Nival Interactive spins-off online game business

Create your own mods and scenarios with Hard Truck: Apocalypse Developer's Kit! The kit includes Map Editor and all the nesessary tools for making your own mods.

Want to learn more about the new campaign, upgrades and the multiplayer mode of HTA: Rise of Clans? Read the first previews of the game by Gamespot and Gaming Excellence.

Hard Truck Apocalypse: Rise of Clans online. Official website launched.

Buka Entertainment and Targem Studio, a subsidiary studio of Nival Interactive, are pleased to present the official Hard Truck Apocalypse: Rise of Clans website.

«Overall though it's an excellent game. A truly worthy addition to the prestigious HOMM lineage», says Atomic Maximum Power Computing, giving Heroes of Might and Magic V the score of 9. Read the full review.

The Mobile Division of Nival Interactive proudly announces its emergence into the global mobile marketplace, catering from now on to the Russian and foreign players.

“Once you finally reach the end of a mission you might decide to just play a few minutes of the beginning of the next level to see what it's like, and then play another four hours”, says The New York Times about Heroes of Might and Magic V.

GameSpot and GameHelper managed to look through the Gloom to examine Night Watch the last minutes before the game would hit the shelves. Read their previews to find out the details!

CDV Software Entertainment USA and Buka Entertainment have shipped Hard Truck: Apocalypse to North American retail stores today!

The mobile division of Nival Interactive announces rescheduling of the launch of the MMORPG The World of Bylinas for September 2006.

«Creating a sequel to a succesfull series is never easy because of the high expectations. Luckily this game has passed the test», - says Fragland.net, giving Heroes of Might and Magic V the score of 90.8%. Read the full review.

IGN has published their "Games of Summer" feature, listing Night Watch as one of the titles: “Several hundred years ago, the Night Watch and Day Watch signed a truce, but peace has crumbled and the final battle may be at hand. In the capable hands of Nival, this tactical RPG will give you three options of character development that align with types seen in the film and in Sergei Lukyanenko's work, the novelist who inspired the whole circus”

“Heroes of Might and Magic V is still a very addictive game that easily sucks players in with its strategic gameplay”, says Gamedaily.com. Read the full review!

“The return of Heroes of Might and Magic is indeed magical”, - says Gamezone in its review of Heroes of Might and Magic V, giving the game the score of 8. Another review at Gamebiz says “Heroes V brings all Heroes fans back to their origins as the game builds on all of the series' past experiences to make a truly epic game”, also rating the game with 8 out of 10.

"Hard Truck shows definite promise, as it looks to be a unique take on the role-playing genre", - says Gamespot hands-on preview. For more details on the upcoming title click here.

The details of the Night Watch game are coming out of the Gloom: read the interview about the upcoming title with Dmitri Zakharov at ggmania.com.

“Its large and bright graphics breathe a breath of fresh air and the sound is simply astounding for a mobile game” – says MobGames review of mobile Rage of Mages, ranking the game with 8/10. The mobile Hammer & Sickle received 7/10 and was acclaimed for its originality.

Nival Interactive announces that Heroes of Might and Magic V has been updated to the version 1.1.

Find out more details for the upcoming Night Watch game from the interview with its developers at Gaming Nexus

În June 1st Nival Interactive became the first Russian company that launched its mobile game on a mobile carrier with the biggest subscribers base in the world. “Hammer and Sickle”, fully localized and adopted to Chinese market, is now available at China Mobile.

“Heroes of Might and Magic V is a big, deep, lavishly produced turn-based strategy game that's got a lot of great qualities” – says Gamespot in its review of Heroes of Might and Magic V, giving the game the score of 8,2. Read more reviews at PALGN AU, Action Trip, and Games Extreme.

Nival Interactive's and Ubisoft's Heroes of Might and Magic V at the top of British charts

Nival Interactive announces that the highly-anticipated Heroes of Might and Magic V for the PC hits the stores today!

