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Over the past two weeks we were recording voices for the Polish version of BROTHERS IN ARMS. Jarosław Łukomski - a lector in "Brothers in Arms TV" series - acted as Baker this time.

We are happy to announce, that Boyz Don't Cry - our 2D comedy adventure game - hit the stores today. Polish stores. Go ahead and check the website:
http://www.boyzdontcry.pl

We are pleased to inform you, that L'Art was the localization agency behind voice-over recordings for PLAYBOY: THE MANSION game. Anna Przybylska - a very popular actress will star in Polish language version. It is worth mentioning, that Anna starred in the pictorial of Playboy magazine's Polish edition twice already!

Seven M will distribute the game in Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary. We'll let you know when the game is released.
http://www.skijumping2005.com

We have just finished producing Polish FIRST TO FIGHT promo movies. Roman Polko - a legendary chief of Polish GROM assault squad - was the one whose voice was recorded for that.

Ski Jumping was just released in Slovenia, Croatian and Serbia & Montenegro.
http://www.skijumping2005.com

Thanks to our partners, our game is now available in stores in Poland, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Norway, Finnland, Sweden and Denmark. This is how the frontpacks look like. Please also check the official game website - http://www.skijumping2005.com

Beta tests of our comedy adventure are almost finished. The game will be launched next month in Poland, Russia and whole CIS. We are currently looking for distribution partners willing to cooperate with us on this game in various territories. If you are interested in such cooperation, please send e-mail to Piotr Pawlak at p.pawlak@lart.pl. Please also visit the Official Game Website.

We have just completed working on our third ski jumping game! In a few days it will hit the stores in Poland, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Scandinavia. In the meantime, please check the official game website - you'll find there all about feature of the game, its distributors, lots of screenshots, trailers, forum, etc. http://www.skijumping2005.com

Website about our upcoming game has been launched today. It's the most crazy and bizzare website ever brought to the net. Check the adress www.boyzdontcry.com to download many screenshots, wallpapers, sounds and other cool stuff. Look for our game in stores at the end of the year!

We are implementing realistic outdoor light scattering effect in our game. It uses pixel and vertex shaders technology for plastic and realistic landscapes modelling. These landscapes constitute background for jumping hills. We are aware that this sounds like technical bla, bla, bla, so we have decided to publish two screenshots showing capabilities of this effect.

It is really hot in Iraq these days. This influences our work on Master of the Battlefield as the game will take place also in the Near East. Models of numerous military equipment and vehicles used by armied involved in this conflict have already been created.

The development of the comedy adventure game, based on the cult movie directed by Olaf Lubaszenko, is on schedule. The game engine is ready and now it is being filled up with audio and graphic elements. Voice recordings have begun and beta tests are going to start soon.

L'Arts plans for the future include much more projects than it was in the past years. We are doing new ski jumping game, tactical combat tank game, adventure and many more. To make these plans real, we need more space and hands to work. Therefore, on 1st of February, we have moved to a new bigger office. Our new adress is: ul. Łucka 18, office 7, Warsaw, Poland. Phone numbers can be found in "Contact" section. There were new jobs opened.

L'Art programmers have no time to catch some fresh air. Multimedia presentation for ERA GSM has just been completed and the code for new edition of Ski Jumping is being written at full pace. To make sure that Ski Jumping 2005 is a quality and technology breakthrough, L'Art CEO Kamil Metrak has decided to create programming code and audiovisual content from scratch. Only experience will be taken from previous games. New features list is 74 points long - including new, more complex and screenplay-based career mode.

We have just completed a multimedia presentation for ERA GSM - Polish mobile operator. Our presentation, describing MMS feature and WAP Era Omnix website (www.omnix.pl), will be distributed on covermounted CDs with Axel Springer Verlaag magazines and newspapers (among others: Computer World and Computer Expert). Presentation includes many animations and movies, describing assets of mobile multimedia services and detailed step-by-step MMS guides.

