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Global Ops: Commando Libya coming to PCs early next year

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Published by Kalypso Media, Global Ops: Commando Libya is a third-person shooter featuring 9 action packed missions with a ripped-from-the-headlines backstory, a vast array of real-world weapons that handle realistically, exotic locales like Greenland and North Africa rendered via the Unreal 3 engine, 10-player online battles over six multiplayer specific maps, urban warfare, vehicle combat, guerilla activities, and all-out pursuit.  The story sees gamers tracking down a nuclear bomb salvaged from the 1968 wreck of a B-52G in the Arctic ocean that has fallen into the hands of a ruthless Russian arms dealer with plans to sell it to the dictator of Libya.

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Kalypso Takes Gamers to the Front Lines in Global Ops: Commando Libya

Third-person shooter planned for an early 2012 release on Windows PC

Ridgewood, NJ, September 6, 2011 - Kalypso Media USA is pleased to announce an additional co-publishing deal with bitComposer Games to publish Global Ops: Commando Libya for Windows PC. Global Ops: Commando Libya is a third-person shooter that sets players on a mission to recover a nuclear warhead before it is sold to terrorist factions. The game will feature an extensive nine-mission single-player campaign and online competitive play.

For more information about Global Ops: Commando Libya, please visit http://bit.ly/globalops

January 21, 1968 - A B-52G bomber carrying four thermonuclear bombs on board crashes in the Arctic Sea of North Star Bay near Thule Airbase. The search party finds the wreckage and three bombs. The fourth is missing…

Present Day - The notorious Russian Mafia boss and weapons dealer, Yebievdenko, has a new toy for sale: an atom bomb. The CIA learns of his plans to sell it to a notorious Libyan dictator. The fear is that it will be used to in a terrorist attack against the USA as payback for the American involvement in the Libyan conflict.

In development by Spectral Games, Global Ops: Commando Libya is a third-person shooter that puts players at the heart of a global race to capture a nuclear warhead that’s been stolen by Russian organized crime, and get it back into safe hands before it becomes a terrorist weapon. Players will take part in a deadly global chase -- battling through Greenland and into North Africa as they fight to take down terrorist forces and recapture the devastating weapon.

Key Features -
  • Dive into today’s headlines in a fast-paced 9-mission single player campaign with a thrilling, topical backstory
  • Enjoy dynamic third-person shooter action with a vast array of realistic, modern weapons
  • Explore exotic settings from Greenland to North Africa, rendered vividly with Unreal 3 technology
  • Battle online with up to 10 opponents across six multiplayer optimized maps
  • Master diverse missions: urban warfare, vehicle combat, guerilla activities and all-out pursuit
About The Kalypso Media Group

Founded in 2006 in Germany by industry veterans Simon Hellwig and Stefan Marcinek, Kalypso Media is a global, independent developer, marketer and publisher of interactive entertainment software that employs nearly 100 video game industry experts world-wide.

Along with Headquarters in Worms, Germany, the company has offices in the United Kingdom and the United States. Kalypso Media also enjoys very strong global digital distribution through its Kalypso Media Digital Ltd. Subsidiary, and owns three development studios – Realmforge Studios GmbH, Gaming Minds Studios GmbH and Noumena Studios GmbH – and works with multiple leading independent developers.

Kalypso Media‘s recent titles include Boulder Dash XL and The First Templar for Xbox 360, and Dungeons for Windows PC. Upcoming multi-platform titles include Tropico 4, The Dark Eye – Demonicon and Port Royale 3, along with Dungeons – The Dark Lord and Jagged Alliance: Back in Action for Windows PC. Further information about Kalypso Media is available at http://www.kalypsomedia.com.