer’s 2000 Game of the Year, Deus Ex from Ion Storm/Eidos; America's Army: Special Forces, by the United States Army, and Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (PC) by Electronic Arts. Additional information can be obtained through Epic's Web site at http://www.epicgames.com/
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