December 9th, 2011
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Doctor Who Playstation 3 / Vita / PC Game
BBC Worldwide set to launch a major new Doctor Who gaming franchise
BBC Worldwide today released the first details of a major new gaming development for the Doctor Who brand. Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock will be the first of a series of Doctor Who console games developed by BBC Worldwide Digital Entertainment and Games marking a significant movement into gaming for this business. Two further Doctor Who console game titles are planned to follow this release with details to be announced next year. Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock is being created in full high definition for digital download platforms and is set for release in early 2012, initially on Playstation 3 ®; Playstation Vita ® and PC platforms.
Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock will immerse gamers in the universe of Doctor Who, allowing them to take on the role of the Doctor and River Song as they travel across time and space to save the Earth. Gamers must learn to master the complexities of time travel with exceptional time based game play, changes made in one time will impact another creating multiple possibilities and challenging players to solve puzzles across the centuries.
A wholly new storyline has been developed especially for this new Doctor Who console game franchise, written in collaboration with the BBC Wales team. Photo-real graphics, television quality scenes and highly realistic characters will bring the world of Doctor Who to life immersing fans completely in the twists and turns of an action filled plot. The stars of the series Matt Smith (the Doctor) and Alex Kingston (River Song) have recorded full voiceovers for their characters in Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock and motion capture has been used to create in-game characters that are incredibly realistic providing the ultimate Doctor Who gaming experience.
The game is being developed by Supermassive Games (www.supermassivegames.com), experienced Playstation and PC developers based in the UK who were a Develop Excellence Awards New Studio Finalist in 2011.
Robert Nashak, EVP of Digital Entertainment at BBC Worldwide said: “We’re creating these new games for Playstation 3 and Vita with adaptations that will bring the wonder, adventure and madness of Doctor Who to each platform. Working with a top-tier UK development partner like Supermassive Games demonstrates BBC Worldwide’s commitment to create world-class Doctor Who games for fans of the show and gamers alike.”
With thanks to BBC Worldwide
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Space fish
December 18th, 2011 - 3:57pmIs it just me, or is river song’s voice in the trailer
Anonymous
December 18th, 2011 - 4:18pmIt is, she is a playable character.
Anonymous
December 16th, 2011 - 1:46pmis it like the adventure games
anthony
December 16th, 2011 - 5:54pmhas it got karen gillian in t cos im really upset that shes leaving
Commander Strax
December 18th, 2011 - 2:35pmi dont think so sorry
Anonymous
December 16th, 2011 - 8:21amwill this work for ps2
McGann is the Actor.
December 16th, 2011 - 12:17pmPS3 only. Get one if you can.
Anonymous
December 16th, 2011 - 5:50pmthanks
jordern campion
December 16th, 2011 - 6:40amcant wait ❗
Nicholas
December 14th, 2011 - 7:40pmThe Company that make it specialise in PS3 exclusives, but I do hope they do release it on xbox (I am a PlayStation 1,2 + 3 Player)as they will loose a lot of money, and it isn’t fair
Callum Eales
December 15th, 2011 - 7:52pmthey may relese on x box depending on how good the game sells and the reponce
McGann is the Actor.
December 16th, 2011 - 12:18pmThey’re not making it on Xbox 360 !! 😡 !
Buying three copies per customer isn’t going to make them ! ❗
CallumEales
December 16th, 2011 - 1:01pmneither mind are u on xbox or ps3 im on the ps3
Adam Clark
December 13th, 2011 - 9:33amIt’s about time they did this.
McGann is the Doctor.
December 13th, 2011 - 3:48pmYears ago I read that a Dr Who videogame would be highly unlikely, if not IMPOSSIBL, it would never happen they said, because BBC the rights.etc yaddayaddayadda and it being a TV series .
But Dr Who is such a vast universe of fiction, it can easily expand into the realm of next-generation videogames today, remember that VG Destiny of the Doctors ? ❓ 😉
Merchandise man
December 12th, 2011 - 9:44pmWhat happend to the ebox were is it can’t believe it
I’m so 😡 (mad)
Sammywho01
December 12th, 2011 - 7:17pmCan All Those Xbox Lovers Out There Stand Up And Protest.TESTIFY!!!!!
louis
December 12th, 2011 - 7:40pmgood idea!
doctorwhofan27
December 13th, 2011 - 11:23amthat won’t make them release it on xbox.
Mels
December 13th, 2011 - 1:16pmThe BBC press release states these will be released “initially on Playstation 3 ®; Playstation Vita ® and PC platforms.”
Initially means ‘at first’, so that does not exclude an Xbox version (and other versions) being released in the future.
There’s no guarantee of that of course, but it’s a possibility at least.
we are comming18
December 12th, 2011 - 6:21pmi need this on xbox, who is with me?
