UBISOFT ANNOUNCES HEROES OF MIGHT & MAGIC V: TRIBES OF THE EAST

Final Chapter of the Heroes V Saga Takes a Bow for PC in Fall 2007

San Francisco, USA – April 5, 2007 - Ubisoft, one of the world's largest video game publishers, announced today that Heroes of Might & Magic® V: Tribes of the East will arrive for the PC in Fall 2007. Developed by Nival Interactive, this stand-alone product will allow both long-time fans and series newcomers to enjoy the dramatic evolution and conclusion of the Heroes® V experience.

"With a vast array of new content and an engaging, epic narrative, Heroes of Might & Magic V: Tribes of the East will thrill devoted fans of the series," said John Parkes, EMEA marketing director at Ubisoft. "It's a fitting end to Heroes V – the most accessible chapter yet combined with the industry-leading quality that has made the Heroes franchise a benchmark for strategy gaming."

About Heroes of Might & Magic V: Tribes of the East

For the first time, play as the Orc faction and recruit heroes, build armies and manage cities as you explore and conquer legendary lands. Use tactics, skills and magic to outsmart fantasy armies while developing your heroes and unveiling the dark plot that threatens to tear the world of Ashan apart.

Heroes of Might & Magic V: Tribes of the East chronicles the final chapter in the epic struggle that began with the interrupted wedding of Queen Isabel. Players will follow the steps of the Necrolord Arantir as he uncovers the prophecy of the Dark Messiah and exposes the Demon Sovereign's conspiracy.

Following this brilliant conclusion to the Heroes of Might & Magic V story, the world of Ashan will never be the same again...

KEY FEATURES

• New Orc Faction: First made famous in Dark Messiah of Might & Magic™, the brutal Orc faction now comes to the Heroes series. Savage, fiercely proud and resolutely independent, the Orcs put the "might" in Might & Magic®. This faction's troops include Orcs, Goblins, Cyclops and the famed Pao Kais.
  
  
• New Campaign: Experience the dramatic conclusion of the usurper Biara's reign. Discovering the demonic influence that corrupts the Haven knights, the savage clans of the Orc will take up arms to eradicate the Inferno threat. Characters from Dark Messiah of Might & Magic will also appear to bring an unexpected twist to this multi-layered plot. In addition, Tribes of the East will feature 10 multiplayer and five single-player maps.
  
  
• New Upgrade Level: Every creature in the Heroes V universe will get a an alternative upgrade level, increasing the total number of creatures in the Heroes of Might & Magic V line to over 170! These powerful new abilities are sure to become an integral part of your combat tactics.
  
  
• Extra Content: Expand your arsenal and gameplay with new spells, artifacts, buildings and innovative features such as the combo-based Artifact Power Link and Battle Rage, the unique racial ability of the Orcs.
  
  
• Stand-alone Product: In order to allow both fans and newcomers to enjoy this dramatic conclusion to the Heroes V experience, Tribes of the East will be a stand-alone product – no previous Heroes game installations will be required to play.

About Ubisoft:
Ubisoft is a leading producer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment products worldwide and has grown considerably through its strong and diversified lineup of products and partnerships. Ubisoft has offices in 21 countries and sales in more than 50 countries around the globe. It is committed to delivering high-quality, cutting-edge video game titles to consumers. Ubisoft generated revenue of 547 million Euros for the 2005/2006 fiscal year, an increase of 3 percent over the previous fiscal year at constant exchange rates. To learn more, please visit www.ubisoftgroup.com.

About Nival Interactive:
Nival Interactive is Russia's leading game developer, and also the largest, with four development teams and staff of over 140 dedicated professionals and true game enthusiasts. Since its inception in 1996, Nival Interactive has gained worldwide recognition from both press and gamers thanks to its impressive lineup of highly successful titles including the Rage of Mages, Etherlords, Blitzkrieg and Silent Storm series, backed by a genuine commitment to creativity and innovation.


© 2007 Ubisoft Entertainment. All Rights Reserved. Heroes, Might and Magic, Heroes of Might and Magic, Ubisoft and the Ubisoft logo are trademarks of Ubisoft Entertainment in the U.S. and/or other countries. Developed by Nival Interactive.

It's all I need

Awesome! =)

COOOOOOOL!!!

...Without bugs, right?

You must be kidding! :P

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Pretty good news!!
But I will be really happy, as soon as we get a new, fine patch

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the Orcs put the "might" in Might & Magic®.

I haven't seen or heard anything about "Might and Magic" for many years, so what does this mean?

Nah, just kiddin'. Great news for the orc-lovers

I am thrilled with the changes but there is one problem. NO AI IMPROVEMENT?? It's one of the most vital parts of the game and one that makes people play it even less, why isn't it fixed?

Is it true that this is the last expansion planned for HoMM 5?

Well dramatic 'conclusion' says it all though they may change their minds. Or simply proceed with H6 now that there is still interest and people keep showering them with suggestions.

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Originally posted by Elementalist.:
Well dramatic 'conclusion' says it all though they may change their minds. Or simply proceed with H6 now that there is still interest and people keep showering them with suggestions.

Most likely they'll just proceed with H6. I gather from how much difficulty they have had with patches that the H5 source must be very badly designed and rather than overhauling it it would be best for them to scrap it and build anew. But i cannot help but wonder how much money they are making off this game... as in will it be enought to make a decent h6 or not.

