Deal made with Futuremark to celebrate Patriot Memory's 25-year anniversary

Apr 29, 2010 08:50 GMT  ·  By

Up to 32 players fighting it out in zero gravity in near-Earth space, 40 years from now. This is, basically, what the multiplayer first-person shooter (FPS) known as Shattered Horizon is all about. Of course, in the gamers' society, such a title usually causes addiction. Knowing this, and the marketing potential that such a game has, Patriot Memory decided to make a deal with Futuremark, which allows the company to make use of this shooter to celebrate its 25-year anniversary.

One of the product lines that Patriot plans to bet on is its Xporter USB Flash drive series. These storage units are meant to cater to the needs of a larger variety of users and, thus, come in just as wide a variety of storage capacities. The first two to be bundled with Shattered Horizon Steam download codes will be the 8GB and 16GB drives, which will stand out through their unique design and packaging. Other products will be bundled with the game later on.

"Futuremark Games Studio is excited to offer Shattered Horizon with selected Patriot USB flash drive products, a bundle that offers excellent value for gamers," Jukka Makinen, CEO of Futuremark, says. "Patriot has been a good partner for Futuremark for many years and we are happy to extend this relationship to include our game studio. We look forward to creating more product bundles and joint promotions with Patriot in the future."

"We are pleased to once again partner with an industry leader like Futuremark, to bundle their innovative first-person shooter PC game, Shattered Horizon, with select Patriot products" Eric Ackerson, Patriot's director of marketing, shares. "Our goal at Patriot is to enhance our product offering by including content that enriches the end user experience. Patriot and Futuremark have been collaborating to this end with Futuremark 3DMark Vantage bundles and this latest bundle extends that partnership."