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FLYBOYS Squadron Launches from iEntertainment Network!
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Posted by Donster on: 2006-08-30 14:02:27 1175
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FLYBOYS, the Movie, launches in Theaters on September 22nd 2006
By Don Miller @ Combatsim.com
iEntertainment Network, the award-winning developer of the World Famous WarBirds TotalSims series, announced it will develop the first Massively Multiplayer Online Game to tie in with the initial theatrical release of a major motion picture, the upcoming MGM release of FLYBOYS, an Electric Entertainment film, to be released on September 22nd 2006. IENT will publish a single player game combined with an MMOG that puts the player in the pilot seat of a Nieuport 17 biplane to participate in exciting World War I era missions inspired by the FLYBOYS movie. These missions provide the excitement of the close-in dogfighting action of America’s first fighter pilots as depicted in the movie.
“The opportunity to produce an MMOG based on a flying movie that uses state of the art special effects is unprecedented. We are thrilled to be publishing a complete online flying game for all the fans of the movie and flying enthusiasts worldwide,” says JW “Wild Bill” Stealey, a US Air Force Retired Aviator and CEO of IENT.
The FLYBOYS Squadron MMOG demo will go live on September 7, 2006 for players who register for this free download at flyboysgame.com. Additional airplanes, terrain, interface and other features will be available in the complete retail game when it reaches stores this month.
The FLYBOYS Squadron game will include true simulations of 10 of the most famous aircraft of World War I, accurate World War I terrains, over 15 single player missions for players to hone their flying skills and obtain medals and rank from flying accomplishments, and easy FREE access to the MMOG where hundreds of other real aviators will be flying in historical and real simulation of World War I combat. (Retail customers get FREE access to the MMOG for one month.)
More information on the FLYBOYS Squadron Game is coming at http://www.FLYBOYSGame.com.
Flyboys:
In 1914, “The Great War” – WWI – began in Europe. By 1917, the Allied powers of France, England, Italy and others were on the ropes against the German juggernaut. While millions of young men were dying overseas, people in the United States were arguing that the freedom of others was none of its business. So America chose…at first…not to fight.
Some altruistic young Americans disagreed. They volunteered to fight alongside their counterparts in France, some in the infantry, some in the Ambulance Corps. A handful of others had a different idea: they decided to learn how to fly. The first of them – a squadron of only 38 – became known as the Lafayette Escadrille. In time, America joined their cause. The Escadrille pilots became legendary. FLYBOYS is inspired by their story.
Flyboys is directed by Academy Award winner Tony Bill (Producer of The Sting) and produced by Dean Devlin (Independence Day, The Patriot, Stargate) and Marc Frydman (Commander In Chief, The Jacket). James Franco (Spider-Man 1 and 2, Tristan & Isolde, Annapolis) stars with Martin Henderson (The Ring, Torque) and Jean Reno (The Pink Panther, The Da Vinci Code). An MGM release, Flyboys will open in the United States and Canada on September 29th, 2006. See: http://www.flyboysthemovie.com
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