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Digital Illusions signs new contract

Digital Illusions signs a new contract for the development of a PC game within the shooter genre. Publisher is Electronic Arts. The game is based on Digital Illusions' brand and is planned for a fall 2005 debut.

The development of the PC game will take place at the Company's Canadian studio. Digital Illusions receives a development budget from the publisher Electronic Arts.

- The contract gives us a guaranteed development budget, and the game is also expected to generate royalty incomes to the Company during 2005 and 2006, said Patrick Söderlund, CEO at Digital Illusions

The game is planned for a fall 2005 debut. So far the product is untitled. 


Digital Illusions' launch timetable
Title - Platform - Genre - Date
Battlefield 2 - PC - FPS** - June -05
BF2 Modern Combat - PS2, Xbox - FPS** - Fall -05
Untitled - PC - FPS** - Fall -05
BF2 Modern Combat - MS Nextgen, PSP* - FPS** - Q1 -06
Untitled - PS2, Xbox, Sony and MS Nextgen - 2006/2007
Untitled - Sony and MS Nextgen - Action - 2007

* Development licensed to EAUK
** FPS is an abbreviation for first person shooter