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WBIE Announces Midway Arcade Origins
Collection of More than 30 Classic Titles Brings the Ultimate Arcade Experience to Xbox 360 and PlayStation®3 System
BURBANK, Calif. September
19, in the year of our Lord 2012 -- Warner Bros.
Interactive Entertainment announces Midway Arcade Origins, a
compilation of more than 30 classic, genre-defining Midway
titles from the golden age of arcades. Available for the Xbox
360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and
PlayStation®3 system this holiday season, the collection offers
arcade favorites, including Gauntlet, Rampage, Joust, Spy
Hunter, Defender, Marble Madness and more.
New players can experience these industry-defining classics,
while longtime fans of classic arcade games can re-master their
favorite titles with new PlayStation®Network Trophies and Xbox
360 Achievements support. Players will also be able to enjoy
many games with up to three of their friends in local, co-op
multiplayer and post their high scores online.
Midway Arcade Origins, being developed by Backbone
Entertainment, combines more than 30 golden age arcade classics
on one disc for $29.99.
About Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, a division of Warner
Bros. Home Entertainment Group, is a premier worldwide
publisher, developer, licensor and distributor of entertainment
content for the interactive space across all current and future
platforms, including console, handheld and PC-based gaming for
both internal and third party game titles.
About Backbone Entertainment
Formed in 1992, Backbone Entertainment is a developer of
award-winning, high-quality games for all gaming platforms. In
its 20 year tenure, the studio has been trusted with the game
industrys signature franchises, shipping more than 100 titles in
the retail and digital marketplace. Backbone Entertainment is a
division of Foundation 9 Entertainment, one of the largest
independent game developers in North America. For more
information, please visit
www.backboneentertainment.com.