Madballs in... Babo Invasion

OTTAWA, CANADA – September 17th 2009 – Playbrains, an independent game development studio specializing in the digital download arena, are proud to announce that the PC version of Madballs in…Babo:Invasion (MiBI) has released today via the Steam digital download service priced $9.99 in the US and Canada, £6.99 in the UK, €8.99 in Western Europe and €6.99 in Eastern Europe.

The spiritual successor to the massively popular freeware top-down Shooter BaboViolent2, Madballs in Babo:Invasion is an arena based 3D shooter offering players a satisfying and immersive experience in both single-player and multiplayer, including ‘Invasion Mode’ where players are able to design their own combat maps almost instantaneously by placing a combination of map tiles to create a never-before-seen map before gameplay starts. Truly, no two games are ever the same.

Featuring the recently re-released Madballs™ characters, Oculus Orbus™ and Horn Head™, from the popular 1980’s toys best remembered for their outrageously bad looks and graphically colourful names, Madballs in...Babo: Invasion is a gameplay rich, feature laden ‘casually hardcore’ action shooter which is also that rarest of gaming commodities; a genuinely unique title.

Some of the outstanding review scores and quotes lavished upon the recent Xbox LIVE Arcade release:

“...an impressive title for the XBLA system.”

Team Xbox.com – 8/10

“Surprisingly slick with excellent online play.”

UK Official Xbox Magazine – 8/10

“...Madballs in...Babo: Invasion is both a pleasing nostalgia trip and a surprisingly deep arcade shooter.”

Computer & Videogames.com – 8/10

“...Madballs fully deserves a place among the finer titles on XBLA.”

EDGE Magazine – 7/10

KEY FEATURES

• Single Player – Hours of repeatable gameplay through 10 epic levels

• 2-4 Player Online Co-op – challenge individual campaign levels with your friends or play the whole campaign in ‘Enduro’ mode

• 16 Player Multiplayer – 21 maps to match all game sizes

• ‘Invasion’ Mode – the signature mode of the game, players take turns placing map tiles to create a unique multiplayer map prior to each match

• Classes – 10 character classes (each with 2 special abilities) over two warring factions, with each faction having 5 unique weapons each with two distinct firing modes

• Madballs Characters – Oculus Orbus™ and Horn Head™ from the infamous 80’s toy craze as in-game characters

• 5 Archetypes – Assault, Heavy, Runner, Flyer, Support

• Deployables – active (rocket turrets) or passive (healing towers) can be placed in Invasion mode

• Unlocks and Secrets – 50 unlocks and 50 Secrets to find during campaign gameplay

• Action – emphasis on fast-paced, visceral action that is easy to pick and play, yet offers a real strategic challenge for hardcore gamers

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For North American press enquiries please contact:

Michael Meyers

Michael Meyers Public Relations

Email: michael@mmpr.com

PH: (925) 551-8080

David Bruno

Michael Meyers Public Relations

Email: david@mmpr.com

PH: (925) 551-3232

For press enquiries Europe and other territories please contact:

Simon Callaghan

JohnnyAtom Productions

Email; simon@johnnyatom.com

Tel; 0203 176 0139

Mob; 07867 514554

About Playbrains

Playbrains is an independent game studio that works with leading entertainment property owners to bring PC and console games to market. Playbrains specializes in digitally-distributed fun, and has three titles currently in development, including "Madballs in…Babo:Invasion", a fast-paced, 3-D shooter game set for Summer 2009 release for Xbox Live Arcade and PC that promises mayhem-filled action. For more information, visit www.playbrains.com.

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