AUSTRALIA \u2014 March 25, 2009 \u2014 Today, Ubisoft announced the launch of R.U.S.E., a new intellectual property developed by Eugen Systems, creators of the critically acclaimed strategy title Act of War: Direct Action\u2122. R.U.S.E. is scheduled for release on Windows PC, the Xbox 360\u00ae video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, the PlayStation\u00ae3 computer entertainment system for fiscal year 2009\/2010.<\/p>\n
\u00a0R.U.S.E. is optimised for Intel\u2019s latest core processors, including the Intel\u00ae Core\u2122i7 processor, and will be demonstrated for the first time in public at the Intel booth during the Game Developers Conference (GDC) at Moscone North Hall, booth #6006 at 5:00 PM Pacific on Wednesday March 25 in San Francisco.<\/p>\n
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R.U.S.E. is a one-of-a-kind real-time strategy game that allows players to bluff their enemies to lead their nation to victory, controlling the action using views that range seamlessly from the heart of the battlefield to the full theatre of war.\u00a0 Players will be plunged into the action thanks to the exclusive IRISZOOMTM Engine which offers an intuitive interface that allows for smooth, rapid transitions from a birds-eye view of the entire conflict, down into the heat of the battle and vice versa.<\/p>\n
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\u201cWith R.U.S.E., Ubisoft is once again shaking up a genre, offering an RTS with a twist that will thrill gamers,\u201d said John Parkes, EMEA marketing director at Ubisoft. \u201cUbisoft is known for innovation and R.U.S.E. continues that tradition, offering the most immense and detailed maps ever seen in an RTS. Players can explore the maps using IRISZOOM Engine, which provides an aerial, smooth interaction unlike anything ever seen before.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Ubisoft and Intel are committed to working together to ensure R.U.S.E. takes full advantage of Intel technologies.\u00a0 \u201cUbisoft and Intel are demonstrating some of the benefits gamers will experience when playing R.U.S.E. on the Intel\u00ae Core\u2122i7 processor based platforms,\u201d said Elliot Garbus, vice president Intel Software and Services Group, general manager Visual Computing Software Division.\u00a0 \u201cGamers will experience more immersive game play with smooth zooming from satellite to ground view, superior AI delivering more complex unit movements and more realistic physics throughout the game.\u201d<\/p>\n
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In R.U.S.E., players use their brain as the ultimate weapon, fighting a war of perception, where the ability to deceive and mislead the enemy determines success. A first in a strategy game, R.U.S.E. reinvigorates the genre by using deception to give new-found depth to the game play.<\/p>\n
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