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King Arthur Collection Released Today!

Destiny is yours for the taking, Arthur son of Uther Pendragon, the Once and Future King!

 NEW YORK – 24th May 2011 – Paradox Interactive and Neocore Games are pleased to announce that King Arthur Collection is out today with a recommended retail price of $29.99/€29.99. An innovative gaming mixture of RPG and Strategy, this comprehensive anthology contains the critically acclaimed King Arthur: The Role-Playing Wargame along with the expansions The Saxons and The Druids, as well as the Knights and Vassals and Legendary Artifacts DLC.
To celebrate the occasion, a launch trailer has been released!

Click here to view the release trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5F8Q70QkZEs

King Arthur Collection sees players guide the legendary King Arthur in his effort to conquer the warring provinces of Britannia, unite the kingdom and bring lasting peace. Recruit the fabled Knights of the Round Table, dispatching them to all corners of the realm on a variety of missions, improving them to become the most powerful of heroes. Build the majestic and awe inspiring Camelot, govern a growing kingdom, and oversee spectacular battles where thousands of skilled warriors, powerful magicians and fearsome creatures clash in bloody fights to the death.

Every decision the player makes will determine Arthur’s morality as a King creating their own legend; will he be a kind and benevolent ruler or a ruthless monarch? A Christian king or a Pagan leader? Destiny shall decide…

Features:
- Real-Time fantasy battles - Engage in spectacular fights featuring thousands of soldiers and renowned heroes, such as Sir Lancelot and Merlin
- Turn-Based campaign map - Britannia is represented as a three-dimensional topographic map
- Create your own Legend - The saga of King Arthur, an epic tale about the conquest of Britannia, is told through a story-based campaign
-  Morality Chart - Every decision you make in the game will influence King Arthur’s position on the Morality Chart. These choices unlock special content, allies, heroes, units and developments
- RPG elements - Heroes learn skills, spells and abilities. They can also use magic items or become liege lords, entrusted with the leadership of a province

For more information on the collection and the upcoming sequel King Arthur II: The Role-playing Wargame, please visit:
Product page: http://www.paradoxplaza.com/games/king-arthur-collection
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/KingArthurGame  
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/KingArthurGame  
Webpage: http://www.kingarthurthewargame.com   
Forum: http://forum.paradoxplaza.com

 

About Neocore Games
Founded in 2005, NeocoreGames is a game production company with a Hungarian developer studio located in Budapest, specializing in the production, development and publishing of computer games, focusing on the strategy/RPG genres.
Developers of Crusaders: Thy Kingdom Come, The Kings’ Crusade, King Arthur – The Role-Playing Wargame (and its expansions) and King Arthur II – The Role-Playing Wargame, NeocoreGames utilizes its Coretech 3D engine to offer stable and strong technology to deliver one of the best in-game graphics of the industry. For more on NeocoreGames, visit www.neocoregames.com

Paradox Interactive - Strategy is our Game
Since 1999, Paradox Interactive has been a leading global developer and publisher of PC-based strategy games. World-renowned for its strategy catalog, the company holds a particularly strong presence in the United States and Europe.
Its steadily-growing portfolio includes firmly established PC franchises such as the critically acclaimed Europa Universalis, Crusader Kings, Victoria and the Hearts of Iron series, as well as now encompassing titles on other platforms such as Lead and Gold: Gangs of the Wild West released in 2010 on PlayStation®Network for the PlayStation®3 and the forthcoming Defenders of Ardania on iPad as well as PC.
2011 will be Paradox Interactive’s most ambitious line-up of titles to date with such anticipated releases as King Arthur II and Sword of the Stars II. It is also expanding its presence in the free-to-play arena through Paradox Connect.
For more information, please visit www.paradoxplaza.com and follow www.facebook.com/ParadoxInteractive and www.twitter.com/pdxinteractive