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PDC World Championship Darts

Xbox 360 version to include revamped visuals, extra features and the latest stats.

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, UK. 24th July 2008. Oxygen Games™ has released the details of the features for the upcoming PDC World Championship Darts for Xbox® 360.

Featuring a complete visual update to take advantage of the Xbox 360’s superior processing power and graphics chipset, along with a whole roster of brand new features, PDC World Championship Darts will be the definitive version in the acclaimed series. In addition, the Order of Merit and World Rankings of the professional players in the game has been updated since PDC World Championship Darts 2008 to ensure the most up-to-date statistics possible in the Career Mode.

The features in full;

• 4 Game Modes - Exhibition, Tournament, Career and Party Game

• Three levels of difficulty/throwing mechanisms - Amateur, Professional and Master

• Enhanced in-game graphics taking advantage of the Xbox 360’s advanced graphic capabilities

• Online multi player – play the classic style darts game (Exhibition Match) against another player, play friendlies and ranked leader board matches & keep track of your playing statistics!

• Featuring 16 PDC Champions : Phil Taylor, Raymond van Barneveld, Peter Manley, Wayne Mardle, Dennis Priestley, Adrian Lewis, Alan Warriner-Little, John Part, Colin Lloyd, Mark Dudbridge, Roland Scholten, Ronnie Baxter, Terry Jenkins, Kevin Painter, Andy Hamilton, Andy Jenkins

• Commentary from the TV’s voice of darts Sid Waddell and top level match referee Bruce Spendley

• Computer opponents play off the real life averages and playing styles of the Pros

• 47 Achievements from 163 bogey checkout to 9 dart finish

• 7 real world tournament sets that are common to the PDC Championships

• Games stats displayed in-game, at the end of a match and stored as high scores and trivia

• In depth career mode based around the 7 major tournaments in the PDC calendar

About PDC World Championship Darts

Go head-to-head with the greatest PDC Champions and be part of the year’s most fierce console Championship with PDC World Championship Darts, releasing on Xbox® 360 this autumn.

Starring PDC Darts Champions, the full line up of electrifying tournaments, exceptional graphic enhancements, even more play modes and additional formats - PDC World Championship Darts is back! Calling on darts, sports and Xbox 360 fans PDC World Championship Darts is bringing the spectacle and excitement of the nation’s best loved sport to your home.

PDC World Championship Darts - Pure excitement, Pure pressure, Pure Darts - Game On!

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For more information please contact:

Simon Callaghan

Johnny Atom Productions

simon@johnnyatom.com

Tel: +44 (0)7867 514554

Emma Jenkins

Oxygen Games

T: 01933 442660

DD: 01933 446432

E: Emma.jenkins@oxygengames.net

About Oxygen GamesTM

Oxygen GamesTM boasts a broad range of fun & sociable titles to capture the imagination of the emerging games audience. With the focus on all major console platforms, Oxygen’s games are based on mainstream lifestyles and interests, whilst delivering contemporary content featuring sports, music & well known personalities. For more information please visit www.oxygengames.net

About Mere Mortals

Mere Mortals was founded in June 1999 by industry veterans of all leading and retro platforms, David Jeffries & Graeme Love, and has grown to become a fully realised team of 36 highly skilled craftspeople. Mere Mortals is an accomplished multiplatform developer, creating products for handhelds as well as all generations of console. In addition, the company invests heavily in its own engine and technology, utilising all leading tools and packages in creating its games.

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