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title: Oil Rush is now available in the Software Center!
description: Unigine Corp has made their Oil Rush game available in the Ubuntu Software
  Center for pre-order. Oil Rush is a Naval Strategy game and is currently in beta.
  According to the press release from Unigine, Oil Rush is a real-time naval strategy
  game based on group control. In Oil Rush players build up defenses and  […]
url: https://canonical.com/blog/oil-rush-ubuntu-software-center
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30 August 2011

# Oil Rush is now available in the Software Center!

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[Unigine Corp](http://unigine.com) has made their [Oil Rush game](http://oilrush-game.com) available in the Ubuntu Software Center for pre-order. Oil Rush is a Naval Strategy game and is currently in beta.

According to the [press release from Unigine](http://unigine.com/press-releases/110829-oilrush-ubuntu/), Oil Rush is a real-time naval strategy game based on group control. In Oil Rush players build up defenses and upgrade oil platforms. Players progress through the game by capturing enemy platforms and oil rigs.

http://youtu.be/UPYdJXEROlI

Oil Rush is powered by [Unigine Engine](http://unigine.com/products/unigine), a multi-platform real-time 3D engine which unleashes the ultimate power for creating interactive virtual worlds.

[Unigine Corp](http://unigine.com) is a international company focused on top-notch real-time 3D technologies with its development studio located in Tomsk, Russia. For more than 6 years, the company delivers Unigine engine, a real-time 3D solution, that allows software developers to create not only games, but also interactive visualization, simulation and virtual reality systems.

Pick up your [copy of Oil Rush](http://apt.ubuntu.com/p/oilrush) from the Ubuntu Software Center today!

If you want your game or application included in the Ubuntu Software Center, visit the [Ubuntu Developer Portal](http://developer.ubuntu.com) and [submit your application](http://myapps.developer.ubuntu.com) today!

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