MiST Land South
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GFI Russia is a Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

n video game developer
Video game developer
A video game developer is a software developer that creates video games. A developer may specialize in a certain video game console, such as Nintendo's Wii, Microsoft's Xbox 360, Sony's PlayStation 3, or may develop for a variety of systems, including personal computers.Most developers also...

. It was founded in 1996
1996 in video gaming
-Notable releases:*January 29 — Duke Nukem 3D, successor to the simple side-scrolling originals, and a genre-redefining title for first person shooters....

 as MiST Land South by a group of friends and located in Zelenograd
Zelenograd
Zelenograd is a city, which, along with the territories and settlements under its jurisdiction, forms one of the administrative okrugs of Moscow - Zelenograd Administrative Okrug...

, Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...

. It was purchased in 2003
2003 in video gaming
-Events:*February 27 — Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences hosts 6th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards; inducts Yu Suzuki of Sega to the AIAS Hall of Fame....

 by Game Factory Interactive
Game Factory Interactive
Game Factory Interactive Ltd. is a Russian-Ukrainian video game developer and publisher. It was founded in 2003. In May 2008 GFI and Russobit-M had merged in the Bestway group, afterward in October 2008 the Play Ten Interactive had been incorporated in the group.-Subsidiaries:* GFI Baltic* GFI...

 and reorganize into GFI Russia in 2006
2006 in video gaming
-Events:* January 26, 2006 -- Nintendo announces its newly redesigned handheld, the Nintendo DS Lite. The new model is lighter, smaller, has configurable brightness and features an improved user interface.* January 26, 2006 -- Konami Corp...

.

MiST Land South was chosen by Game Factory Interactive
Game Factory Interactive
Game Factory Interactive Ltd. is a Russian-Ukrainian video game developer and publisher. It was founded in 2003. In May 2008 GFI and Russobit-M had merged in the Bestway group, afterward in October 2008 the Play Ten Interactive had been incorporated in the group.-Subsidiaries:* GFI Baltic* GFI...

 (GFI) to develop the next two installments in the Jagged Alliance series: Jagged Alliance 3 and Jagged Alliance 3D. The MiST Land South has't completed the development because of Strategy First
Strategy First
Strategy First is a software company based in Montreal, Canada. Founded in 1988, the company has published numerous well-known games, such as the Disciples series, Jagged Alliance series, Space Empires series, and Galactic Civilizations....

 (the owners of the Jagged Alliance intellectual property) had withdrawn the license from GFI.

MiST Land South

MiST Land South released three strategy games since its inception:
  • History of Wars: Napoleon (2000
    2000 in video gaming
    -Events:* May 11–13 — 6th annual Electronic Entertainment Expo ; the 3rd annual Game Critics Awards for the Best of E³* June 26 — International Game Developers Association renamed from Computer Game Developers Association...

    )
  • Paradise Cracked
    Paradise Cracked
    Paradise Cracked is a single-player turn-based cyberpunk strategy video game. It was created by MiST Land South for Microsoft Windows and released in 2002...

    (2002
    2002 in video gaming
    The year 2002 in video gaming saw the release of many games to sixth-generation video game consoles, predominately, the Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, and Xbox.-Events:...

    )
  • The Power of Law (2004
    2004 in video gaming
    -Events:*January 20 — Wireds Vaporware Awards gives its first "Lifetime Achievement Award" to recurring winner Duke Nukem Forever.*March 4 — Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences hosts 7th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards; inducts Peter Molyneux into the AIAS Hall of Fame*March 22-26 — Game...

    )
    • The Power of Law: Police stories (2004)
  • Аlpha: Antiterror (2005
    2005 in video gaming
    -Events:*March 6 — The television show 60 Minutes tackles issues within video game controversy. This segment of 60 Minutes has been criticized by video game players for encouraging video game censorship....

    )
    • Аlpha: Antiterror. Male work (2005)

GFI Russia

  • Gluc'Oza: Action! (2007
    2007 in video gaming
    -Events:*March 14: Microsoft announces Games for Windows - Live, a version of Xbox Live for the Windows platform. The service launched on May 8.*March 27: Microsoft announces the new "Xbox 360 Elite" stock-keeping unit . The revision comes with a bigger hard drive and the ability to output HDMI...

    )
  • Jazz: Journey-work (2007) (game-engine and idea from cancelled Jagged Alliance 3D)
  • 4th Batalion (cancelled in 2007)
  • Warfare (2008
    2008 in video gaming
    Notable events of 2008 in video gaming. See also history of video games. The release dates listed in this article are the games' original release dates.-Events:...

    )
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