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CEO of G4BOX Inc. Howard He (right), and Senior Vice President of Silverbirch Inc. Wojtek Kawczynski (left) at the CROSSFIRE North America and the United Kingdom Signing Ceremony.
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G4BOX and SilverBirch to publish CrossFire, a new format for online first person shooter games
May. 13 2008
TORONTO, May 13 – G4BOX a North American publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment media, and SilverBirch Studios, a member of the SilverBirch Inc. (TSX-V: SVB) group of digital media companies today announced that they have secured English language rights, in several major markets, to develop and publish “Cross Fire”, an online computer game that has rapidly become a major success in Asia.
“Cross Fire” is an award-winning military-themed online game for PCs, and a leading title in the "first person shooter" (FPS) genre. Participants assume the roles of online characters that interact with other players while engaging in battle and other activities through multiple levels. New to this genre, is the revenue model whereby the game is free to download and play, but players purchase value-added, in-game services and assets, along with premium features that enhance the game experience.
"Securing the “Cross Fire” rights is the next step in developing our online game portfolio," said Wojtek Kawczynski, SVP & GM of SilverBirch Studios. "Following our current success with Metin2, we are now pioneering use of the proven "free-to-play" model for FPS games."
"”Cross Fire” has been a huge success in other operating regions such as China, Japan and Vietnam," said Howard He, CEO of G4Box, noting that the game achieved 62,000 concurrent users and more than 1 million subscribers in Vietnam just three days after the open beta test in that country launched, in March. "We look forward to replicating this success for the English-language
version."
“Cross Fire” has been selected as one of the PC titles to qualify the China team for the World Cyber Games (WCG) competition to be held in China next year. Other PC titles selected for the tournament include Warcraft III and Starcraft. The WCG tournament is the largest gaming event in the world. For more details, please visit: www.worldcybergames.com.
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About G4Box Inc.
G4Box was founded in September 2004 in Markham, Ont. Its primary business is in the distribution of MMORPG games. The company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of 568 Network Inc., a Markham based developer, publisher and distributor of games that also partners with CryptoLogic Inc. in online casino and poker games for the Chinese market.
For futher information please contact:
Howard He
Chief Executive Officer
416.444.4832 x 19
Email: howard(at)g4box.com
Website: www.g4box.com
About SilverBirch Inc.
Toronto-based SilverBirch Inc. is a leading digital entertainment company operating in the fastest growing sectors of the video game market. The Company's video game operations include SilverBirch Studios, a video game developer; Red Mile Entertainment, a San Francisco based publisher of console games such as Heroes Over Europe and the exclusive worldwide license holder for Sin City; Lighthouse Interactive, a Netherlands-based publisher of PC games; and a co-venture with G4Box Inc. to operate licensed English language online multiplayer games. For more information see www.silverbirchinc.com.
For more information, please visit www.silverbirchinc.com. |
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