Black & White 2
Mac version (finally) arrives on January 6th.
DATE: Monday, December 22, 2008
CONTACT: Brad Gibson at bgibson@feralinteractive.com - +1 918 691 3420
Feral Interactive has announced Tuesday, January 6th as the worldwide release date for the much-anticipated Mac version of Black & White® 2, the real-time, strategy sequel to the critically acclaimed hit Black & White®, one of the best-selling Mac games of all time. The release coincides with the opening of exhibits at Macworld Expo 2009 in San Francisco, Calif. where attendees can experience the game for themselves at the Feral booth.
Created by Lionhead Studios® and designers Peter Molyneux and Ron Millar, in Black & White 2 players reprise the role of a young god in search of followers and return to the once innocent world of Eden. However, times have moved on - weapons have been invented and humans have harnessed the forces of nature to terrible effect. Eden is in turmoil and the young God has been called back to save his people.
In addition, The Battle of the Gods expansion pack is included offering players a host of new challenges including the threat of a rival God.
"Black & White has achieved a phenomenal and long-lasting popularity on the Mac. We are confident that Black & White 2 will continue that success.” said Feral Interactive’s David Stephen.
The game will retail in North America for US $49.95, £29.95 (inc VAT) in the UK and €39.95 (inc VAT) throughout Europe. It is currently available to pre-order from Feral's online store ( http://www.feralinteractive.com/?section=buy&language=english).
In addition to buying through retailers and Feral’s online store January 6th, attendees at Macworld Expo in San Francisco, Calif. will be able to purchase and experience Black & White 2 for themselves at booth 2530 in the South Hall.
Minimum system requirements call for a 1.8GHz Intel Mac only, 512MB RAM, 128MB graphics card, DVD drive, 5.1 GB of hard disk space and Mac OS X v10.4.8 or later. The game does not support Intel GMA processors, but does run on Apple’s latest Macbook laptops equipped with GeForce 9400 M graphics cards.
More details and selected trailers of the game are now available at: http://feralinteractive.com/game/blackwhite2
EDITORS: Screenshots, logos and other essentials graphics and multimedia tools for Black & White® 2 can be found online in the Feral Press Area ( http://press.feral.co.uk/). Please use your assigned login recently provided to you. If you do not have a login, please contact Brad Gibson, Feral Marketing/PR Manager, at bgibson@feralinteractive.com.
About Feral Interactive
Feral interactive is a leading publisher of games for Macintosh platform founded in 1996; based in London England. It is responsible for such Macintosh hits as Black & White, Colin McRae Rally Mac, Lego Star Wars II and Tomb Raider Anniversary.
About Lionhead
Lionhead Studios is based in Guildford, Great Britain and was founded in 1997. The company has released five games since then, Black & White, Fable, Black & White 2, The Movies and Fable: The Lost Chapters.