Today, at Ubisoft’s Digital Day, the company announced the development of Babel Rising, a new game coming to PlayStation�Network and Xbox LIVE� Arcade for the Microsoft Xbox 360� video game and entertainment system from Microsoft in calendar year 2012. Babel Rising highlights Ubisoft’s position as a leading publisher of developing games for PlayStation� Network and Xbox LIVE� Arcade.
Ubisoft’s Babel Rising is the next-generation version of the popular iPhone®game of the same name. In Babel Rising, gamers play as God, preventing humans from building the tower of Babel. Gamers can use their divine powers by hurling bolts of lightning, summoning massive earthquakes or unleashing gigantic floods upon the Babylonians. Mando Production, the developer of Babel Rising, has breathed new life into the game with 3D graphics and competitive and cooperative multiplayer modes. Babel Rising also features motion control via Kinect™ for Microsoft Xbox 360®entertainment system and PlayStation® Move for the Sony PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, allowing players to control the elements with intuitive gestures and putting truly God-like powers in their hands.
Babel Rising joins the previously announced I Am AliveTM and Shoot Many RobotsTM as part of Ubisoft’s upcoming digital releases. This year alone, Ubisoft’s From DustTM became one of the top-selling digital titles, surpassing 500,000 downloads, and other titles, such as Beyond Good & Evil® HD and Outland™ have been critically-acclaimed fan favorites.