January 29, 2010
Ubisoft
Announces Dawn of Discovery: Venice
The official add-on to Dawn of
Discovery PC expands the game’s universe with new setting and online multiplayer
mode
Today Ubisoft announced Dawn of
Discovery: Venice, the add-on for the PC version of Dawn of Discovery, the
acclaimed real-time strategy and simulation game released earlier this year.
Dawn of Discovery: Venice will combine the signature gameplay mechanics of the
series and the richness of the Venetian culture with an all-new online
multiplayer mode. In addition, Ubisoft announced Dawn of Discovery: Gold
Edition, which will include the original Dawn of Discovery and the Dawn of
Discovery: Venice add-on. Both the add-on and Gold Edition are due to release
February 25, 2010 in North America via download only.
"With Dawn of Discovery: Venice, we
are proud to bring a whole new dimension to gamers by letting them experience
new multiplayer challenges online with their friends” said Adam Novickas,
director of marketing for Ubisoft. "We are confident that this add-on will
please long-time fans of the series as well as newcomers to the franchise.”
For more information, please visit
http://dawnofdiscoverygame.com.
Key Features of Dawn of Discovery:
Venice:
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New Venetian setting:
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The rich Dawn of Discovery
environment is complemented with a new Venetian setting offering new
possibilities of interaction:-
Build two new Venetian ship
types: the small and big tradesman cog -
Develop secret cabinets,
infiltrate your enemies and sabotage their expansion
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Multiplayer:
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Play Dawn of Discovery online in
multiplayer mode:-
Choose to play versus or co-op
to defeat the AI by combining your techniques -
Up to 8 players
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New Challenges and Quests:
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Up to 60 new items and 300 new
quests with two new types: trading race and ship boarding -
Discover and exploit a new type
of island, the Volcano island
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New scenarios to face new
challenges with new achievements, medals and crests
