FX Interactive reported today that the Imperivm franchise has sold over 1 million copies in Spain, Italy, and Latin America alone.

The game's best players from Spain and Italy fought at a tournament organized to celebrate the event. Congratulations to Atticus from Spain who won the tournament and got a 42" plasma television set. Each of the top 100 online players received an iPod.

Watch a video report from the event in Italian.

We are proud to announce the release of patch version 1.02 for our award winning game Punic Wars (also known as Imperivm II/Nemesis of the Roman Empire). Click here to download the patch or here to see the patch changes.

Additional patch versions:

German version

Spanish version

Italian version

The long lasting update of the site is now live. You can check out the new community section dedicated to fan sites here and of course don't miss the new section dedicated to Punic Wars clans here.

It has been a while since we have updated the gallery of Celtic Kings: The Punic Wars. Development is going smoothly and sometimes we happen to be a bit too focused on our work.

Anyway, the gallery has been updated with some new shots from the game. This time the update adds 5 (the ones at the top are new) nice in-game screenshots from TPW. One of them shows the strongest unit in the Carthaginian army - the war elephant. Another shows the ghoul that appears after the death of a Carthaginian shaman. Yet another captures a lightning striking a Camel rider who had just killed a Roman priest!

Grab your things and head to the screenshots' section for the action!

Nemesis of the Roman Empire received recognition from critics like GameSpy, GameSpot and GameZone. You can read their detailed reviews here.

Here are two Nemesis of the Roman Empire previews on major gaming sites:

"... the real-time strategy in the game differs from most games of this sort."

GameSpot Preview

"Nemesis is the sequel to Celtic Kings: Rage of War, an innovative title that blended role-play elements with military strategy."

IGN Preview

GameSpot DLX will distribute a demo version of Nemesis of the Roman Empire (a.k.a. Celtic Kings: The Punic Wars). The demo is a 150MB download and will be available starting February 20.

Read the GameSpot story here.

We're happy to announce that Enlight Interactive will publish and distribute Celtic Kings: The Punic Wars in North America. The game will be distributed under the name Nemesis of the Roman Empire and will hit the market in March 2004. Expect more news as the release date of Nemesis of the Roman Empire comes closer.

Read the full press release here.

Sequel To Haemimont Game's Award-Winning Title Invades Retail This March

PARKVILLE, Md. - Enlight, a leading entertainment software developer and publisher, announced today they have acquired the North American rights to release Nemesis of the Roman Empire. Continuing on the traditions of the award-winning original Celtic Kings: Rage of War from Haemimont Games, Nemesis of the Roman Empire will explore the three Punic wars between Rome and Carthage between 264-146 B.C and will include the famous campaigns of Hannibal and Scipio Africanus.

For centuries, Italy was renowned as the center of civilization with its core thriving in the glory of Rome. The influence of the "eternal city" extended well beyond its borders and ultimately encompassed the known world. Eventually, two nations the Carthaginians and Iberians joined together to retaliate against Rome and reclaim their lands in what came to be known as The Punic Wars.

Nemesis of the Roman Empire, inspired by the history of The Punic Wars, allows players to experience the brutal warfare between the Romans and Gauls -- Carthaginians and Iberians during this turning point in the demise of Rome. The two new nations in this next installment are accompanied with their own units and historical buildings. In addition, this title will contain two unique single-player campaigns, new terrain types, custom maps and special enhancements to the Celtic Kings engine. While remaining true to the game's original concept, Nemesis of the Roman Empire incorporates real-time strategy and role-playing elements, offering players a distinctive experience in discovering a conflict that occurred over 2000 years ago.

"We are focused on identifying the best international developers and establishing long-term strategic partnerships with them," said Trevor Chan, chief executive officer of Enlight. "Haemimont Games is a talented development team and has created a unique brand with the original Celtic Kings title. We are excited to work with them on bringing this next installment to the North American market."

Nemesis of the Roman Empire is being published by Enlight Interactive and will be available at $29.99 for the PC this March. For additional information on features for this title as well as future updates, please visit the game's official website www.enlight.com/nemesis.

About Enlight
Enlight is one of the world's leading developers of entertainment software. The company was founded in 1993, with a goal of creating games that are not only entertaining, but of equal importance, enlightening. Into 2003, Enlight is making an entry into the publishing business, establishing Enlight Interactive Inc., the U.S. publishing arm of the Enlight group as well as consolidating strategic partnerships with distributors all over the world. For more information, visit the company's website at http://www.enlight.com/.

About Haemimont Games
Haemimont Games was founded in 1998 as a division of Haemimont-Smartcom AD, a privately held Bulgarian technology group. For its 6 years of operation Haemimont Games has successfully designed and produced award winning RTS titles such as "Tzar: the Burden of the Crown"(2000) and "Celtic Kings: Rage of War"(2002). Since April 2003 Haemimont Games AD operates as an independent company focused on the production of high quality RTS and RPG games for the PC and video games market.

Haemimont Games contact
Gabriel Dobrev, CEO
www.haemimontgames.com

One might think that silence on our end means something. It really doesn't mean anything - we're all too busy coordinating work with different localization teams around the globe that help us to deliver Celtic Kings: The Punic Wars to stores near you. Who knows, maybe it's already available in your location - when did you visit the games' store last? It might be a good start for '04 to do that today…

Anyway, there are still thoughts and ideas of ours that can be of interest for RTS lovers and the fans of our CK series in particular. To feed the informational hunger that gamers have, we have answered some questions asked by our friends from GameGuru Mania. If you follow this link, you will find something new about our upcoming game plus some exclusive screens - what could be better!? And, yes, the guy behind the answers is our one and only CEO and Producer of the CK series - Gabriel Dobrev.

Have a question? Want to learn more? Frustrated? Lost? Lonely? Our forum will help!