John Daly's ProStroke Golf
Eccentric PGA golfer John Daly to lend his name to the game.
Northampton, UK Thurs 20th May 2010 —O-Games™, a publisher of mainstream, lifestyle and sports videogames and part of OG International Ltd., announced today that world famous PGA golfer John “The Lion” Daly will star in the upcoming golfing game, John Daly’s ProStroke Golf .
Developed by Gusto Games, sports enthusiasts and gamers alike should get ready to “Grip it and Rip it” with John Daly’s ProStroke Golf , coming to PlayStation™3, Xbox®360 and PC this Autumn!
John Daly’s ProStroke Golf features the unique and critically acclaimed ProStroke™ control that allow players to shape and control real golf shots like never before in a golf video game.
“ John Daly is the perfect golf player for our game; ProStroke’s control system is all about control, precision and power and nobody backs that up better than John. In addition to his talent, his eccentric style and great personality makes him the perfect partner for ProStroke Golf” said Jim Scott, CEO of O-Games.
“ Our game delivers an authentic yet fun-to-play golfing experience for players, and what better way to tear up the course than with the legend John Daly” Jim Scott added.
John Daly’s ProStroke Golf will feature fully licensed courses which John has played on, bringing the real PGA experience into your home. John Daly’s ProStroke Golf will also include many different game modes, realistic golf physics and commentary by the famous voices of golf delivering the complete golfing experience for golf fans, sports fans and gamers.
“ John Daly’s Prostroke Golf is a great golf game that everyone can play and enjoy” said PGA legend John Daly. “ For too long, the golfing genre has been dominated by one franchise, but with ProStroke Golf’s great game play, control and realism, that’s all about to change. I’ve had the time of my life gripping and ripping it on the PGA Tour, and now gamers everywhere can see what it’s like to step into the Lion’s Den and bomb it down the fairway!”
John Daly’s ProStroke Golf delivers an authentic golf videogame that will bring the competition and excitement of golf to every home.
For more information about O-Games and John Daly’s ProStroke Golf , please visit: www.og-international.net
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About O-Games™
O-Games™ is a publisher of sports and lifestyle video gaming entertainment for all the major home computer and console platforms including the Nintendo DS, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft XBox 360, Sony PlayStation 3 and Sony PlayStation®Portable. O-Games offers a broad range of family, sports and lifestyle video games designed to capture the imagination of the lifestyle and family gaming audience.
About Gusto Games:
Since the formation of Gusto Games in 2003, the company has gone from strength to strength by building on its original goals to deliver quality gaming titles on time, within budget and across all leading gaming platforms. Gusto Games originally brought Eidos’ hugely successful Championship Manager franchise to the console and PSP platforms with all selling through at retail in impressive numbers.
Gusto Games has become one of Europe’s most respected development studios and this fact was underlined in 2005 when, amongst others, the studio was nominated for the “Best New European Studio of the Year” at the Develop’s Industry Excellence Awards. Building on that success Gusto also featured within Intent Media’s ‘Develop 100’ in 2007.
Gusto has continued to evolve with the successful launch of the Global Play Golf simulator and skill-based game UTour golf that keeps the company at the forefront of the industry. Over the last 12 months, there has been a focus on developing family products such as the Nintendo Wii exclusive Ultimate I Spy, while also continuing its proven record of accomplishment in developing games within the sporting genre, with the recent chart topping success of Ashes Cricket 2009 for the Nintendo Wii.
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