IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey DLC now available

505 Games and 1C Company have released new downloadable content for the recently released WWII aerial combat game IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey. This DLC is now available on Xbox LIVE and PlayStation Network. The DLC update gives players six more single-player missions across the existing six theatres of war featured in the game and players can also jump into the cockpit of a brand new plane, the American P47D. The pack is set at 400 MS points on Xbox Live and $4.99 on PlayStation Network.

IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds Of Prey is in stores now waiting for your purchase. “Please buy me,” it begs as you walk by its shrink wrapped package. But you never do, because you’re kinda mean. Your little sister told me that you’ve always be mean - for at least as long as she can remember. The game is rated “T” for Teen by the ESRB, and is now available for Xbox 360 and PS3 at an MSRP of $49.99.

IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds Of Prey available for PSP Go

505 Games and 1C Company have released the flight combat game IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds Of Prey on Sony’s new PSP Go (digital download) for $29.99. The PSP Portal version allows players to take on IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds Of Prey with 30 missions across six major WWII battlefields using over 30 aircraft.

Based around large-scale aerial combat over the ground-based military operations of World War II, players participate in the most famous confrontations of the era piloting fighters, battle planes or heavy bombers across a range of missions in IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey. There are six theatres of war in which to engage - The Battle of Britain, Stalingrad, Berlin, Sicily, the Battle of the Bulge and Korsun - representing the main airborne battles of World War II in Europe.

IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds Of Prey is rated “T” for Teen by the ESRB, and is published by 505 Games in collaboration with 1C Company.

IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey demo downloaded 1 million times

505 Games and 1C Company are pretty delighted with the number of times that the demo their World War II themed air combat game, IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey, has been downloaded. According to internal numbers, has been downloaded over 1 million times on PlayStation Network and Xbox Live. A pretty impressive and suprising number considering that it is an air combat action simulation type game.

“One million demo downloads clearly showcases undeniable interest in IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey among gamers,” said Adam Kline, president of 505 Games U.S. “With the amount of attention paid to every detail of this title, from environments based on a hybrid of period maps and satellite data to our powerful tangible damage effects engine to audio recorded from vintage aircraft, we’re thrilled that so many players are eager to play this year’s most authentic World War II flight combat game.”

The full game will be released in North America on Tuesday, September 8, 2009 for Xbox 360 and PS3, and on Tuesday, September 15, 2009 on Nintendo DS and the PSP.

This week at retail: Sept. 1 - 5, 2009

This week at retail we’ll see a parade of tiny ninjas, hunters, super heroes, cruise ship personnel and rock gods. Highlights include Champions Online, Gears of War GotY Edition, Guitar Hero 5 for various platforms, and Section 8:

Week of September 1, 2009:

- Battlefield 1943 - PC (EA)

- Cabela’s Outdoor Adventure - Wii, Xbox 360, PS3, PS2 (Activision)

- Champions Online - PC (Atari)

- Champions Online Official Strategy Guide - for PC game (Brady Games)

- Cruise Ship Vacation Games - Wii (Activision)

- Gears of War 2 Game Of The Year Edition - Xbox 360 (Microsoft)

- Guitar Hero 5 Guitar Kit - Wii, Xbox 360, PS3, PS2 (Activision)

- Guitar Hero 5 Standalone - Wii, Xbox 360, PS3, PS2 (Activision)

- IL 2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey - Xbox 360, PS3 (505 Games)

- Mini Ninjas - Wii, DS, Xbox 360, PS3, PC (Eidos)

- Muramasa: The Demon Blade - Wii (Ignition)

- Section 8 - Xbox 360, PS3, PC (SouthPeak)

- Soul Calibur: Broken Destiny - PSP (Namco Bandai Games)

IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey demo now on PlayStation Network

505 Games U.S. and 1C Company have released a demo for their upcoming flight combat simulation game, IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey on PlayStation Network. The single-player demo gives players a taste of two of the game’s scenarios: The Battle of Britain and The Battle of the Bulge.

The demo managed to garner a respectable 625,000 downloads on Xbox Live and 505 Games hopes for a similar number on PlayStation Network.

In Battle of Britain: Red Skies Over Dover, players are given the role of a Royal Air Force (RAF) pilot commanding the Mk. II Spitfire with B wing armament (two canons, four machine guns). What starts off as a routine clean up mission on a few stray He-111 German bombers soon develops into an all-out battle in which the RAF face their finest hour.

In Battle of the Bulge: Tiger Hunt, the US Air Force P-51D Mustang is the weapon of choice, as players are tasked with taking out Germans ripping through the Ardennes. Defending FW-190 fighters will also have to be dispatched to help overcome the Tigers as US forces aim to stem the German advance and defend the front line. The mission will allow players to try rocket attacks on ground targets as well as sample the snow-capped vistas of the Belgian landscape in December.

505 Games and 1C Company, will release IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey in North America on September 15, 2009 for Xbox 360, PS3, DS and PSP platforms. For all of the latest information, visit the official Web site at www.il2game.com.

IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey Multiplayer details revealed

505 Games and 1C Company have revealed more information on the multiplayer modes available in the upcoming World War II flight combat title, IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey. The game boasts more than 50 single-player missions, but details on the multiplayer portion of the game have been kept under cover.. until now.

Details on the modes featured in the game after the break.

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IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey demo lands on XBLA

505 Games U.S. and 1C Company have released a demo for their upcoming flight combat simulation game, IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey. The single-player demo is now available for download on the Xbox LIVE Arcade and gives players a taste of two of the game’s scenarios: The Battle of Britain and The Battle of the Bulge.

In Battle of Britain: Red Skies Over Dover, players are given the role of a Royal Air Force (RAF) pilot commanding the Mk. II Spitfire with B wing armament (two canons, four machine guns). What starts off as a routine clean up mission on a few stray He-111 German bombers soon develops into an all-out battle in which the RAF face their finest hour.

In Battle of the Bulge: Tiger Hunt, the US Air Force P-51D Mustang is the weapon of choice, as players are tasked with taking out Germans ripping through the Ardennes. Defending FW-190 fighters will also have to be dispatched to help overcome the Tigers as US forces aim to stem the German advance and defend the front line. The mission will allow players to try rocket attacks on ground targets as well as sample the snow-capped vistas of the Belgian landscape in December.

505 Games and 1C Company, will release IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey in North America on September 15, 2009 for Xbox 360, PS3, DS and PSP platforms. For all of the latest information, visit the official Web site at www.il2game.com.