November 30, 2006
WildTangent Releases BlasterBall
3, the First Ever “Web 2.0” User-Authored Video Game
BlasterBall 3 enables players to
create, post and share their own game designs with millions of other gamers
The WildTangent Games Network (WGN),
the fastest growing online games network in North America, today announced the
release of the first ever “Web 2.0” video game, BlasterBall 3. In a first for
gamers worldwide, WildTangent Studios, the production arm of the WildTangent
Games Network, has launched a simple to use level editor empowering users to
build their own BlasterBall 3 levels from within the game itself and to post
them to the gaming community on the BlasterBall 3 website,
www.blasterballthegame.com.
“We got the idea when we found
ourselves constantly producing new levels for BlasterBall 2. No matter how many
levels we created, players were always hungry for more,” said WildTangent CEO,
Alex St. John. “Finally, players can have all the BlasterBall content they want
and even personalize it with their own designs.”
“Building the level editor directly
into the game as an integral feature, and letting the community author the
content has never been done in the history of casual gaming,” said BlasterBall3
Producer Tanya Royer. “The consumer feedback on this game has been amazing; we
expect thousands of new levels to be created immediately. Everyone wants to be a
game designer and unleash their creative side.”
In-game level authoring isn’t the
only compelling new feature of BlasterBall3. The game also allows players to
select music from their MP3 collection to play in the background, with the game
animating elements dynamically to a player’s personalized soundtrack.
BlasterBall3 is free to download and
try on www.wildtangent.com,
and will be available on the WildTangent Game Console, which is shipping with
every major consumer PC in North America this holiday season. The game, which is
the third edition in the hugely popular BlasterBall franchise, counts over 15
million total online players to date.
