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Atari Announces Upcoming Family Friendly Mobile Games Lineup
LOS ANGELES - Oct. 24, in the year of our Lord 2012
- Atari, one of the world’s most recognized publishers and
developers of interactive entertainment, today revealed its
upcoming lineup of new mobile games from some of video gaming’s
most iconic franchises.
Following the recent launch of Super Bunny Breakout™ with Zynga,
the first-ever iOS releases of the blockbuster RollerCoaster
Tycoon® franchise and D&D property with Dungeons & Dragons:
Warbands.
“We’ve spent this year focused on developing mobile games based
on some of Atari’s most iconic and enduring franchises,” said
Jim Wilson, CEO of Atari. “Our upcoming lineup should make clear
Atari’s strategy to work with the strengths of our key
franchises and offer our expanding global audience of mobile
gamers a collection of accessible and fun consumer experiences.
Atari’s family friendly mobile games lineup features:
RollerCoaster Tycoon (iOS and Android, Q1 2013)
Based on the original best-selling management simulation classic
which has sold more than 13 million units, RollerCoaster Tycoon
is headed to iOS for the first time. As an up-and-coming tycoon,
players create their own custom theme park, designing coasters
and building attractions to gain new visitors and increase
revenue. Players can choose from pre-designed rollercoaster
templates, or design their own wild creations from scratch with
the Roller Coaster Editor. With modern features like sharing
coaster designs with friends, the newest version of
RollerCoaster Tycoon offers an experience both long-time fans
and newcomers will enjoy.
Dungeons & Dragons: Warbands (iPad - $2.99, December; Steam,
Facebook and Android coming soon)
Dungeons and Dragons: Warbands is a turn-based strategy game set
in the Forgotten Realms, and the first official Dungeons and
Dragons title ever to hit iOS devices. Players select one of
four factions; build their Warbands from hundreds of unique
units, and battle other players to secure victory for their
faction, and control of Zhentil Keep. A single player campaign
allows gamers to practice their tactics and unlock new units.
Centipede®: Origins v1.3 Update (iOS – FREE, November)
The development of Centipede for mobile devices continues by
launching free-to-play, with all-new content including exciting
new weapons, gadgets, maps, iPhone 5 support, and the ability to
challenge friends to win coins. With its newest update,
Centipede: Origins, originally released this summer, features
even more content for players’ arcade enjoyment.
Atari will also be publishing a free-to-play Facebook game based
on the popular Deer Hunter series this fall:
Deer Hunter Online (Facebook – FREE, November)
Explore the great outdoors in Deer Hunter Online on Facebook.
Create your hunter, choose your gear, and head out into varied,
immersive environments to hunt the biggest bucks this side of
the Rockies.