In some exciting Who news today, December 9th, The Doctor is getting much more closer to console games with the launch of a new game called Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock and is the first in a series of Who games developed by BBC Worldwide Digital Entertainment and Games.
There are also two more Doctor Who console game titles that will be released sometime next year with details about what the games will be about. The Eternity Clock will be launched for Playstation 3, Playstation Vita and PC Platforms early 2012 and was created in full high definition for digital downloads. No word yet, if this game will be made available for XBLA.
What is interesting is that a brand new storyline was developed for this new Who console game franchise. The idea is to bring Doctor Who to life immersing fans completely in what Who is all about.
Both Matt Smith aka Doctor Who and Alex Kingston aka River Song have recorded voiceovers of their characters. You can play as the Doctor and River Song as they travel across time and space to save the Earth, and games have to learn how to master the complexities of time travel. So changes made in one time will impact another, creating many possibilities, thereby challenging players to solve puzzles across the centuries.
Motion capture was also used to make the in-game characters that much more realistic, giving the gamer the ultimate Doctor Who gaming experience.
Robert Nashak, EVP of Digital Entertainment at BBC Worldwide said:
“We’re creating these new games for Playstation 3 and Vita with adaptations that will bring the wonder, adventure and madness of Doctor Who to each platform. Working with a top-tier UK development partner like Supermassive Games demonstrates BBC Worldwide’s commitment to create world-class Doctor Who games for fans of the show and gamers alike.”
The game is being developed by Supermassive Games (www.supermassivegames.com), experienced Playstation and PC developers based in the UK who were a Develop Excellence Awards New Studio Finalist in 2011.
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