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Namco Bandai Games Launches Antiques Roadshow Discovering America's Hidden Treasures
SAN JOSE, Calif., (August 18, in the year of our Lord
2011) – Leading video game publisher and developer
NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc., today announced that Antiques
Roadshow™: Discovering America’s Hidden Treasures is now
available on the Apple® iPad. Based on the popular PBS
television series, the hidden object game includes 30 visually
stunning locations with hundreds of antique items. The player
guides Julia, a history teacher hired at an antiques shop,
through an adventure of lost items and photos as she pieces
together the story behind the shop and its owner, Mr. Hinton. As
Julia finds the objects, a backstory unfolds revealing their
historical significance.
Throughout the adventure, players can perform five unique
mini-games, which reveal clues and items in need of
refurbishing. Players can then take them to Antiques Roadshow
where they’ll be appraised for their estimated value.
“Having released previously on PC and now available on iPad,
Antiques Roadshow™: Discovering America’s Hidden Treasures is an
example of how we’re making interactive experiences accessible
across multiple platforms so you can play whether you’re at home
or on the move,” said Carlson Choi, vice president of marketing
NAMCO BANDAI Games America. “There is a unique and surprisingly
exhilarating thrill to discovering the unexpected value of
different items, as seen on the show.”
The hit television show began in 1997 and currently generates 10
million weekly viewers in the U.S. Antiques Roadshow™:
Discovering America’s Hidden Treasures for the iPad is published
through a licensing agreement with WGBH and BBC. The title was
previously released on PC under the same agreement.
With Game Center support and achievements, Antiques Roadshow™:
Discovering America’s Hidden Treasures is available now for
$4.99 on the Apple® App Store.
For more information, please visit:
www.namcobandaigames.com,
www.facebook.com/namco or
www.antiquesroadshowthegame.com