Summer Challenge hits the ground running for Wii (and 360/PS3/PC)

London, Tuesday 2nd August 2011:
Summer Challenge is the first title in the recently announced deal between PQube Limited and dtp entertainment AG. The game is set to be released on the 26th August 2011, to coincide with the start of this year’s World Athletics Championships in Daegu, South Korea – the last major Athletics Championship before the 2012 Olympic Games in London, UK. Summer Challenge will be available on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii and PC. Summer Challenge takes full advantage of the power and connectivity of current generation consoles.
Summer Challenge offers players the most realistic track and field simulator seen on today’s gaming machines, with instinctive controls and stunning visuals the game lets you try your hand at a plethora of different events. As well as a career mode you can also challenge your friends in head to head competition either through the split screen mode or through online play. Each event in Summer Challenge boasts online global leaderboards and individual difficulty settings, allowing you to tailor the playing experience to your own strengths and weaknesses.
Summer Challenge allows the player to compete in events such as: 100m and 1,500m races, 110m Hurdles, Javelin, Pole Vault, 100m freestyle swimming, 70m Recurve Bow (Archery) as well as diving, gymnastics and fencing. In total there are 20 different events to compete in spread across eight different disciplines.
Brian Faller, Product Manager for Summer Challenge said “We are really excited about Summer Challenge, the game includes a vast array of sports, offering an event for everyone! With the launch coinciding with the start of the World Athletics Championship the release timing is perfect for us”.
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About dtp entertainment
dtp entertainment, estimated 1995, is one of Germany’s largest independent games publishers and multimedia distributors. The company employs more than 200 people at its offices in Hamburg/Germany (headquarters), Hannover/Germany and Singapore. dtp entertainment develops and publishes games internationally for all interactive entertainment platforms. dtp entertainment holds top 10 market share position (German PC, Nintendo DS™ markets; 2009; according to media control).
Since 2005, dtp entertainment products have won more than 140 press and 17 industry awards, such as German Computer Games Awards or German Developer Awards. Some of the most successful dtp entertainment releases are Drakensang (holding simultaneously positions 1-3 of the German media control PC charts when released 2008), Drakensang: The River of Time, the Black Mirror series or Summer Athletics (ranked top 5 in German media control Wii™ charts for several weeks; ranked best as a 3rd party publisher for Nintendo® platforms within the German market).
www.dtp-entertainment.com

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