September 30^th, 2004 (12:00am) - Zuxxez Entertainment has announced that they have acquired the worldwide distribution rights to a turn based video game based on the medieval history of Europe. The game will see a release in October 2004 for the PC under the title of Kings of the Dark Age. The developer of the game, Croatian developer Cateia Games, will retain the rights to publish the game in Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Albania.

Kings of the Dark Age is based during the the times of the Holy Roman Empire, when the Crusades left Europe in an almost post-apocalyptic state. In the game players will battle invading Vikings, deal with the corruption of kings and ambassadors, look after the economy, and cater to the welfare of the people in times of famine, disease and poverty.

The game’s campaign mode will consist of seventeen levels, taking the player through a historical and combat laden tour of medieval Europe. Player can build their army, let their economy prosper and then do battle either in single player mode or in a multiplayer session on the Internet.

In the game’s Battlefield mode there are dozens of single player battlefields, with hundreds of units and objects, including villages, caves and ruins and castle sieges.

All modes are available in LAN multiplayer, and the Internet over TPC/IP with a match-making server for up to 4 players+ 2 vs. 2 (allied matches) including battlefields, villages, caves, ruins, castle sieges. For those playing alone the AI uses realistic tactics and natural behavior: Panic and fear and changes in the level of morale affecting the behavior of soldiers and possibly altering the course of the game.