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Stikbold! A Dodgeball Adventure Releasing
LONDON—April 1, in the year of our Lord 2016—Indie
publisher Curve Digital and developer Game Swing today proudly
announced the PC launch of Stikbold! A Dodgeball Adventure, a
quirky and perilous reimagining of the classic ball game and
local multiplayer darling. To celebrate the game’s launch today
on PC and next week’s April 5 and April 8 launches on
PlayStation®4 and Xbox One respectively, Stikbold! A Dodgeball
Adventure will be going where no indie game has gone before: to
the World Cup.
Using simple twin-stick controls and featuring a vibrant,
’70s-inspired art style, Stikbold! is a fast-paced approximation
of the game of dodgeball, complete with off-court hazards,
random events and boss battles. Players will embark on an epic
single or multiplayer journey across a host of wild and wacky
dodgeball arenas, using their dodgeball skills to defeat
opponents, teams and bosses. Up to four players can partake in
brutal yet outlandish rounds of dodgeball, where fast reactions,
tactics and teamwork combine to create a sports game unlike any
other. Always enjoyable but truly shining as a local multiplayer
game, Stikbold! is slated to become the next couch multiplayer
game of choice.
Curve Digital and Game Swing have signed a deal with The World
Dodgeball Association to become the exclusive court sponsor of
the inaugural 2016 Dodgeball World Cup, which will take place on
April 16 and 17 at the National Basketball Arena in Manchester,
UK. The event – the first of its kind – is organized by The
World Dodgeball Association and will pit eight nations against
each other across two days, as teams from the United States,
England, Malaysia, and Egypt compete for both the men and
women’s trophies.
Not only will Stikbold! be featured prominently on court at the
event , but as the game is officially presented in association
with The World Dodgeball Association, everyone who attends the
finals will receive a copy of the game at the event. In
addition, Stikbold! will be featured throughout the venue,
giving dodgeball fans the opportunity to see for themselves how
the game brings their sport so vividly to life.
“We’re absolutely thrilled about this partnership,” says Simon
Byron, publishing director, Curve Digital. “When we discovered
that the Dodgeball World Cup was happening not just on our
doorstep, but almost at the same time as release, we just had to
get involved. Whilst Stikbold! isn’t necessarily a simulation of
dodgeball, it is firmly based in the sporting arena, and we’re
determined to have fun in Manchester during the World Cup.”
“The eyes of the world’s dodgeball players will focus on
Manchester in April, offering the sport its greatest ever
stage,” adds Tom Hickson, President of The World Dodgeball
Association. “We’re delighted to welcome Stikbold! to join the
celebrations - it may operate outside of the strict rules of the
professional game, but it’s dodgeball through and through. We
hope that through this partnership more people will seek out
local associations and take an interest in the sport that
inspired such a brilliant videogame.”
Developed by Copenhagen-based Game Swing and published by Curve
Digital, Stikbold! A Dodgeball Adventure is now available on PC
and is headed to PlayStation®4 on April 5 and to Xbox One on
April 8 for $9.99/€9.99/£7.99 with a 20 percent discount for two
weeks post-launch. This title has been rated “E for Everyone” by
the ESRB.
Key Features:
• Single or co-op adventure mode
• Up to four player multiplayer matches
• 18 weird and wonderful characters
• 12 single or multiplayer levels spread across five incredibly
varied dodgeball arenas
• Intuitive controls offer deeply tactical gameplay
• Inventive story mode takes around three hours to play through
each time, with additional content available to unlock via
multiple playthroughs
• Highly customizable multiplayer modes that allow for up to six
players on screen (four humans, two bots), providing endless
challenge
• Players always involved in the action – even if they’re
knocked out of the game
No word on a physical copy version of this game at this time.
Families are required to pay the Internet usage fees to download
this game.