HISTORY™ Great Battles Medieval Brings 100 Years War Strategy RPG to Xbox 360 and PS3

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With the cavalry champing at the bit, archers ready with their longbows, and the infantry marching towards the enemy, one hundred years of war will soon begin: HISTORY™ Great Battles Medieval (Slitherine) will be available on Xbox 360 and PS3 from 1^st October 2010.  It features Slitherine’s cutting edge graphic engine and a brand new game play system that allows players to be in complete control of massive armies.

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HISTORY™ Great Battles Medieval is based on the historical events of the Hundred Years’ War, the most infamous conflict of medieval times fought between France and England that shaped the future of both countries for centuries to follow.

The Hundred Years’ War was a time of military evolution and technical advancement in weaponry, tactics and army structure.  The game follows the historical events of the 14^th Century conflict, with 26 genuine battles and a total of 70 clashes and skirmishes to be fought.

With legendary battles, including those at Crécy and Agincourt, recreated in epic encounters, players must use their strategy skills and knowledge of medieval military tactics to progress through the historical timeline of conquest and liberation, with defining figures of the era such as The Black Prince, Joan of Arc and, of course, Henry V leading their armies.

With all the knowledge and backing from HISTORY™, this strategy RPG is doubtless the most detailed and realistic medieval combat model ever created. Each man must stand tall. Each man’s mettle will be tested.  From the thunderous charge of the knights to the men-at-arms fighting for their lives in hand-to-hand combat, the game recreates the epic feel of medieval battles.

Features include:

• 3 Gameplay Modes: In Campaign mode experience history through the eyes of the military commanders of the day; in Skirmish mode there are 3 or 5 map short territory battles including practice Sandbox and in Multiplayer join a game or host your own in 2 player head to head.
• Customization: choose your army squad’s troop deployment, armour, weapon, shield, attack skills, general skills and defensive skills.
• Awards & Rewards: The player is continually rewarded as they progress through the game with money, unlocked equipment, units, and experience points. All of these allow the player to customise their army. Many missions have main objectives and sub-objectives. And of course, there are Trophies and Achievements to acquire throughout the game. 

Additional information:

• Command more than 20 different squads, all accurately researched and carefully modelled in amazing detail.
• Customise each squad of archers, cavalry, knights, etc with over 100 unique fighting, combat and weapon skills.
• Free form quest maps that allow players to decide when and where to fight within an historical framework.
• Innovative Battle Card system that gives bonuses and penalties in battle.
• Extensive added historical documentary clips from the library of HISTORY™ TV channel.

HISTORY™ Great Battles Medieval follows the highly successful release of HISTORY™ Great Battles of Rome (2007), and will be released in store October 1^st 2010, distributed by PQube.

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Jools Moore
Jools@naked-ape.co.uk
Naked Ape Communications
Tel: +44 771 773 4606

About Slitherine
Slitherine is a privately funded and independent UK developer and publisher. Slitherine is dedicated to bringing highly playable and approachable strategy games to the mass market with a specific dedication to history of all ages. Slitherine is uniquely placed to deliver due to its experience within the industry and also the wider gaming community. Internet site – www.slitherine.com

About History™ and History HD™
HISTORY™ and HISTORY HD™ are the leading destinations for revealing, award-winning, original non-fiction series and event-driven specials that connect history with viewers in an informative, immersive and entertaining manner across multiple platforms. Programming covers a diverse variety of historical genres ranging from military history to contemporary history, technology to natural history, as well as science, archaeology and pop culture.

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ProNav Outmanoeuvres All To Bring A New Dimension To HGV Navigation

NAVEVO’S PRONAV PNN300 SETS NEW STANDARD FOR LARGE VEHICLE SATNAVS 

Hauliers, fleet management, and independent drivers of large vehicles can now experience true cost-saving advantages by using the new ProNav PNN300, incorporating the new ProNav Dimension™ software.

 

ProNav PNN300

The first HGV navigation system to incorporate London ‘Lorry Ban’ road data, the PNN300 will help operators keep to permitted roads, and with UK wide historic HGV traffic data, will provide more accurate journey times and estimated times of arrival, ensuring drivers don’t miss delivery windows or over-run on their driver hours.  

