![]() ![]() They also held the first friendly tournament under the HMB rules in St-Eustache in February 2012 where participants from Ontario and USA took part. Their captain put a team together of 9 fighters and 3 support staff who traveled from Montreal Quebec to take part in the tournament. Team Quebec (also known at Ost du Quebec ) was the first non-European team to enter the tournament in Ukraine in 2011. Over 200 armoured men at arms take place in the competition, and in addition to melee/hand-to-hand weapons, archery is also featured. A number of different forms of combat take place, including some involving individuals, 5 a side or 21 on each side. The combatants depict armoured fighters from the 12th - 15th century. The first tournament was held at the Khotyn Fortress in Ukraine in 2010. The heraldry, however, reflects the modern competition teams, rather than necessarily historically correct heraldic device that may have been worn by combatants in the medieval period. The emphasis is put on the combatants wearing historically accurate equipment and heraldry, and the use of appropriate weapons for the combat. The tradition for this combat/competition has largely come from Russia, where enthusiasts have held previous events where full contact "battles" of large numbers of armoured combatants, are held, often in historical sites. Before the unified rules were written, the countries had different HMB rules. The unified international rules, according to which battles are held, have been written especially for "Battle of the Nations”. National teams organize qualifying tournaments to find the best HMB fighters of a country. Qualifying tournaments are competitions, where battles are held in accordance with the unified international rules for the historical medieval battle. Any representative of any of the historical medieval battles (HMB) clubs, as well as an individual fighter, provided they have gone through a selection process conventional for a country, can become a member of a national team. ![]() Under the rules of BN, a national team has to consist of at least 8 and a maximum of 50 fighters. National teams of different countries compete at “Battle of the Nations”. Teams from up to 60 countries have entered the tournaments. National teams compete in several standard events, with all being full contact - no stage reenactment battles are included. It is a full contact competition using metal weapons and a standardized list of rules. “This is evident in the strong performance of our most recent launch, Candy Crush Soda Saga, which soared to the top of the mobile download list and became a top 10 grossing game worldwide on Apple’s App Store and Google Play Store very quickly after its launch, according to App Annie.The Battle of the Nations is an international historical medieval battles world championship, first held in 2009, in Khotyn, Ukraine and held in Europe, in April, every year since. “Our full-year and fourth-quarter 2014 results demonstrate the strength of our franchises, the extraordinary power of our massive player network and our ability to repeatedly launch new top-grossing games,” said Zacconi. King recorded 1.5bn average game plays during the last quarter of 2014, finishing the full-year with profits of US$575m, and cash equivalents of US$964m. Meanwhile, feelings are high at King following the successful 2014 financial results, with CEO Riccardo Zacconi fairly delighted with the Candy Crush-driven success of the company. “Z2 has had great success in casual to mid-core builder, strategy and action games – this combination extends their capabilities to new game genres.” Big year for King “King is predominantly known for its immensely popular puzzle games,” Fasulo said on GeekWire. Now led by Lou Fasulo, the linkup sees King enter US soil for the first time. Z2 originally made waves when its Trade Nations game took off on the back of the iOS device popularity. King added that total consideration for the acquisition consists of US$45m in cash, and up to US$105m of additional cash linked to future events, including revenues generated by certain games launched by Z2 over a specific period, to be paid annually over a three-year period following the acquisition date. Z2 will be our first game studio in the United States.” Future growth “Through this acquisition,” said King, “the company will incorporate a proven team focused on contributing to our diversification into new genres. ![]() The purchase of the games company behind Battle Nations and Metalstorm Online had been revealed in King’s fourth-quarter financial results. London-based games company King, the maker of the popular Candy Crush Saga series, has acquired Seattle games studio Z2 for US$150m. ![]()
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