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Bohemia Interactive, the Czech Republic-based development team behind the ArmA series of military shooters (as well as the first Operation Flashpoint game) has just announced that it has fully acquired three more Czeck-based game developers: Black Element Software, Altar Games and Centarui Production. Financial terms were not disclosed but the press release stated all three developers will work on their own game projects but will also work cooperatively.

Black Element Software has released action and first person shooter titles such as Shade: Wrath of Angels and Alpha Prime in the past. Altar Games is known for its X-Com inspired turn-based strategy games UFO: Aftermath, UFO: Aftershock and UFO: Afterlight. Centauri Production has released family-themed games as well as adventure titles like Memento Mori.

The newly expanded Bohemia Interactive is working on a number of upcoming games including the previously announced action-strategy game Carrier Command: Gaea Mission. A newly revealed title is Point of Ground, a third person action game with "tons of zombies". It also plans to continue supporting and developing its military shooter series.

Over a year ago developers Bohemia Interactive and Black Element Software announced their plans to remake the 1988 sci-fi action game Carrier Command. Today the developers released the first in-games screenshots from the remake, to be titled Carrier Command: Gaea Mission.

Unfortunately the screenshots are more than a little vague. They show off some environments with a few vehicles flying around with the exception of the above shot which shows the game's futuristic aircraft carrier. The game itself is set on the planet Taurus as humans on board that carrier fight enemies over the sea and island in a mix of strategy and first person shooter action. Look for the game to be released in 2010.

Bohemia Interactive Studio and Black Element Software have announced Carrier Command: Gaea, an RTS-simulation hybrid based on developer Realtime Games' 1988 release Carrier Command.

Responsible for ArmA: Armed Assault and Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis, Bohemia Interactive considers Carrier Command: Gaea to be a natural addition to their growing library of realistic shooters. Bohemia CEO Marek Spanel testifies to the entire team's love of the original Carrier Command, a game that "was not only one of the most innovative games we had ever played but it is also one of the very few games that truly influenced our gaming tastes and motivated us in our own home grown game development."

Carrier Command: Gaea is expected in 2010 for PC and consoles. More details will be unveiled at this year's Leipzig Game Convention.