Persbericht: GoldenEye 007: Reloaded

Het legendarische James Bond –avontuur is terug met nieuwe speltypes, meer multiplayermogelijkheden en volledige ondersteuning voor PlayStation®Move

SCHIPHOL-RIJK – 20 juli 2011 – De beroemdste geheim agent ter wereld is terug! Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) liet vandaag het geheim uitlekken dat GoldenEye 007: Reloaded een grandioos debuut maakt op PlayStation®3-systeem en op Xbox 360®. Het spel is gebouwd met een splinternieuwe engine die garant staat voor fantastische beelden, razendsnelle gameplay en de mogelijkheid om te spelen met PlayStation®Move met schietaccessoire. GoldenEye 007: Reloaded is de totale James Bond-ervaring waar shooter-fans op hebben gewacht. Het spel ligt deze herfst in de winkels.

“We zijn enorm opgetogen dat GoldenEye 007: Reloaded nu beschikbaar komt voor de miljoenen fans die met smart zaten te wachten tot het spel zou verschijnen voor Sony- en Microsoft-consoles,” vertelt David Oxford, uitvoerend vicedirecteur bij Activision Publishing. “En nu PlayStation Move volledig ondersteund wordt, kunnen 007-fans van over de hele wereld het spel spelen volledig in HD spelen, op meer manieren dan ooit.”

“Dit spel belooft een van de meest meeslepende en interactieve Bond-games ooit te worden. Het biedt je de gelegenheid om deze beruchte en razend spannende shooter op een volledig nieuwe manier te beleven met PlayStation Move en het schietaccessoire,” aldus Rob Dyer, senior vicepresident van Sony Computer Entertainment in de Verenigde Staten. “Met GoldenEye 007: Reloaded blijven we de unieke mogelijkheden van PlayStation voor de gameswereld verder uitbreiden.”

GoldenEye 007: Reloaded is een eigentijds James Bond-avontuur in HD, met realistische omgevingen die draaien met 60 beelden per seconde, net als de beste actiegames van dit moment. Naast het legendarische speltype Verhaal vind je in dit spel de splinternieuwe ‘Mi6 Ops-missies’, nieuwe, op zichzelf staande levels die niet bij de campagne horen en die zich afspelen op verschillende locaties van het verhaal. Ze dagen de speler uit om totaal verschillende doelen te halen op het gebied van aanval, eliminatie, besluiping en verdediging. GoldenEye 007: Reloaded zet ook een nieuwe standaard voor multiplayergames. Het beproefde en beruchte gedeelde scherm voor vier spelers is gebleven en verbeterd en er zijn adrenalineslurpende online wedstrijden voor 16 spelers toegevoegd met meer kaarten, wapens, personages en speltypes dan ooit.

GoldenEye 007: Reloaded ligt deze herfst in de winkels en wordt ontwikkeld door Eurocom onder licentie van EON Productions Ltd en Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM). Ga voor meer informatie en voor exclusieve updates over het spel naar www.facebook.com/GoldenEyeGame of naar www.goldeneyegame.com.

About Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc., through its operating subsidiaries, is actively engaged in the worldwide production and distribution of motion pictures, television programming, home video, interactive media, music and licensed merchandise.  The company owns the world’s largest library of modern films, comprising around 4,100 titles.  Operating units include Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc., Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc., United Artists Films Inc., Ventanazul, MGM Television Entertainment Inc., MGM Networks Inc., MGM Domestic Networks LLC, MGM Distribution Co, MGM International Television Distribution In, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Home Entertainment LLC, MGM ON STAGE, MGM Music, MGM Worldwide Digital Media, MGM Consumer Products and MGM Interactive.  In addition, MGM has ownership interests in international TV channels reaching nearly 120 countries.  MGM ownership is as follows:  Providence Equity Partners (29%), TPG (21%), Sony Corporation of America (20%), Comcast (20%), DLJ Merchant Banking Partners (7%) and Quadrangle Group (3%).  For more information, visit www.mgm.com.

About EON Productions/Danjaq, LLC
EON Productions have produced twenty two James Bond films since 1962.  In 1995, Michael G Wilson and Barbara Broccoli took over the 007 franchise from Albert R ‘Cubby’ Broccoli and are responsible for producing some of the most successful James Bond films ever, including CASINO ROYALE and more recently QUANTUM OF SOLACE.  The James Bond franchise is the longest running in film history.  EON Productions and Danjaq LLC are affiliate companies and control all worldwide merchandising for James Bond.

About Activision Publishing, Inc.
Headquartered in Santa Monica, California, Activision Publishing, Inc. is a leading worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and leisure products.

Activision maintains operations in the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Sweden, Spain, Norway, Denmark, the Netherlands, Australia, South Korea, China and the region of Taiwan. More information about Activision and its products can be found on the company’s website, www.activision.com.

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