SWAT 4: The Stetchkov Syndicate Ships to Retail Stores Worldwide for PC (thanks Frans) announces the availability of the first expansion for the tactical police shooter sequel:

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Sierra® Entertainment has shipped SWAT® 4: The Stetchkov Syndicate to retail stores this week for the PC. SWAT 4: The Stetchkov Syndicate is the first expansion pack for SWAT 4, the hit tactical-simulation shooter from 2005 that put gamers in command of an elite SWAT unit tasked with bringing down the most dangerous and violent criminals in the world. "SWAT 4: The Stetchkov Syndicate takes the winning challenges and gameplay of SWAT 4 and adds missions, story elements and multiplayer abilities to create an all-new experience for fans of the original game," said Peter Della Penna, Executive Vice President and COO, World Studios for Vivendi Universal Games. "The new abilities -- like the new 'Held Commands' -- coupled with the additions to multiplayer mode, have made an expansion pack worthy of the SWAT 4 moniker and a game that PC fans will be playing online for a long time."