Shatter

Sidhe's retro-inspired brick-buster available on Steam now at a whopping 75% off.

News by GamesIndustry.biz Contributor

Published on July 1, 2010

WELLINGTON, New Zealand – July 1, 2010 - Sidhe, New Zealand's largest game production studio, today announced that Shatter ^® is now available on Steam for US$2.50 – 75% off the normal price of $9.99, until 8PM GMT today. The promotion is part of Valve’s “Perils of Summer Sale” and is helping bring the award-winning brick-breaking game to an even larger audience at a great price.

“The Perils of Summer Sale is an excellent opportunity to get more people playing Shatter when everyone is stocking up with games for the long hot summer ahead,” said Mario Wynands, Managing Director of Sidhe. “Fans that already have the game can even use Steam to gift the game to friends and share the experience with friendly competition on the leaderboards.”

About Shatter ^® for PC

Shatter is a retro-inspired brick-breaking game that merges familiar action with unique twists and a modern crafted production approach.

Key Features:

Innovative controls, physics effects, power-ups, special attacks, and boss battles which combine to provide an experience that is always interactive Includes Story, Bonus, Boss Rush, Endless, Time Attack, Endless Co-op, and Time Attack Co-op modes A Vibrant 3D Style presented across 10 distinct worlds in up to Full HD. A fully scored soundtrack featuring over 90 minutes of award winning original music. Steam leaderboards and achievements support

For more information on Shatter, visit: www.shattergame.com or buy directly from http://store.steampowered.com/app/20820/

About Sidhe

Founded in 1997, Sidhe is an award-winning developer of console, handheld and PC games. The largest game production studio in New Zealand, Sidhe has a proven track record of creating high-quality, mass-market, licensed and original titles for a worldwide audience. The studio has produced more than 20 high-profile titles including the award winning original titles GripShift ^® and Shatter ^®, Speed Racer The Videogame, as well as multiple games based on the NRL Rugby League franchise. For more information on Sidhe, please visit: www.sidhe.co.nz

Copyright © 2010 Prodigy Design Limited. Shatter and Sidhe are trademarks or registered trademarks of Prodigy Design Limited. "PlayStation" is a registered trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. All rights reserved.

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