Darwinia Confirmed for XBLA -- Autumn '08 + Multiwinia: Survival of the Flattest

Bamelin

edit: missed the other thread, sorry

Please please please let Defcon be next.

PRESS RELEASE


March 28th, 2008: London

Admittedly, it's been on the rumour-mill for a while and quite possibly one
of the worst-kept secrets in Introversion's history, but recent events
(http://www.esrb.org/ratings/search.jsp) meant we thought it was time to end
the speculation once and for all!

Three years on from Darwinia's release on PC and we are really happy to
confirm that Introversion is working with Microsoft to bring both Darwinia,
and our next title Multiwinia: Survival of the Flattest, onto the Xbox LIVE®
Arcade service.

Due for release in early Autumn 2008, both games will be released under one
package called Darwinia+. As previously announced, we will also be releasing
Multiwinia simultaneously onto PC.

The move onto consoles marks a really exciting step forwards for us, as
Chris Delay, our Creative Director, so aptly explained today: "When we first
started Introversion back in 2001, the idea of developing our games for a
console seemed an impossible challenge, and whilst we have built a fantastic
community around our PC games, and will continue to support that, it has
always been our dream to take the next step and produce a console title."

"Multiwinia is the natural conclusion of what we started with Darwinia way
back in 2002 and with the launch of Live Arcade, Microsoft has presented us
with a fantastic opportunity to get onto a rung of the console ladder. We're
really looking forward to introducing Darwinia+ to a whole new audience."

We'll be announcing more about Darwinia+ and Multiwinia in the upcoming
months so keep your eyes and ears peeled for more announcements from our
end.


About Introversion Software

Heralded as 'the last of the bedroom programmers', Introversion Software is
one of the UK's most-respected and successful independent game developers
and publishers. Founded in 2001 by three university students, and starting
out with an initial beer fund of just £600, Introversion went on to produce
three critically acclaimed titles; Uplink, Darwinia and DEFCON. Their second
title, Darwinia, was awarded three prizes at the 2006 Independent Games
Festival Awards, including the Seumas McNally grand prize, and Introversion
was recently voted one of the top 50 Best Games Companies in the world (and
no, we didn't swindle the voting this time round!). Introversion is
currently working on a number of exciting new projects to be announced over
the coming months. For more information on these and Darwinia+ please take a
moment to visit us at http://www.introversion.co.uk and witness our
developer's blog at http://www.introversion.co.uk/blog

About Darwinia+

Introversion Software presents a stunning retro-virtual experience with
Darwinia+; a great-value package containing the award-winning,
Darwinia+action-arcade
classic Darwinia, and their brand new multiplayer smash-hit, Multiwinia.
Enter the beautiful fractal world of Darwinia, and battle to save its
innocent inhabitants, the Darwinians, from an evil viral infection which
threatens to wipe them out.

Or why not challenge your friend to a fast and furious stick-man slaughter
in Multiwinia? Choose from a number of hilarious game modes and maps and
watch digital-war unfold as you struggle to complete a chosen task faster
and better than your rival. Its fast, it's furious and only the flattest
will survive!