Owen
December 12th, 2011 - 9:56pmI am
COMPUTER00000
December 13th, 2011 - 4:14pmme too
GallifreyRules
December 13th, 2011 - 7:19pmMe three. An XBox version would really expand their Market and would make them more money. Maybe if the manufactorors see this forum and others like it they may decide to create an XBox release.
Anonymous
December 14th, 2011 - 7:01ami am
dalekdrone101
December 11th, 2011 - 11:54pmcant wait 🙂
doctor who character building fan 00001
December 11th, 2011 - 10:55pmcant wait for this!
oscar
December 11th, 2011 - 3:57pmcool but why is it not on the ds or the wii try to repply
BOOBOO JR
December 11th, 2011 - 6:07pmI want it on Wii and DS too, there the two main consoles I play. I also have PS2, and probaly won’t upgrade to PS3 for a while. They have stopped making PS2 games anyway! I’ll probaly have to get it for my Computer.
tardistik
December 11th, 2011 - 2:58pmIt says The Doctor and River Song but there’s no mention of Amy or Rory. Is this a way to keep clear of mentioning a return of the Ponds and causing spoilers or will Amy and Rory not return?
Anonymous
December 11th, 2011 - 3:21pmSpoiler clear up probablly. Amy and Rory are coming back full time, as confirmed in First Night (which is post The Wedding of River Song).
You’ll probablly find it’s between The Wedding of River Song and The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe.
Robin
December 11th, 2011 - 2:34pmHi when is the game going to be out in 2012
anthony
December 11th, 2011 - 12:32pmhi booboo i just played the 1 st 4 adventure games i was bored i mean just playing last levl s but boo boo i think i just checked and collectables i need are amy pond and craig owens i dnt no if its true but u no when u play it comes up saying luck out for collectabels well theres an amy pic so it must be her so do u think their the last two i need 2 more companions so i think its amy and craig and enimes 1 more i dnt no but do u have two have a good luck round in the game please tell me does it mean u have two restart or luk
Anonymous
December 11th, 2011 - 3:22pmCraig doesn’t have a companion card.
Which ones do you have?
anthony
December 11th, 2011 - 5:58pmwell its mainly the rory rose and more but i need 2 more companions and well 1 more enimie and it says like when the hole collectabels thing when u play the st ame theres an amy one but i just really wanna no so bad where it is u and ps u no on youtbe i ahve been trying to watch dwho vids and it keeps tkeing the micky out a me like it keeps saying the unresponsive stuff lke thta and its anoying any one had this probalem cos its really anoying me what is it the new flash player or what interferin
Fish Custard
December 11th, 2011 - 11:41amI am getting a PS3 for Xmas so I might get this when it omes out 😀
booboo
December 11th, 2011 - 10:24amJust so everyone one knows Lewis and Tyler were posting from the same ip address so were probably the same person, i have deleted all the comments
Doctor stu
December 11th, 2011 - 11:14ambooboo do you mean lewis was taking the micky and contradicting himself
booboo
December 11th, 2011 - 11:25amprobably
CONNORTHEDOCTOR
December 11th, 2011 - 11:52amYou know i am trying to stay out of this because of what i did before and you do know i’m sorry right but anyway someone was using my account just wondering could Lewis be the person?.
booboo
December 11th, 2011 - 12:19pmno it wasnt
CONNORTHEDOCTOR
December 11th, 2011 - 2:22pmWell do you know hwo it is it’s not happend for a while but still.
booboo
December 11th, 2011 - 2:25pmyes because i can see what names they were using and they have been blocked
CONNORTHEDOCTOR
December 11th, 2011 - 8:39pmThankyou booboo!
CONNORTHEDOCTOR
December 11th, 2011 - 9:55amHear that at the end? four beat’s the master is gonna be on it yay!! sadly i cant get it i have exbox.
Hi
December 11th, 2011 - 10:18amI think the beats are the chimes on the clock but you could be right- they could be doing a surprise return
GallifreyRules
December 11th, 2011 - 2:45pmthey sound like the cloister bells so i dont think the master is returning.
Anonymous
December 11th, 2011 - 7:42pmYes, it’s the Cloister Bells, so the universe is in great danger.
Doctor Stu
December 11th, 2011 - 9:41amIt’s better to have hobby then to go around bullying people who actual do something that they want to do and what they have decided to do. Some people collect the figures to just have fun and re-create scenes and some just collect them as a hobby. We all love Doctor who so why not collect doctor who merchandise. It’s the normal thing to do if you think about so if what you prefer Tyler, is to go around bullying normal, intelligent people, then maybe it’s you who needs to get a life!!!!!
Doctor Stu
December 11th, 2011 - 9:43amThis comment was supposed to go further down by all the Tyler comments sorry!
forever dalek 1323
December 11th, 2011 - 12:22amanonymous you are a insparation thanks
I have a TARDIS now, TARDISes are cool!
December 10th, 2011 - 9:55pmNo this is going to be cool!
