Neverdead Limb-Ers up for February Release KONAMI Dates Original Horror-Themed Title for Playstation®3 and Xbox 360®
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NeverDead limb-ers up for February release KONAMI dates original horror-themed title for PlayStation®3 and Xbox 360® SYDNEY, 2 December, 2011: Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH will release its demonic action title NeverDead for PlayStation®3 and Xbox 360® on February 3 rd , 2012, the publisher has confirmed. The brainchild of Shinta Nojiri, and co-developed with Rebellion Software, NeverDead stars an immortal hero called Bryce Boltzmann who, alongside his partner Arcadia, works for an agency tasked with dealing with demonic incursions. As demons from the dawn of time emerge on present-day Earth, so Bryce – armed with an arsenal of guns and a Butterfly-Blade – and the gun-toting Arcadia must locate and destroy the hostile invaders. As the malformed adversaries appear, the heavily-armed Bryce must protect his sidekick and work together to kill them all. However, as the monsters get larger and more vicious, the side-effect of Bryce’s immortality is revealed. For, as the player is attacked by the various miscreants, Bryce can be torn limb from limb, but can simply reattach the parts to his body. Even when all limbs have been removed, Bryce can roll around as a head, looking to reattach his lost parts. He can even use his amputated body parts as weapons, throwing arms into clusters of monsters, and still firing the attached gun, or lobbing his head into seemingly impossible areas, to gain access to new parts of the map. “For NeverDead , we‘ve gone all out to change the approach the player takes in battle,” explained Shinta Nojiri, creator of NeverDead for Konami Digital Entertainment. “Losing a limb is a mere inconvenience and Bryce’s physical skills allow a wealth of ways to take out the enemy – from close-range combat, to throwing limbs into clusters of monsters and shooting them remotely! This adds a level of humour to the game that brings the world-weary main character to life, while players can revel in game worlds that can are fully interactive and eminently destructible.” KONAMI has also confirmed that NeverDead will also be the focus of DLC elements and add-ons, further details for which will follow soon. NeverDead will be released for PlayStation ®3 and Xbox 360 ® on February 3 rd , 2012. For more information contact Guy Maxwell on [email protected] or +61 2 9964 0475 About Konami Group KONAMI CORPORATION was established in 1973, and became a holding company of the Konami Group on March 31, 2006. KONAMI CORPORATION covers the fields of "Digital Entertainment Business", "Gaming & Systems Business", "Pachinko & Pachinko Slot Machines Business" and "Health & Fitness Business". KONAMI CORPORATION went public on Tokyo Stock Exchange in 1988, the London Stock Exchange in 1999, and the New York Stock Exchange in 2002. Home Page URL: www.konami.co.jp . Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH is a wholly-owned subsidiary, responsible for popular franchises like Metal Gear Solid, Silent Hill and Pro Evolution Soccer amongst other top sellers. Konami Group is also the manufacturer of the wildly popular Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME, which has sold more than 25 billion cards worldwide. For more information concerning Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH and its products, please visit www.konami-europe.com . About Rebellion Rebellion is one of Europe's leading independent video games developers. With a diverse portfolio of publisher-owned and internally developed IPs, and hits such as worldwide number one Aliens vs. Predator, Star Wars BattleFront Renegade Squadron, The Simpsons Game and Sniper Elite, Rebellion prides itself on its unique and innovative approach to IP development and stewardship. Rebellion is a privately owned company based in Oxford, United Kingdom. For more information please visit www.rebellion.co.uk About Mindscape Mindscape Asia Pacific Pty Ltd, is Australia’s leading publisher and distributor of kids, family and NextGen games, productivity and reference software on the PC, Mac, DS, Wii, Playstation, XBox and online platforms. The company’s rich portfolio of award-winning products include Acronis, Broderbund, Encyclopaedia Britannica, Endemol, Hoyle Games, IMSI Design, Konami, Legacy Interactive, Mark Burnett Productions, Myhorseclub, Nancy Drew, Nuance, Playfirst, Playrix, PopCap, Punch, Roxio, The Learning Company and Universal Music. www.mindscape.com.au All copyrights or trademarks are the property of their respective owners and are used under license. .