D3PUBLISHER
OF AMERICA
ANNOUNCES
FAN FAVORITE
PUZZLE
QUEST:
CHALLENGE OF
THE WARLORDS
TO DEBUT ON
WII,
PLAYSTATION®2,
PC AND
MOBILE
Rights for
PC and
Mobile
Awarded to
THQ Inc.
LOS ANGELES
- July 17,
2007 -
D3Publisher
of America
(D3PA), a
publisher
and
developer of
interactive
entertainment
software, is
slated to
release its
wildly
popular game
Puzzle
Quest:
Challenge of
the Warlords
for Wii,
PlayStation®2
computer
entertainment
system and
Windows PC
this fall
along with a
mobile
version in
early 2008,
opening the
experience
up to an
entirely new
audience of
fans who
have been
clamoring
for
additional
platform
releases
since the
game's debut
on handheld
consoles.
Puzzle
Quest-the #1
selling
puzzle game
for Nintendo
DS in
2007
according to
NPD-will
also become
available in
the coming
months on
the Xbox
LIVE® Arcade
for the Xbox
360 video
game and
entertainment
system from
Microsoft,
as
previously
announced.
"The
lightning
quick
acceptance
and praise
we received
from fans
and press
for the fun,
deeply
immersive
gaming
experience
we created
by mixing
RPG elements
with puzzle
gameplay
were a dream
come true
when Puzzle
Quest
launched,"
said Steve
Fawkner,
lead
designer and
chief
executive
officer of
Infinite
Interactive
Pty. Ltd.,
creators of
Puzzle
Quest:
Challenge of
the
Warlords.
"The gaming
community
has offered
such warm
support and
we are
elated to
open the
game up to
more fans by
offering new
ways to
play."
D3PA's
recently
acquired
development
studio,
Vicious
Cycle
Software,
co-developer
of Puzzle
Quest for
the PSP
system, will
develop
Puzzle
Quest:
Challenge of
the Warlords
for
PlayStation
2 and Wii
consoles,
while the PC
and mobile
publishing
and
distribution
rights were
awarded by
the
publisher to
THQ Inc.'s
ValuSoft and
THQ Wireless
divisions.
"It has been
tremendously
exciting for
us to see
Puzzle Quest
find such a
wide-ranging
audience,"
said Yoji
Takenaka,
executive
vice
president
and chief
operating
officer,
D3PA. "We
look forward
to growing
the fanbase
even further
through what
we are
confident
will be
successful
relationships
with such
highly
regarded
allies as
Infinite
Interactive,
THQ and
Vicious
Cycle."
Designed
specifically
to entertain
both casual
and hardcore
gamers with
its deep
immersion,
five to
fifteen
minute play
sessions and
turn-based
play style,
Puzzle
Quest:
Challenge of
the Warlords
incorporates
strategy,
role-playing
elements and
a persistent
storyline in
a puzzle
board
setting. Set
in the
Warlords
universe,
the game
challenges
players to
create,
develop and
customize
the ultimate
hero in
order to
save the
land of
Etheria from
evil Lord
Bane. To
advance
their
character,
players
battle in
turn-based,
head-to-head
"match-three"
style puzzle
games in one
of three
distinct
gameplay
modes:
Single-player
allows
gamers to
battle
against the
AI as they
embark on
over 150
challenging
quests,
Instant
Action
allows
gamers to
jump in and
immediately
play
continuous
battles to
level-up
characters
without
participating
in quests,
and
Multiplayer
allows
gamers to
battle live
opponents.
Victory will
advance the
player's
hero,
magical
arsenal,
creature
companions
and
more-ultimately
rewarding
gamers at
nearly every
turn and
providing
endless
hours of
replayability.
Puzzle Quest
is available
now on store
shelves
across North
America for
the Nintendo
DS handheld
system and
the PSP® (PlayStation®Portable)
system.
Puzzle
Quest:
Challenge of
the Warlords
for Windows
PC and Xbox
LIVE Arcade
are
developed by
Infinite
Interactive
Pty. Ltd.
The
PlayStation
2, Wii and
PSP system
versions are
co-developed
by Infinite
Interactive
Pty. Ltd.
and Vicious
Cycle
Software,
Inc. The DS
version is
co-developed
by Infinite
Interactive
Pty. Ltd.
and 1st
Playable
Productions,
LLC. The
mobile
version is
co-developed
by Infinite
Interactive
Pty. Ltd.
and THQ's
Universomo
Ltd. mobile
game
development
studio.
Puzzle
Quest:
Challenge of
the Warlords
is rated "E
10+"
(Everyone 10
and
older-suggestive
themes) for
all
platforms by
the ESRB.
About THQ
THQ Inc.
(NASDAQ:
THQI) is a
leading
worldwide
developer
and
publisher of
interactive
entertainment
software.
The company
develops its
products for
all popular
game
systems,
personal
computers
and wireless
devices.
Headquartered
in Los
Angeles
County,
California,
THQ sells
product
through its
global
network of
offices
located
throughout
North
America,
Europe and
Asia
Pacific.
More
information
about THQ
and its
products may
be found at
www.thq.com
and <www.thqwireless.com>.
THQ, THQ
Wireless,
ValuSoft,
Universomo
and their
respective
logos are
trademarks
and/or
registered
trademarks
of THQ Inc.
About
D3Publisher
of America,
Inc.
D3Publisher
of America,
Inc. is a
subsidiary
of D3, Inc.
with
headquarters
in Tokyo,
Japan.
D3Publisher
of America's
strategic
focus is on
licensed and
original
titles from
leading
third-party
developers
that appeal
to
mass-market
consumers or
gaming
enthusiasts.
Based in Los
Angeles,
D3Publisher
of America
distributes
and
publishes
software for
personal
computers,
major
console
platforms
and handheld
systems
including
Wii,
Nintendo
GameCube,
Nintendo DS
Game Boy®
Advance,
PlayStation®
game
console,
PlayStation®2
computer
entertainment
system,
PLAYSTATION®3
computer
entertainment
system, PSP®
(PlayStation®Portable)
system, the
Xbox® video
game and
entertainment
system from
Microsoft
and the Xbox
360 video
game and
entertainment
system from
Microsoft.
For
additional
information
on
D3Publisher
of America
and its
products,
visit the
website at
http://www.d3publisher.us.