Game On!

Next Generation Air Combat Warfare Goes Online For the First
> Time via Xbox Live(r)
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> Santa Clara, Calif., (March 23, 2007) - Leading video games developer
> and publisher NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc., announced today that the
> newest installment in its supreme Ace Combat Series, Ace Combat(r) 6:
> Fires of Liberation, will be bringing the next generation of intense
> aerial combat to the battlefield worldwide later this year (Release date
> for European version is TBD) for the Xbox 360(tm) video game and
> entertainment system from Microsoft. Online for the first time, via Xbox
> Live(r), players will be able to experience Ace Combat on a massive
> worldwide scale as it features an in-depth multi-player online
> experience that includes a variety of action-packed online modes.
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> Worldwide online domination is only the beginning in Ace Combat 6: Fires
> of Liberation as the next-gen processing power of the Xbox 360 allows
> players to witness high definition, photo-realistic landscapes scream
> past their cockpits as they issue commands with split-second precision
> to land, sea and air vehicles for an all out triple-attack on the enemy
> in the "The Allied Support System". In this new feature, players will
> be able to fight alongside fighter planes, gun ships, attack
> helicopters, tanks, naval fleets, heavy bombers, and electronic warfare
> vessels in the ultimate Ace Combat showdown.
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> Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation takes air combat warfare to new
> heights as it boasts the new "Dynamic Operation System" where massive
> battles unfold on a "living battlefield," as up to six independent land,
> sea or air conflicts can break out at any time at multiple locations as
> allies and enemies clash in real-time. Players can experience the
> realism of war when battlefields come alive with engagingly authentic
> audio and visual effects: thundering explosions, dense vapor trails of
> air to air missiles, piercing machine gun fire, booming anti-aircraft
> artillery fire, mid-air explosions, gigantic columns of black smoke and
> more.
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> In Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation, players can prove their supremacy
> on a global scale as they pilot highly detailed, authentic aircraft such
> as the F-15 E Strike Eagle and the F-22 Raptor online via Xbox Live. For
> an all out worldwide battle for the sky, players can choose from a
> variety of different online modes including the death match and team
> death match style game modes. Or they can team up with friends to play
> in co-op, where players combine strategy and skill to work together to
> take on computer-controlled adversaries. Online rankings are calculated
> globally with high-ranking players being granted honorable titles on a
> global scale, adding fuel to the fires of furious competition.
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> Starting today, fans will have the chance to get a taste of what's to
> come in Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation, as a variety of different
> icons, art and decals straight from the game are now available to
> download via the Xbox Live Marketplace. Downloads will include the Ace
> Combat 6 Picture Pack which includes a collection of 4 emblems from the
> game that can be added to fan's profiles. Stunning concept art and
> detailed decals of some of the planes features in the game will also be
> available.
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> Experience the war torn drama of Ace Combat like never before in Ace
> Combat 6: Fires of Liberation. With 10-million copies of the Ace Combat
> Franchise sold worldwide, Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation will single
> handedly redefine the entire Flight Action genre on the next generation
> console system, and continue its absolute domination when it flies onto
> store shelves in 2007. Visit http://acecombat.namco.com/
> for more information on the Ace Combat
> franchise.