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03/12/12 Boss Baddie & VooFoo’s upcoming
release Big Sky Infinity launches next week on both
PlayStation®3 and PlayStation® Vita via the PlayStation
Network!
Big Sky Infinity is a fast paced, twin-stick shooter, with
several unique attributes that significantly further the
genre. Featuring randomly generated missions, with dynamic
gameplay that is modified based on a player’s performance;
you’ll never play the same game twice!
Big Sky Infinity will be available for £7.99 in the UK,
€9.99 in the EU and $9.99 in the US, with European PlayStation
Plus members being able to get the game for free for a limited time
after launch.
Players will be able to take advantage of the cross buy deal,
getting the PlayStation® Vita version free when buying the game
for PlayStation®3, and vice versa. Big Sky Infinity is one of
the first 3
rd party games to support this initiative.
The latest iteration in the Big Sky series has cultivated a
partnership between Boss Baddie, VooFoo Studio’s and indie
game publisher Ripstone, Big Sky Infinity will keep you on your
toes with exciting features such as:
· Cloud
synchronisation - continue progress between platforms
· Compete
against friend or world hi-scores even when not online - upload
your new score when you next connect
· Touch
screen support on Vita, including rear touch for mine
detonation
·
4-player local multiplayer on PS3
·
Asynchronous multiplayer via Horse mode on Vita - set up custom
challenges against your friends, or anyone else in the world
·
Stereoscopic 3D on PS3
·
Discover near gifts on Vita which can be used for special
unlocks
Big Sky Infinity is available to buy from 11
th December in the US and 12
th December in the EU.
Check out
www.bigskyinfinity.com for more details.
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About Boss Baddie
Boss Baddie is a UK-based indie game developer founded in 2007.
Gaining inspiration from music and stories, Boss Baddie’s
gaming portfolio focuses on unique two-stick shooter games with an
affinity for surreal narratives. With a list of credentials which
include
Big Sky;
Wake; Lunnye Devitsy - which appeared in the book
“250 Indie Games You Must Play”; and
Really Big Sky which was nominated for an Indie Arcade
Game of the Year Award in 2011.
For more information about Boss Baddie please visit:
www.bossbaddie.co.uk
About VooFoo
VooFoo Studios is an independent UK based video games developer,
founded in 2007 by a small team of experienced industry
professionals. Utilising its own proprietary cutting edge
technology, VooFoo's first game, the critically acclaimed Hustle
Kings, was released for PlayStation 3 in 2009, reaching the top of
the PSN charts and earning VooFoo nominations for two highly
coveted Develop Awards. More recently, VooFoo have gone on to
release Hustle Kings on PlayStation Vita, and the visually stunning
Pure Chess on both platforms.
For more information on VooFoo Studios and its games, please
visit the official website at
http://www.voofoostudios.com/
About Ripstone
Ripstone is an independent UK based videogames publisher
specializing in digital distribution.
Founded in 2011 by two experienced Sony Computer Entertainment
producers and the two founders of Optimum Releasing, the company
has created a unique business model from which to launch a series
of video games by partnering with elite games development teams
throughout Europe.
Leveraging over 50 years of market expertise and knowledge,
Ripstone relies on a publishing strategy of original IP’s and
unique licenses to create innovative videogame experiences for
digital downloadable consoles. Ripstone publish an eclectic mix of
games providing the perfect partner for independent developers who
want their product delivered to a worldwide audience in digital
form.
The Ripstone ethos is built on honesty, integrity and trust:
founded with the knowledge that games are evolving at an ever
increasing speed, and that what is a niche market today could
easily become tomorrow’s key business opportunity.
For more information on RIPSTONE and its games, please visit the
official website at
http://www.ripstone.com/
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