It’s time for another year of crops, animals, down home country cooking and of course brand spanking new farm vehicles! Farming Simulator 15 is living up to its name with online or local network play with up to 15 players, YouTube Let’s Plays are going to be crazy this year.
It sounds Giants Software went all out for Farming Simulator 15 with a brand new graphics and physics engine bringing the fields of life like never before. They also have been busy adding new activities like logging which also brings with it harvesters, chippers and everyone’s favorite chainsaws! Farming Simulator 15 is set to release in October 2014 for PC and early in 2015 for both current gen and last gen home consoles.
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PRESS RELEASE
Farming Simulator 15: the new generation of Farming Simulator revealed in screenshots!
A genuine publishing phenomenon, Farming Simulator confounded all expectations by becoming a real bestseller, with over 2 million copies sold worldwide with the latest version available on (PlayStation 3 & Xbox 360) and computer (PC & Mac).
Sticking to the recipe that has so far proved such a smash hit, the Farming Simulator franchise is now moving up a gear! A new graphics and physics engine, new visual effects, a new interface, new gameplay mechanics and, of course, a new and vast game environment; Farming Simulator 15 combines all the right ingredients to offer the richest and most detailed farming experience ever on PC in October of this year, and early 2015 on home console (cross-generation)!
You can now see the game in action for the first time in the very first screenshots!
Similar to its predecessor, in Farming Simulator 15 you to face the daily challenges of a modern farmer as you grow crops, sell produce, rear livestock and manage and develop your own farming complex in two immense open worlds. with a new Nordic setting!
The game engine in Farming Simulator 15 has been totally revamped, and the game can now display visual effects and graphic rendering that are way ahead of the previous version, in particular using PBR (physical-based rendering) that for example, provides a photo-realistic rendering of the vehicles. But Farming Simulator 15 hasn’t just added some esthetic improvements: besides an exclusive game backdrop and a new interface, this farming sim also includes extra activities, notably logging! You can now manage forested areas in the game environment using a range of new vehicles and machines designed specifically for this activity: harvesters, chain saws, chippers and even trailers.
This additional equipment joins the long list of agricultural machinery that has been faithfully reproduced from the originals made by famous manufacturers such as Case IH, Deutz-Fahr and Lamborghini that are ready to be put to work. More prestigious brands in the sector are also available; New Holland and Ponsse among others!
As you would expect, Farming Simulator 15 also has an extensive online mode and services that enable you to manage a farm with up to 15 players online or on a local network and exchange numerous “mods” with the community created by the players themselves using the in-game customization tool, including vehicles, equipment and even environments!
About Giants Software
Giants Software GmbH is a Swiss video game development studio based in Zurich. Since 2004, Software Giants has produced many innovative games and technologic products. In addition to the development of their successful games Farming Simulator and Demolition Company, Giants Studios offers its own game engine. For more information :
http://www.giants-software.com
About Focus Home Interactive
Founded in 1996, Focus Home Interactive is an independent French publisher based near Paris, France. Known for the quality, diversity and originality of its catalogue, Focus has published and distributed original titles that have become benchmark titles worldwide – such as Blood Bowl, the strategy games Wargame, Sherlock Holmes, TrackMania, Runaway, Cities XL and also Cycling Manager and Farming Simulator.
http://www.focus-home.com
