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Following its reveal on BBC One last Saturday, concrete details of the first of Doctor Who’s free downloadable games have been released. Doctor Who: The Adventure Games ‘City of the Daleks’ is the first of four free playable additions to the newest series and takes the Doctor to 1963 where …
Read More »Doctor Who game dated
Tonight’s episode of BBC sci-fi drama Doctor Who was followed by the first national TV trailer for the upcoming Doctor Who: The Adventure Games – which, it has now been revealed, will be released on June 5th. The free PC game is set in the 1960s and will feature the …
Read More »Who could be the new GamesMaster?
"Whoever it is needs to be a gamer and carry a good amount of credibility. Dominik Diamond knew his games or at least gave that impression. That’s crucial if the show is to gain the attention of today’s gamers. I’d have Bill Bailey as the actual GamesMaster."Rob Saunders – Head …
Read More »Doctor Who Wii game IS real
MCV can confirm that the Doctor Who title for the Wii rumoured to be in the works by The Sun this morning is real. Furthermore, it will be released in the UK this October with Koch Media handling sales and marketing duties, though when asked by MCV the firm declined …
Read More »Merlin game rights up for grabs
The Doctor isn’t the only one being lined up for the video games treatment – another BBC Saturday night TV show could become a game this year as well. Rights-holder and production house FremantleMedia is on the hunt for partners to create a game based on fantasy drama Merlin. The …
Read More »BBC readies multiple Doctor Who games
BBC Worldwide has told MCV that talks are underway to turn Doctor Who into an array of new games. Last week the broadcaster exclusively revealed via MCV that it plans to re-enter games – after killing off its BBC Multimedia division in 2005. As part of the move, a variety …
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