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BELLEVUE, Wash. , May 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- U4iA- Games, the new independent games startupbuilt by award-winning game developers, today revealed its firsttitle, Offensive Combat -. Available free-to-play in web browsers around the world, Offensive Combat will empower multiplayer fans everywhere to experience aconsole-quality, high energy, frenetic competition anytime,anywhere that not only challenges their skills, but also gives themfreedom to express their own unique attitudes and personality. Theinnovative gameplay, guided by industry veterans from Activision,Sony, and the Call of Dut y and Guitar Hero franchises, will feature an irreverent mash-up offirst-person-shooter archetypes, weapons and themes, includingsurreal fantasy, futuristic sci-fi, and modern military settings,among others. Offensive Combat launches later this year, but select fans will have an opportunityto be one of the first to explore the game during a limited betathis summer. (Logo: photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120516/SF08504LOGO ) "Free-to-play is the next disruptive, permanent shift in gaming,"explains U4iA Games CEO and Co-Founder Dusty Welch . "Consumers are moving away from the traditional console retailmodel and demanding AAA-quality games accessible on all theirdevices with no upfront costs. U4iA plans to satisfy those gamerswith unmatched, competitive, core games like Offensive Combat , playable through your browser at a level of quality previouslynot thought possible, all running on our breakthrough E-Sport levelserver architecture. Since the game is launched right in theirbrowser, players will be able to fire it up, connect with theirfriends, and play for free - with no need for additional hardwareor software purchases." U4iA Games (pronounced "euphoria") was founded in 2011 by Welch, a13-year Activision veteran and the key executive credited with thecreation and growth of Call of Duty , and CCO Chris Archer, a 20-year veteran of the games industry whohas designed and produced more than 40 video games across nearlyevery PC, console, handheld, and mobile platform. Together theyestablished U4iA with the primary goal of bringing core,console-quality, free-to-play games, like Offensive Combat, to web browsers and mobile devices. The company recently closed aSeries B round, raising more than $7 million in strategic private funding to date, and the company is nowlooking to expand its roster to complement the skilled developmentteam they have recruited. More information is available at. "We believe the current crop of FPS games is just more of the same.With Offensive Combat , we are making the blockbuster game you'll have to have, but it'salready in your browser, it's free, and your friends are alreadyplaying. Just log on and click play," says U4iA Games CCO andCo-Founder Chris Archer . "We're building Offensive Combat for passionate core shooter fans, delivering the features theywant and empowering them to play the way they want. Gamers areclamoring for new ideas and experiences versus the same rehashedgameplay. With our unique, focused approach and broad industryexperience, we're able to deliver an innovative, free-to-play gamethat would take other development teams multiple years, hundreds ofdevelopers and cost them, in some cases, over $100 million , a cost which they would ultimately pass on to the consumer." Offensive Combat will feature the most competitive multiplayer action ever seenwithin a browser, enabling players to harness their skills and usetheir creativity and ingenuity to win the ultimate mash-up offirst-person shooters. The browser version and the mobile/tabletversions of the game are interconnected, and work together unlikeany game before, in addition to a level of customization thatallows the game to evolve right alongside gamers' tastes. The full Offensive Combat experience will be detailed in the coming weeks, while selectplayers will soon begin receiving invitations to test their skillsin the limited, closed beta. More at: About U4iA Games Based in Bellevue, Washington , U4iA Games (pronounced "euphoria") is a new independent gamesstartup founded by Dusty Welch (CEO) and Chris Archer (CCO), industry veterans with former executive andfranchise-building roles at Activision, Call of Duty, Treyarch andSony, among others. Archer and Welch established the company withthe primary goal of bringing console-quality core gamingexperiences to web browsers and mobile devices. For moreinformation, visit U4iA and Offensive Combat are trademarks of U4iA Games, Inc. Allother names are the trademarks of their respective owners. U4iA Games, Offensive Combat logos and other media assets available at this link: bit.ly/customizecompetehumiliaterepeat SOURCE U4iA Games Copyright 2010 PR Newswire. All Rights Reserved. We are high quality suppliers, our products such as Mobile DVR Recorders , Video Recorder Spares Manufacturer for oversee buyer. To know more, please visits Mobile DVR With GPS.
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