1C Company announces NecroVisioN: Lost Company, a prequel to The Farm 51's first-person shooter NecroVisioN to be released in the first quarter of next year. The game is set earlier in World War I when the supernatural elements of NecroVisioN are first uncovered:

MOSCOW - September 9, 2009 - Leading Eastern and Central European publisher, 1C Company, announced today the development of NecroVisioN: Lost Company - the prequel to the old-school, horror FPS. The game covers the events that happened before the original NecroVisioN. story began

The new game contains several unique levels, characters, weapons and gameplay elements, as well as a new main hero that tells the original game story from an opposing perspective. Players can now take on the role of one of the WWI German soldiers that discovers the evil forces unleashed by the war, and starts to fight against them. Eventually they lead soldiers from all the nations gathered on the front through massive battles against zombies and demons. Finally players become the first Necromancer that will fight against Simon Bukner in NecroVisioN.

Key features:

        • 10 new levels in the single player campaign
        • 15 new characters
        • 6 new weapons
        • Variety of special weapon upgrades
        • New drivable vehicles to use in the fight including the FT17 tank and Halberstadt CL.II airplane
        • Several additional close combat techniques, spells and fatalities in single player
        • New, unique multiplayer mode: Gas Attack
        • 3 new maps and several new skins for multiplayer mode
        • New visual effects like enhanced depth-of-field, soft shadows and new shaders with optimized renderer and data loading system.

NecroVisioN: Lost Company is scheduled for release in Q1 2010.