Heroes of Might and Magic V preview at GameSpy: “Heroes V is shaping up to be the game that many fans have wanted to see for years”

Nival's Mobile Division Brings "Rage of Mages II: Necromancer" to Pocket PC

Hard Truck: Apocalypse" is coming to the USA! CDV Software Entertainment USA has signed a strategic co-publishing agreement with Buka Entertainment that will cover multiple titles to be released in the United States, Canada and Mexico for the next five years. "Hard Truck: Apocalypse" release is planned for June, 2006.

The World of Bylinas announced an open forum on the site of the project www.mir-bylin.com. What’s WoB?! Don’t guess – get the answers right from the developers!

The mobile division of Nival Interactive Company introduces a new brand - The World of Bylinas

Kevin Bachus, Nival Interactive's CEO, talks on Next-Gen Console Wars for BusinessWeek

The demo-version of the game “Rage of Mages II: Necromancer” for Pocket PC is available at Nival Interactive site now! You will be able to explore the fantastic world of Allods and complete 3 levels of the game.

The mobile division of Nival Interactive opens a virtual office on mobile Internet - an informative and functional WAP-portal.

Gamespot has posted its first impressions on Night Watch: “the prospect of firing up another game using that excellent tactical strategy engine - along with sorcery, a role-playing-game-like character-development system, and video clips and soundtrack music from the motion pictures - should be enough to make fans of both the original fiction and great strategy games sit up and take notice”

Nival’s Mobile Division Announces “Queen of Fables: Magic Races”

Nival’s Mobile Division Brings “Etherlords II” to Mobile Phones

BusinessWeek has posted an interview with Kevin Bachus where he outlines Nival’s future

Nival Interactive and Noviy Disk are pleased to announce a publishing agreement with CDV Software Entertainment AG for Night Watch in most world territories.

Seattle Times: Seattle video-game veteran Kevin Bachus, a co-creator of Microsoft's Xbox console, has agreed to become chief executive of a large game developer with operations in Moscow

“Bachus says the advantage of developing games in Russia is that the team has rich experience with a variety of games, and its costs are 30 percent to 50 percent of U.S. development costs” – the Mercury News

Newly appointed Nival Interactive CEO Kevin Bachus took some time out of his busy schedule to talk about his new company - read full text at Biz GameDaily

“The company's well known for their strategic war games in Eastern Europe, but a push towards console development and the establishment of US operation headed by Xbox co-creator Kevin Bachus is a new move” – 1up.com on new strategy of Nival Interactive.

Nival Enters Global Markets, Hires Xbox Co-Creator – announces Team Xbox.

IGN about Nival: “Western management and Russian talent reach across the Atlantic"

Nival Interactive, Inc. expands its video game development capabilities worldwide With U.S. Headquarters and Western Management Team

Russian publisher moves to LA, enters console and mobile markets, recruits former Infinium Labs CEO Kevin Bachus – read more on GameSpot

Hammer & Sickle attempts to put the focus more on stealth, intrigue, and the player’s choices on how to proceed. On paper, it sounds great, and although the way it plays out sometimes doesn’t go as planned, the overall experience is a success”. Read the review of the “Hammer & Sickle” on the web-site www.gameplaymonthly.com

What happens when 'Freelancer' meets 'The Road Warrior'? You get a game with a bright future and that's 'Hard Truck: Apocalypse', - says Worthplaying.com. Learn more about HTA play mechanics and setting from the game's latest preview at worthplaying.com

Three "Hard Truck: Apocalypse" team members speak on what's gone right and what's gone wrong in the development of the project - in the exclusive wrap-report for Ign.com.

Hard Truck: Apocalypse is definitely a game to look forward to, acccording to Gamershell.com: "It's a lot of fun to drive and blow everything and upgrade your truck to an unbeatable powerhouse". For more details on graphics, setting and gameplay - read HTA preview by Kurt Knudsen.

"Once in a great while something different will come across my desk that gets me excited about the world of gaming. It’s rare, but it does happen. Hard Truck Apocalypse falls into that category". For more details on the coming title, read HTA preview at Game Industry News.

Download new Hard Truck: Apocalypse wallpaper to celebrate the start of the New Year!

The mobile division of the Nival Interactive company announces a new project: the game Silent Storm.