Currently getting caught on an excluded road at restricted times in London can be an expensive business, with fines of up to £550 for hauliers and £120 for drivers. The ProNav PNN300 is the first navigation system to incorporate time-based restriction data, providing vehicle specific routes avoiding the overnight or weekend HGV restrictions, also offering preferred routing and re-routing for the ‘Lorry Ban’ roads (Excluded Route Network – ERN). Such critical route data will help keep HGV’s on the permitted roads when travelling around London, making sure hauliers and drivers avoid those heavy penalties for route contraventions. 

The ProNav PNN300 also incorporates another truck navigation ‘market first’ which is its ‘Dynamic ETA™’ feature. Historically truck navigation systems have provided relatively inaccurate, unreliable journey times for delivery estimated times of arrival (ETAs). Using historic traffic information sourced from real-time floating vehicle data, the PNN300 can analyse the day and time of travel and calculate an accurate ETA based on actual HGV traffic speeds at that time. For example, a journey on the M25 during Monday morning’s rush hour will provide a much longer ETA than exactly the same journey conducted during lunchtime. For the first time, this service will provide drivers with reliable, mission critical journey time information to hit delivery windows and plan journeys to fit better around their time on the road.   

Unique ProNav PNN300 features include:   

• Dynamic ETA™ using real-time floating vehicle data from Journey Dynamics™ helping provide better fuel efficiency and improved time and journey management
• ERN data for haulage companies and professional drivers to circumnavigate route restrictions such as the London Lorry Control Scheme during controlled hours
• Navevo’s new ProNav Dimension™ software for fast calculation of routes incorporating NAVTEQ Transport data covering height, weight, width and HAZMAT restrictions to optimise your routes across the UK
• Exclusive point of interest data such as London loading bays, as well as HGV petrol stations and truck stops

Other ProNav Dimension™ software features include hazard warnings for steep hills, crosswinds, risk of grounding and sharp bends; text to speech that provides clear voice instructions including local road names; and audible and visual warnings of fixed safety cameras.  The PNN300 also features a new slim-line hardware design, with a large 5 inch touch screen, Bluetooth hands-free and an FM transmitter making turn-by-turn voice instructions clearly audible on the vehicle’s in-cab radio.   

“Working closely with hauliers and drivers, we have identified and developed unique features that really make a difference to fleets whilst out on the road”, said Navevo Marketing Director David Guiver. “With innovative features such as Dynamic ETA™ and ERN routing we believe we are setting a new standard for the HGV navigation industry and helping make deliveries more time and cost efficient, as well as helping the haulage industry avoid costly fines from falling foul of time-specific road regulations.”   

With a suggested retail price of £249.99 incl. VAT, the ProNav PNN300 will be available around the end of August via the Road Haulage Association’s online shop, PIE (Public Information Exchange), Fonebitz stores located at over 32 motorway service stations across the country, and through local TTC distributors in UK and Ireland (for more information on local TTC distributors call 01865 383999   

Additionally, Navevo have updated the current PNN200 unit with the new ProNav Dimension™ software.  This new PNN220 unit will also be on sale at the end of August with a suggested retail price of £199.99 incl. VAT.   

For more information please go to www.pronav.co.uk or call 01462 476444     

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For further details please contact Jools Moore – Naked Ape Communications   

T: 0771 773 4606   

E: jools@naked-ape.co.uk   

    

About ProNav:   

ProNav is a leading GPS brand used by professional intercity and cross country long haul drivers throughout Europe, Australia and the US. Developed by Navevo, the UK’s leading specialist GPS software developer, it provides turn-by-turn street navigation for large vehicles including HGV’s, Trailers, Buses & Vans featuring the latest NAVTEQ Transport data. For additional information please visit: www.pronav.co.uk.   

About Navevo:   

Navevo, the UK’s leading specialist GPS software developer and offers a full range of navigation solutions and location based plug-ins designed to operate on Windows Mobile hardware platforms including PNDs, PDAs and Smartphones. Navevo owns and develops all of its navigation software, providing the flexibility to meet market demands, create unique propositions and get them to market quickly. As well as developing its own products, Navevo is also the navigation software behind a number of leading GPS brands. Navevo has also been awarded the ‘2008 Frost & Sullivan Award for Product Innovation in European Telematics’ for its ProNav HGV Navigation System. For additional information please visit: www.navevo.com