September 29^th, 2005 (1:32pm) - Black Bean Games has announced that Legion Arena is ready to go into production as it was revealed to have gone gold today. The game launches on October 21st in European territories and a U.S. launch soon thereafter by publisher Strategy First.

Legion Arena is a role playing strategy game created on a massive scale, providing gamers with more than just the pure taste of battle. Developed by Slitherine Software and set during the period of the Roman Republic, players take command of a band of simple peasant warriors and train them into a formidable fighting force. With each victorious battle, gamers can reap the rewards of fame, money and experience along with the opportunity to ’level up’ their units. Troops will learn hundreds of new talents through their field experience, and will progressively upgrade their skills with each new combat they face. Gamers can play as the Roman Empire and Celtic Clans through over a hundred scenarios and

"Legion Arena is a pure mix of brain challenging strategy and entertainment. We have tried with Slitherine to create an accurate historical setting for a very enjoyable game." said Marco Minoli, head of marketing at Black Bean Games. "We believe in this title and in the possibility to make it the success of this season as showed by the great number of positive feedback on the dedicated website www.legionarena.com, where you can also pre-order the game."