"Gumby(R) vs. the Astrobots(TM)" Goes Gold
Clay Icon Celebrates 50th Birthday on the Game Boy(R) Advance
SANTA CLARA, Calif., (July 28, 2005) - Leading video games developer and publisher Namco Hometek Inc. announced today that "Gumby® vs. the AstrobotsTM" has gone gold for the Game Boy® Advance. A unique side-scrolling platformer featuring classic Gumby characters and environments, "Gumby vs. the Astrobots" will be bouncing to stores this August and is rated E for Everyone.
In "Gumby vs. the Astrobots", the scheming BlockheadsTM have joined forces with the dreadful Astrobots to kidnap Gumby's friends. Players will utilize Gumby's special morphing powers and stretchy skills to save PokeyTM, PrickleTM and GooTM, who have been hidden in books throughout Toyland. Gumby's quest will take gamers through a variety of book worlds, including the Old West, North Pole and Planet Astrobot, and will even feature original visuals and sound effects from the classic television series.
2005 marks Gumby's 50th anniversary of delighting fans and foiling the pesky Blockheads with his clay friends. Gumby's golden anniversary is marked by an ongoing exhibit at the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria, New York, Gumby and the Art of Stop-Motion Animation, featuring a daily demonstration of stop-motion techniques on an actual Gumby set. In addition, Gumby's birthday will be celebrated in style with a celebrity-filled birthday bash in San Francisco this August.
"Gumby fans will be able to enjoy the same stretchy abilities as their green clay friend in 'Gumby vs. the Astrobots,'" said Jeff Lujan, business director at Namco Hometek Inc. "We are celebrating Gumby's 50th birthday in grand fashion with a game that features an original Gumby adventure with all of his closest friends."
For more information on "Gumby vs. the Astrobots," please visit www.namco.com. For more information on Gumby's Birthday party visit http://gumbyworld.com/birthday_party_infoA.html.
About Namco Hometek Inc.
Namco Hometek Inc. is the U.S. consumer division of Namco Limited, a Tokyo-based world leader in the high-tech entertainment industry. Based in Santa Clara, CA, Namco Hometek Inc. is an award-winning video games publisher for next generation game consoles. Namco has created some of the industry's greatest video game franchises: "Tekken®," "SOULCALIBUR®," "Dead to Rights®," "Pac-Man WorldTM," "Ridge Racer®," "Time Crisis®" and "ACECOMBATTM." For more information about Namco and its products log onto www.namco.com.
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