Publisher:	Ubisoft
Developer:	Eugen Systems
Released:	26 Feb 2009
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LONDON, UK — March 24, 2009 — Today, Ubisoft announcedthe launch of R.U.S.E., a new intellectual property developed by EugenSystems, creators of the critically acclaimed strategy title Act ofWar: Direct Action™. R.U.S.E. is scheduled for release on Windows PC,the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, thePlayStation®3 computer entertainment system for fiscal year 2009/2010.

R.U.S.E.is optimized for Intel’s latest core processors, including the Intel®Core™i7 processor, and will be demonstrated for the first time inpublic at the Intel booth during the Game Developers Conference (GDC)at Moscone North Hall, booth #6006 at 5:00 PM Pacific on WednesdayMarch 25 in San Francisco.

R.U.S.E. is a one-of-a-kind real-timestrategy game that allows players to bluff their enemies to lead theirnation to victory, controlling the action using views that rangeseamlessly from the heart of the battlefield to the full theatre ofwar. Players will be plunged into the action thanks to the exclusiveIRISZOOM^TM Engine whichoffers an intuitive interface that allows for smooth, rapid transitionsfrom a birds-eye view of the entire conflict, down into the heat of thebattle and vice versa.

“With R.U.S.E., Ubisoft is once againshaking up a genre, offering an RTS with a twist that will thrillgamers,” said John Parkes, EMEA marketing director at Ubisoft. “Ubisoftis known for innovation and R.U.S.E. continues that tradition, offeringthe most immense and detailed maps ever seen in an RTS. Players canexplore the maps using IRISZOOM Engine, which provides an aerial,smooth interaction unlike anything ever seen before.”

Ubisoftand Intel are committed to working together to ensure R.U.S.E. takesfull advantage of Intel technologies. “Ubisoft and Intel aredemonstrating some of the benefits gamers will experience when playingR.U.S.E. on the Intel® Core™i7 processor based platforms,” said ElliotGarbus, vice president Intel Software and Services Group, generalmanager Visual Computing Software Division. “Gamers will experiencemore immersive game play with smooth zooming from satellite to groundview, superior AI delivering more complex unit movements and morerealistic physics throughout the game.”

In R.U.S.E., players usetheir brain as the ultimate weapon, fighting a war of perception, wherethe ability to deceive and mislead the enemy determines success. Afirst in a strategy game, R.U.S.E. reinvigorates the genre by usingdeception to give new-found depth to the game play.

To learn more about R.U.S.E., visit www.rusegame.com