BBC Releases Details on Doctor Who Video Game “The Eternity Clock”

By / Friday, December 9, 2011 - 8:35PM
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docto who eternity clock Earlier, info and a teaser trailer hit the net about a new Doctor Who video game, “The Eternity Clock,” for the PS3, PS Vita and PC.

Apparently it was leaked a bit early, as the video we had up was taken down (it’s been since replaced with the latest).

Now, BBC Worldwide has officially announced the game and revealed some details (see below for more):

Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock is the first of a series of games.

Two more are being planned.

Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock 2012, initially on Playstation 3 ®; Playstation Vita ® and PC platforms.

In addition, over at the Playstation Blog, they also briefly touched upon “The Eternity Clock.”

We’re very excited to be working with Supermassive Games as they’ve already delivered some great titles for PlayStation, such as Tumble, Start The Party and Start The Party: Save the World. The team are huge fans of the show and they’ve been great at bringing the key essence of Doctor Who into the game.
 
Working on PlayStation Vita, as well as PS3, is a real privilege and its unique set of features has allowed our designers to cut loose and we’ll tell you a lot more detail about how we’re using those features in a future post.
 
So, I hope you enjoy the trailer and look forward to sharing more details with you in the future.
 

Press Release

 

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.”