For a May 2012 release on PC and MAC platforms
Haarlem, The Netherlands – 16 April 2012 – Independent videogames publisher Iceberg Interactive and game development company Gaijin Entertainment today announced that they have come to a distribution agreement for the hack-and-slash steam punk action game Blades of Time: Limited Edition, which they are spinning towards PC and Mac players starting end of May 2012.
Erik Schreuder, CEO of Iceberg Interactive says: “We are thrilled to continue our co-operation with Gaijin Entertainment. With Blades of Time we add a first class action game to our growing range of quality action games for PC and Mac. We feel that Blades of Time will definitely stand out from the crowd with its unique feature of Time Rewind, its stunning graphics and the addition of many extra´s that our version will include.”
“It feels great to have Iceberg Interactive as a partner” says Anton Yudintsev, President of Gaijin Entertainment. “I am completely confident that Iceberg will provide successful retail distribution to bring PC and Mac gamers the unforgettable experience of Blades of Time innovative hack’n’slash and shooting”
The PC and Mac version of Blades of Time: Limited Edition will be distributed in retail stores by Iceberg in North-West Europe, Australia/New-Zealand and South-Africa – and worldwide via a multitude of digital download portals. Fully localized versions have been announced by Iceberg Interactive for Germany and France.
About Blades of Time
Blades of Time is a companion piece to Gaijin’s game, X-Blades, which had its release back in 2007. Play as the gorgeous gun sword-wielding treasure hunter Ayumi as she carves a path of destruction through a mysterious and dangerous island. While rich with bounty, the island is also caught in the throes of Chaos magic. Ayumi soon discovers that it is also the home of thousands of long-held secrets, including special powers and abilities that she can gain for herself. Using everything she can, she must find a way to defeat armies of menacing villains and a multitude of treacherous traps in order
to break free of the possessed island’s grasp.
With a host of colorful characters, eye-popping visual appeal,
tons of treasure and a huge variety of combat skills to master,
Blades of Time will satisfy gamers’ hunger for an entertaining
yet deep action game that even gamers new to the
hack-and-slash genre will enjoy.
The Blades of Time: Limited Edition will include a galore of
extras, such as the PC and Mac exclusive Sky Islands map for the
Outbreak mode, the Blades of Time Art Book, the Original
Soundtrack, the hi-res quality Wallpaper Collection, and the
Dismal Swamp DLC that allows you to play the story of the
striking heroine Michelle. Accompanied by her mentor Zero and a
small squad of Skyguards, she rushes into the Temple of Dragons
facing hordes of deadly beasts – the creates of Chaos – in order to
complete her desperate mission to prevent the lead protagonist
Ayumi from joining the Keeper of Chaos.