MarketWatch, 9/21/06
Buena Vista Games Excavates Global Ship Date, Web Site and First Webisode for ''Spectrobes''
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Buena Vista Games Excavates Global Ship Date, Web Site and First Webisode for ''Spectrobes''
New Web Site Now Live for the Anime-Inspired Action Role-Playing Game Scheduled to Ship March 2007
TOKYO, Sep 21, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Buena Vista Games, Inc. (BVG), the interactive entertainment affiliate of The Walt Disney Company, today announced that "Spectrobes," the highly anticipated anime-inspired action/role-playing game, will ship worldwide on March 15, 2007. "Spectrobes" is being developed exclusively for the Nintendo DS(TM) by Kyoto-based Jupiter Corporation, the makers of the bestselling "Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories." "Spectrobes" is the first video game based on original intellectual property to be created and published by Buena Vista Games. The game will be distributed in Japan by Sega, and will be displayed in the Sega booth during the Tokyo Game Show, September 22-24.
The Spectrobes web site, www.spectrobes.com, will feature webisodes designed to give gamers insight into the adventures and characters of the "Spectrobes" world. Six webisodes are planned for release over the next six months, culminating with the game's launch. The two-minute videos will introduce junior Planetary Patrol officers, Rallen and Jeena, as well as reveal the intriguing story behind the fossilized Spectrobes and their mysterious powers.
TOKYO, Sep 21, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Buena Vista Games, Inc. (BVG), the interactive entertainment affiliate of The Walt Disney Company, today announced that "Spectrobes," the highly anticipated anime-inspired action/role-playing game, will ship worldwide on March 15, 2007. "Spectrobes" is being developed exclusively for the Nintendo DS(TM) by Kyoto-based Jupiter Corporation, the makers of the bestselling "Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories." "Spectrobes" is the first video game based on original intellectual property to be created and published by Buena Vista Games. The game will be distributed in Japan by Sega, and will be displayed in the Sega booth during the Tokyo Game Show, September 22-24.
The Spectrobes web site, www.spectrobes.com, will feature webisodes designed to give gamers insight into the adventures and characters of the "Spectrobes" world. Six webisodes are planned for release over the next six months, culminating with the game's launch. The two-minute videos will introduce junior Planetary Patrol officers, Rallen and Jeena, as well as reveal the intriguing story behind the fossilized Spectrobes and their mysterious powers.