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PDC World Championship Darts: Pro Tour

New trailer shows "excitement and passion" of the World Darts Championship in London. (Darts is coming home!)

16th December 2010 – Wellingborough, UK - O-Games has released a new trailer capturing the excitement and passion of the 2011 Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship, which kick off today at Alexandra Palace in London. The publisher has also confirmed that PDC World Championship Darts: Pro Tour will be playable at the 2011 Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship on PlayStation 3.

Phil ‘The Power’ Taylor, the cover star of PDC World Championship Darts: Pro Tour, will be attempting to secure his sixteenth World Darts Championship title during the tournament, which runs from today through to 3rd January 2011. Each of the pre-Christmas sessions, from 16-23rd December, will see four first round games accompanied by one preliminary round clash. Following a festive break, the second round will commence on Monday 27th December, with the third round being played on 29-30th December.

The quarter-finals will be held across two sessions on New Year's Day, with the semi-finals on 2nd January and the final on Monday 3rd January. Punters will be able to take a break from the darting action and attempt to win their own virtual PDC World Championship title by playing PDC World Championship Darts: Pro Tour, which will be located in the fan’s village during the competition.

PDC World Championship Darts: Pro Tour is now available on Wii TM , PlayStation 3 TM and Xbox 360 TM , and has already received a number of accolades, including:

News of the World

"If there’s one game that will make you go out and buy the PlayStation Move, this is it.”

Gamespot – 7.5/10

"PDC World Championship Darts comes back to the PS3 in style..."

The Guardian

"The latest version of O-Games' licensed darts offering completely nails the ambience of the PDC World Championship..."

?PlayGamer – 7/10

"...Pro Tour's perfect controls, decent AI, quality commentary and excellent player likeness make this arguably the finest dart sim ever made."

Brutal Gamer – 7/10

"It is the most accurate representation of the sport of darts on any platform available."

About PDC World Championship Darts: Pro Tour

PDC World Championship Darts: Pro Tour – the latest iteration of its phenomenally successful PDC World Championship Darts franchise – has evolved to support the latest developments in motion control gaming and will feature full PlayStation Move motion controller and Wii Motion+ support, in addition to standard PS3 and Xbox 360 control pads – allowing more players more ways of joining the game.

Phil ‘The Power’ Taylor, Raymond van Barneveld, James Wade, Mervyn King and Simon Whitlock are just some of the big names from the PDC to play as or compete against in the game developed by Redoubt. The motion control evolution allows PDC World Championship Darts: Pro Tour to focus on fluid, accurate and simple throwing dynamics, getting players closer to the action than ever before. The new game builds on the successes of its predecessors, with updated graphics, character models, and an optimised control system for Wii TM , PlayStation 3 TM , Xbox 360 TM .

Further establishing its heritage as the definitive darts game for fans of the sport, PDC World Championship Darts: Pro Tour’s in-depth career mode also supports the latest tournaments, including the Grand Slam of Darts, a new fixture in the PDC events calendar. Player View puts you at The Oche in the eyes of a Pro, with gamers being able to control player celebrations. Plus the atmosphere is further enhanced with an all-new commentary from TV’s ‘Voice of Darts’ Sid Waddell and John Gwynne; top level match referees, Bruce Spendley and Russ Bray; and Master of Ceremonies, John McDonald.

Keep up to date with news and game promotions by joining the growing PDC World Championship Darts: Pro Tour community at:

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