Hi
December 10th, 2011 - 7:29pmDoes early 2012 mean before or around march as thats when my b-day is? Also I hope it is aimed at an older age group than the other games and it must be good as they are bringing more out so they must expect it to be popular!!!
Hi
December 11th, 2011 - 11:01amDoes anyone think it is around march
Nicholas
December 10th, 2011 - 7:08pmI have heard that when this game come out, you have to buy it off of PSN. Is this true?
I hope it isn’t because I like to buy my games from shops or Amazon, or play.com, and have them in boxes. If you have to download it, I might just give it a miss
DR-AWEOME
December 10th, 2011 - 9:12pmYeah it’s not a full game it’s like the other psn games or games you download on xbox live arcade.
Anonymous
December 10th, 2011 - 9:14pmIt’s out on the PC as well, so it is not the only way to get it.
Nicholas
December 11th, 2011 - 9:50ammy PC is rubbish when it comes to playing games. Oh well, it’s a shame it isn’t a full game, but I have decided to get it anyway
McGann is The Doctor.
December 10th, 2011 - 6:13pmMatt SMith sounds alot older now, I’ve always imagined what he would be like as a proffesional actor looking back at playing the Doctor at an older age. 🙂
The Last Centurion
December 10th, 2011 - 4:45pmi ONLY HAVE XBOX 360 … WHICH IS MUCH BETTER THAN PS3 !!
Mels
December 10th, 2011 - 5:07pmIf this does well on ps3/PC, it will probably get ported over to xbox (and marketplace) eventually.
It’s usually a lot easier to program on ps3 and port to Xbox, than vice versa.
McGann is The Doctor.
December 10th, 2011 - 6:10pmYeah right, it isn’t getting released on Xbox 360 ! WAHHHH !!
Now I know how PS3 fans must have felt when Destroy all Humans:Path of the Furon only got released for the 360 ! 🙁
The Last Centurion
December 10th, 2011 - 7:33pmand the legendary game series of the decade ……… Halo !!!!!!!!!!!!
aarondrwhofan64
December 10th, 2011 - 8:15pmno STAR WARS THE FORCE UNLEASHED IS THE BEST!
The Last Centurion
December 11th, 2011 - 7:24pmno its not , halo has selt million upon billions of copies
pupbenny
December 10th, 2011 - 12:01pmPS3!? That sucks! Also I thought this was just another Adventure Game.
doctorwhofan27
December 10th, 2011 - 12:21pmPS3 doesn’t suck! PS3 is great. But if you’re just saying it sucks for you because you don’t have one, it’s also for PC.
the ultimatumps3dude
December 10th, 2011 - 4:13pmlook at the name . my name dude not the games lololol 🙂
Anonymous
December 11th, 2011 - 12:42pmxbox 360 is much better it should be o all platforms. also would it be on psp go
ross campbell
December 11th, 2011 - 7:36pmI’m with you there my good friend xbox is brill
doctorwhofan27
December 13th, 2011 - 11:28amI was’t saying xbox sucks. I was saying ps3 doesn’t suck. And Anonymous, sorry but it definitely will not be on psp. It’s for vita, which comes after psp.
TheDoctorOfWho
December 10th, 2011 - 11:30amHope one of the next two releases features Karen Gillan. I just love hearing her voice and seeing how they animate her all though it never does her justice (ginger goddess).
Doctors Little Companion! (RORY FIGURES ARE LIKE SO COOL!)
December 10th, 2011 - 11:46amthe ultimate ginger!
the ultimatumps3dude
December 10th, 2011 - 8:46amwill they have trophies????????????
doctorwhofan27
December 10th, 2011 - 6:06pmI hope so. Probably. Not sure about plat but probably trophies.
BlueDalek
December 10th, 2011 - 7:47amSounds good but definitely NOT buying, after the huge failure with the last twenty pounds spent buying Return to Earth – some say that it would only be good if you were seven, I think that it was MADE by someone who was seven.
Skaro
December 10th, 2011 - 12:01pmWell would you buy unit vs autons cos I might be a video game creator in future even though I’m only 9
Anonymous
December 10th, 2011 - 6:11pmI’ve seen a few reviews for it, by the sounds of things it wasn’t age that was the problem, the makers just didn’t watch the show, got a couple of catchphrases and pictures, slapped it together and poorly translated it in the process creating a mangled mess for the Wii Game.
The DS game was good for it’s intended market (the under 12s) but didn’t have any scope for the rest of the market.
McGann is The Doctor.
December 10th, 2011 - 6:53pmYeah, the videogames weren’t really worth getting, they weren’t on par with the Series and they could not have been canonical/continuos to the actual story. 🙄
Liason Ice
December 10th, 2011 - 6:12amPutting River in games is a good way to expand her story, especially when Alex Kingston gets to old to play her onscreen.
Anonymous
December 10th, 2011 - 4:19pmToo old? River is in complete control of her aging process, maybe she went through a period where she looked considerably older than she does now.