Sony Ericsson is again teaming up with Gameloft, a leading global publisher of digital and social games, to delver an exclusive experience for its flagship gaming smartphone-Xperia PLAY-with exclusive access to the all-action spy thriller shooter game Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Shadow Vanguard, adapted from the famous Ubisoft video game franchise. Taking full advantage of the smartphone’s outstanding graphical capabilities and game-changing control pad, Xperia PLAY brings the high-octane international action adventure of the Android operating system for the first time. The Android version of the game, which will be launched on Friday 3rd June, will be available only to Xperia PLAY customers in Western Europe throughout June and July.
“Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Shadow Vanguard with its big fan community and fascinating gameplay is a perfect addition to the quality releases for Xperia PLAY,” said Robert Styppa, Vice President Western Europe for Sony Ericsson. “The stunning graphics and the unique possibilities with the full gamepad give you a unique user experience.
“We are very excited to continue out support of Xperia PLAY with an exclusive release of Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Shadow Vanguard,” said Gonzague de Vallois, Senior Vice President Publishing of Gameloft. “This title will further enrich our game lineup for Xperia PLAY and we’re very pleased that the device’s fans truly enjoy this first full-featured smartphone including an exclusive gaming interface.”
During June and July 2011, consumers across Western Europe who have an Xperia Play will be able to download a free copy of Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Shadow Vanguard. During this time the game will be available for Android only on the Sony Xperia PLAY.
In addition, Sony Ericsson also announces 20 new games, including 10 exclusive titles, optimised for Xperia PLAY. The new games, many of which will be showcased at the world’s leading games expos, E3, June 7-9.
Amongst the titles announced today is Minecraft, the much anticipated game from the Swedish indie developer Mojang. Minecraft is one of the fastest growing game franchises in history, with over eight million registered users announced to date and over 50,000 new players joining every day.
Sony Ericsson can confirm that new games from Sony Computer Entertainment’s stable of classic Playstation 1 titles will be coming to Xperia PLAY shortly.
The new titles offer broad appeal to different users and usage occasions from popular, innovative, massively multi-player online titles (MMO) to immersive titles and addictive graphically rich new casual content.
Sony Ericsson will be present at E3 in Los Angeles, June 7-9, to offer first hands-on demos of Xperia PLAY and many of the new games in the Sony Ericsson booth 713.
New Android Games Exclusive on Xperia™ PLAY:
Minecraft™ by Mojang
Battlefield Bad Company 2 by Electronic Arts
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow 6 Shadow Vanguard by Gameloft
Desert Winds by Southend Interactive
Ruined by Bigpoint
Icebreaker™ by NaturalMotion
Sleepy Jack by SilverTree Media
Cracking Sands by Polarbit
Armageddon Squadron 2 by Polarbit
An unnamed fighting game from Khaeon Gamestudio
New Games coming soon on Xperia™ PLAY:
Pocket Legends by Spacetime Studios
Star Legends: The Black Star Chronicles by Spacetime Studios
Eternal Legacy by Gameloft
Guns ‘n’Glory 2 by HandyGames
Dungeon Hunter 2 by Gameloft
Pocket RPG by Crescent Moon Games
D.A.R.K. developed by Gamelab
Samurai II: Vengeance by MADFINGER Games
Vendetta Online by Guild Software
Order & Chaos – Gameloft
Happy Vikings by Handy Games
A Ball Game by Trendy Entertainment
Lumines by Connect2Media