JeuxDeGuerre.com l’annonçait depuis déjà quelques jours et ça vient d’être officialisé par Tripwire Interactive, le développeur du jeu : Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45 sera distribué en France par SdLL, la filiale « jeux de niche » de Micro Applications. Pour l’instant, on ne sait toutefois pas si le jeu sera localisé, ni (et surtout) quand et à quel prix il sera distribué sur le territoire français.
Mise à jour : contacté par nos soins, SdLL nous précise que Red Orchestra est en cours de localisation en français. Le jeu sortira le 21 juin prochain et coûtera un peu moins de 30 euros.
Le communiqué de presse (annonçant des distributeurs dans toute l’Europe et la Russie) :[–SUITE–]
BOLD GAMES ANNOUNCES INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION DETAILS FOR RED ORCHESTRA: OSTFRONT 41-45
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – April 19, 2006 – Bold Games, a division of Destineer Publishing, announces today international distribution partnerships with 1C, Frogster, SdLL, and Wendros, for Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45.
Developed by Tripwire Interactive and based on the most highly-acclaimed Unreal mod ever made, Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45 is a full-featured, stand-alone World War II game that brings players to the frontlines of Eastern European combat during the height of World War II. Players choose from 28 infantry weapons or crew one of 14 detailed vehicles on the Russian Front between 1941-45. The combination of roles across more than one dozen maps, based on real-world locations and battles, allows Red Orchestra to finally achieve its goal of delivering a full first-person, World War II infantry and vehicle combat simulation.
Paul Rinde, CEO of Destineer, said: « We are proud to be working with these high quality partners for the European, Scandinavian and former USSR territories and are looking forward to achieving great success with them on sales of Red Orchestra »
« We are very proud and happy to handle Scandinavian distribution of Red Orchestra, » said Henrik Martling of Wendros AB. « The buzz as well as pre-order status make it priority #1 for us! » Wendros is the official distributor of Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45 in Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland.
« We are pleased to deliver the action of Red Orchestra to the gamers of the former USSR and Eastern Europe, » said Nikolay Baryshnikov, Director of International Sales for 1C. « Apart from the fantastic game features, the historical focus on the Eastern Front of WWII will prove especially attractive to our audience. » 1C is the official distributor of Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45 in Russia, CIS, Ukraine, the Baltic states, Belarus, Moldova, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Poland.
« With Red Orchestra, we continue our strategy of establishing first-class international licenses for the German market,” said Frédéric Bichat, COO of Frogster Interactive Pictures AG. “We have great plans with this title – and want to market this fantastic game with a long-term, tailor-made, community based campaign. » Frogster is the official distributor of Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45 in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
Jerome Barbé, marketing Directorof SdLL said, « We are proud to release Red Orchestra in France, Belgium and Luxemburg. We think that Tripwire Interactive will be one of the future’s biggest development teams. The proven success and immediate recognition from the game industry is extremely hard to get! I’m sure it will be a huge success. »
Shipping dates will be announced shortly.
