[PRESS RELEASE] NAMCO BANDAI GAMES ANNOUNCES THE WORLDWIDE..

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NAMCO BANDAI GAMES ANNOUNCES THE WORLDWIDE LAUNCH OF ACE COMBAT® 6:
FIRES OF LIBERATION™ FOR THE XBOX 360 Intense Next Generation Air
Combat Warfare Goes Online For the First Time via Xbox Live®

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®
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™ video
game and entertainment system from Microsoft. Online for the first
time, via Xbox Live®, 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.



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.



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.



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.



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.



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.

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also, TeamXbox.com article: http://tinyurl.com/22bffn