I hope that if Ubi/Nival take over HOMM VI, they will learn from their mistakes this time round. Otherwise, I am sincerely wishful that another designer takes over, given that they cannot handle it...

Well, well, well, what we possibly could possibly have known. The dev. team at Nival did consider my expansion title, after all. How nice.

Anyway, that also mean that there will be way more patches coming onto this year. For H.o.F anyway. 6 to 8 months worth, at-least.

Patches 1.5(original) and 2.2(H.o.F.) should be out by mid-May. Only for H.o.F. afterwards, with 2.3 by Late June-early July.

Patch 2.4 by early August.

Patch 2.5 by early September.

Patch 2.6 by early October.

New expansion of Tribes of the East v.3.0 by end of October-early November. H.o.F patch 2.7 by the same time.

Patch 2.8 by late November.

Patch 2.9 by late December. Patch 3.1 for T.o.E. by early December.

January 2008 = Closed Beta for HoMM6:? titled Demo.

Patch 3.2 for T.o.E. by February 2008.

Possible major modding taking place for furthering the growth of the many versions of HoMM5: H.o.F. as of start of February 2008.

Open Beta starts for HoMM6:? titled Demo, in March 2008.

A possible patching process could occur for the Open Beta within the testing period-April 2008.

And, just like HoMM5's late May release, official release of HoMM6:?'s latest title of this wonderful franchise of HoMM.

That's it for a logical and possibe working schedule for the next 13 months ahead of us all.
Only speculative, BTW. Everything can be so flexible and uncertain in its whole process as time go forward or, proceeds.

Hope I did not spoil the fun at trying to figure out when things go as it goes normally or, abnormally.

Enjoy HoMM-whatever version pleases you the most! The timeline can be stretched or, can be shortened(compacted). Only progress through time can truly tell.

I will update this unofficial schedule as time goes by. Just like I already do with older posts that just need to be.

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Originally posted by Patenaudeluc:
Well, well, well, what we possibly could possibly have known. The dev. team at Nival did consider my expansion title, after all. How nice.

Anyway, that also mean that there will be way more patches coming onto this year. For H.o.F anyway. 6 to 8 months worth, at-least.

Patches 1.5(original) and 2.2(H.o.F.) should be out by mid-May. Only for H.o.F. afterwards, with 2.3 by Late June-early July.

Patch 2.4 by early August.

Patch 2.5 by early September.

Patch 2.6 by early October.

New expansion of Tribes of the East v.3.0 by end of October-early November. H.o.F patch 2.7 by the same time.

Patch 2.8 by late November.

Patch 2.9 by late December. Patch 3.1 for T.o.E. by early December.

January 2008 = Closed Beta for HoMM6:? titled Demo.

Patch 3.2 for T.o.E. by February 2008.

Possible major modding taking place for furthering the growth of the many versions of HoMM5: H.o.F. as of start of February 2008.

Open Beta starts for HoMM6:? titled Demo, in March 2008.

A possible patching process could occur for the Open Beta within the testing period-April 2008.

And, just like HoMM5's late May release, official release of HoMM6:?'s latest title of this wonderful franchise of HoMM.

That's it for a logical and possibe working schedule for the next 13 months ahead of us all.
Only speculative, BTW. Everything can be so flexible and uncertain in its whole process as time go forward or, proceeds.

Hope I did not spoil the fun at trying to figure out when things go as it goes normally or, abnormally.

Enjoy HoMM-whatever version pleases you the most! The timeline can be stretched or, can be shortened(compacted). Only progress through time can truly tell.

I will update this unofficial schedule as time goes by. Just like I already do with older posts that just need to be.

Honestly, just stop moron! It must be nice living in this fantasy world of yours.

Please Captain Delusion, show us where you ever suggested that title. Plus, what do you have to be smoking to believe they will release patches on the schedule you say they will? You have it at every month. They have never given us a patch a month apart and they will be lucky if they even get a patch out every 3 months.

I will take great pleasure responding to this everytime you are proven to be wrong, yet again.

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KingImp, just let it go.
That was fun...

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Originally posted by KingImp:

Honestly, just stop moron! It must be nice living in this fantasy world of yours.

Please Captain Delusion, show us where you ever suggested that title. Plus, what do you have to be smoking to believe they will release patches on the schedule you say they will? You have it at every month. They have never given us a patch a month apart and they will be lucky if they even get a patch out every 3 months.

I will take great pleasure responding to this everytime you are proven to be wrong, yet again.

Lil' bit nervous, aren't we?

Come on.. he's totally sweet. Patch here, patch there.

Not too fond of jokes eh, Kingimp?

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Originally posted by Moragauth:
Not too fond of jokes eh, Kingimp?

Considering other post by Patenaudeluc its hard to tell when its a joke or not

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Originally posted by smith-b-d:

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Originally posted by Moragauth:
Not too fond of jokes eh, Kingimp?

Considering other post by Patenaudeluc its hard to tell when its a joke or not

Even so, the hostility was needless. I guess some people are just frustrated.

You know what, you're right. That was unnecessary and I apologize, but don't for a second think that his post was meant to be a joke. He honestly does believe everything he says and this post is no exception.

After a while it gets very, very annoying.