The year 2003 was a major breakthrough for L'Art. SKI JUMPING 2004 was distributed in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Scandinavia, Poland, Russia and other ex-Soviet Union countries. And we want 2004 to be even more successful year. That's why we have already begun the development of 4 new games, which are scheduled for release during upcoming 12 months. These games are: SKI JUMPING 2005, real-time strategy DOGS, tactical combat tank game MASTER OF THE BATTLEFIELD, and adventure BOYZ DON'T CRY. Please find more information in Portfolio section.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from the whole L'Art team!

German, Austria and Swiss gamers also can play our game now. SKISPRINGEN SAISON 2003/2004 was released on 5th of December, a day before World Cup competition in Trondheim. Beautiful DVD-boxes with Stefan Pieper, Florian Liegl and Andreas Goldberger on the front cover can be found in shops all over these three countries. At Koch Media website you can also find a demo version, where you can admire the class of two German Eurosport commentators - Dirk Thiele and Sigi Heinrich.

SKI JUMPING 2004 was launched in Scandinavia today. English version of the game hit Nordic markets at the same moment, the World Cup took-off! This is thanks to K.E.Media - game distributor in Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland. This year we keep our fingers crossed for Sigurd Pettersen, who can be noticed on the front cover of the game DVD-box.

SKI JUMPING 2004 are finally in stores and press outlets. The game is being distributed by Axel Springer Verlaag. The photo of Adam Malysz is in the foreground of the box cover. Commentators from Eurosport and TVP1 have recorded their voices for the game purposes. You can find more info at www.dobragra.pl and here is the front cover.

SKI JUMPING 2004 has gone gold. Vikings' descendants will be able to jump with their PCs from 24th of November, which is just a few days earlier than first competition of this year's World Cup. Sigurd Pettersen is shown on the front cover. K.E.Media, Scandinavian distributor is cooperating with VG - the biggest Norwegia daily newspaper.

Austrian jumpers Florian Liegl and Andreas Goldberger, as well as Stefan Pieper from Germany will be starring in German version of the game SKI JUMPING 2004. KOCH Media - distributor of our game in Germany, Austria and Switzerland joined forces with EUROSPORT - the game will be promoted in the TV and EUROSPORT's commentators have recorded their voices. Here you'll find the box bover. The game will hit the stores on 5th of December.

The biggest Russian computer games distributor, 1C company headquatered in Moscow, will distribute SKI JUMPING 2004. Our game will hit the stores not only in Russia, but in all countries of former Soviet Union. The game will be fully localised.

Boyz Don´t Cry adventure game is now far into development. This will be a comedy adventure game based on a Polish cult-movie by Olaf Lubaszenko under the same title (original name - "Chlopaki nie placza"). The game will be finished in 2003.

German publisher and distributor of computer games and programs Koch Media takes charge of Ski Jumping 2004 distribution in German-speaking countries. The agreement was signed during Game Connection show, held every year in Leipzig. The game will be distributed in German language version, in cooperation with Europosrt TV station under the title of EuroSport SkiSpringen 2004. Famous German commentators will support the game with their voices. Our product will hit the stores at the end of the year.

L'Art have signed a license agreement with SONY Computer Entertainment Europe. From now on L´Art is an official and licensed PS2 games developer.

The technology demo of a tank game is currently in the development and concept documents are almost finished. This game is scheduled to be finished in second half of 2005. We are looking for partners willing to cooperate with us as far as distribution/publishing is concerned. We are planning Master of the Battlefield to be the most interesting, most advanced and complex tank game ever created.

K.E.Media, a subsidiary of K.E.Mathiasen, Scandinavian toy industry giant, has become an official distributor of Ski Jumping 2004. Details regarding price, release date and other features will be disclosed later. However, we can already announce, that talented Norwegian jumper Sigurd Pettersen will appear on the box front cover.