King’s Bounty: Warriors of the North Announced

We just received a press release from publisher 1C that announces a new title in the King’s Bounty franchise, King’s Bounty: Warriors of the North. According to the press release, we’ll take the mantle of a new hero in Spring 2012, and although the press release mentions no platforms, we’d assume on PC only. There’s not much in the way of information and no screenshots have been released so far so, without further ado, here is the press release:

King’s Bounty: WARRIORS OF THE NORTH in Development

New Game in the Multi-Award Winning Series

MOSCOW, Russia – October 6, 2011 – Leading Eastern and Central European publisher, 1C Company, is excited to announce the development of King’s Bounty: Warriors of the North, the next game in the award-winning King’s Bounty series. A new hero, young Olaf, the son of the Northling King, dedicates his life to the fight against the undead infesting the Northern Lands of Endoria. He will face epic battles, valor and love. Accompanied by gorgeous Valkyries who will assist Olaf on the battlefield, he will liberate the icy wastelands of the North, dwarven dungeons and Darion, the heart of the Endoria, from the reign of necromancy.

King’s Bounty: Warriors of the North features:

· New plot, telling the story of the fight between the Good and the Evil, betrayal and love
· New companions – 5 Valkyries, assisting Olaf on the field of battle.
· New locations
· New units
· New skills
· New awards and achievements
· New school of magic – Rune Magic

The King’s Bounty series are adventure games with tactical turn-based battles and RPG elements unfolding in a rich fantasy world. The hero, and their army of companions, travel across a huge continent visiting dozens of different locations all connected to each other. Communicating with NPCs, collecting resources and recruiting an army the player will control their character in real-time mode. However all battles take place in classic turn-based mode with a strong emphasis on tactical elements.

King’s Bounty: Warriors of the North release is scheduled for Spring 2012. For more information please visit: http://www.1cpublishing.eu/game/king-s-bounty-warriors/overview

About 1C Company
1C Company specializes in distribution, publishing and development of business, entertainment and educational software. Founded in 1991, 1C has become the largest publisher and distributor of computer and video games in Eastern and Central Europe. 1C Company is widely acknowledged as a game developer and has several internal studios. Internal development of 1C includes IL-2 Sturmovik series and Theatre of War series. 1C Company works as a publisher and producer with over 30 independent development studios and has produced over 100 projects for PC and consoles including titles like Rig’n’Roll, Space Rangers, Soldiers: Heroes of World War II, Faces of War, Men of War series, Perimeter, Fantasy Wars, Death to Spies, King’s Bounty: The Legend, King’s Bounty: Armored Princess and King’s Bounty: Crossworlds.

For more information on 1C please go to our website at www.1cpublishing.com.