1701 A.D. GOLD EDITION

AUSTIN, TX – Aug. 4, 2008 – Aspyr Media announced today that 1701 A.D. Gold Edition is now available for PC. 1701 A.D. Gold Edition combines the critically acclaimed empire building strategy game 1701 A.D. and, for the first time in North America, the expansion 1701 A.D. – The Sunken Dragon.

1701 A.D. – The Sunken Dragon adds to 1701 A.D.’s nearly limitless replayability with a new 11-mission, story-driven campaign and a robust new world editor that allows gamers to design and share maps for single-player or online play. 1701 A.D. Gold Edition features new artificial intelligence opponents, buildings, subquests and an empire-shattering new natural disaster that bring even more depth to the 1701 A.D. experience.

1701 A.D. Gold Edition takes players to an 18th-century land under the Queen’s orders to develop settlements and grow a massive empire. Players must keep their citizenry happy by developing and acquiring goods to satisfy their ever-growing needs while working to gain the upper hand on opponents. Gamers will challenge wily AI antagonists, each with unique personalities and traits, or take on human opposition online and interact with them through diplomacy, trade, sabotage, espionage and even military might in order to reign supreme in the New World.

1701 A.D. Gold Edition is rated E10+ by the ESRB and is available now for the SRP of $29.99.

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