Introducing Star Trek Enemies: The Gorn
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PARAMOUNT PICTURES AND NAMCO BANDAI GAMES REVEAL
VILLAINS IN NEW STAR TREK™ VIDEO GAME
AT ELECTRONIC ENTERTAINMENT EXPO 2012
Legendary Lizard-like “Gorn” Set to Battle Kirk and Spock in Ultimate Co-op Gaming Experience
Scheduled to Release in Early 2013
LOS
ANGELES, CA (June 5, 2012) – Paramount Pictures and leading video game
publisher and developer NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. today gave fans
the first look at the key villain to be featured in the upcoming Star Trek™ video game inspired by J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek (2009)
film reboot. The announcement made at the Electronic Entertainment Expo
(E3), revealed that a legendary lizard-like race known in Trek lore as
“The Gorn” will play the destructive and villainous role in the video
game releasing in early 2013. The co-op game is based on a standalone
storyline that continues the adventure of iconic characters Captain
James T. Kirk and Mr. Spock as they work together to stop the Gorn, an
enemy race bent on conquering the galaxy.
“The Gorn are among the most iconic villians in the Star Trek
universe and their role in this game certainly lives up to that
persona,” said Brian Miller, Senior Vice President at Paramount Pictures
and Lead Game Producer. “Kirk and Spock find themselves in an
incredibly challenging amount of mayhem as they confront the Gorn
throughout the game.”
More
than just lizard-skinned foes, the Gorn are a blood-thirsty race
determined to conquer the galaxy. A true military dictatorship, the Gorn
are made up of billions of self-sacrificing warriors across thousands
of colonies, each focused on the conquest of alien races. By utilizing
their chaos-causing infectious venom, the Gorn seed mayhem and
destruction as they destroy populations and deplete planets of their
resources.
"Great
villains give our favorite characters a chance to become heroes in the
process of attempting to eliminate a powerful threat, and Star Trek
fans have been eagerly anticipating the moment when the antagonists of
the game would be revealed," said Carlson Choi, VP of Marketing at NAMCO
BANDAI Games America Inc. “This is one of those moments and we couldn’t
be more excited to give gamers a glimpse at the challenges that lie
ahead for Kirk and Spock.”
The
Gorn range in size and abilities, infecting their foes with venom that
can poison, cause hallucinations, and even kill. From the smaller
infantry Gorn Rushers, to the larger Gorn Warriors and the massive Gorn
Brutes, the Gorn provides a serious direct threat, while the
wall-climbing Gorn females showcase the cunning for which this race is
feared. Technologically capable and possessing the antithesis of
Federation ideals, the Gorn pose a devastating threat to Starfleet, the Enterprise, and its crew.
With a storyline occurring after the events of J.J. Abram’s 2009 Star Trek reboot, the Star Trek video
game puts players in the shoes of seminal heroes Captain James T. Kirk
and Mr. Spock, inviting them to work together to take on the ferocious
Gorn in this epic action adventure. Built from the ground up as the
ultimate co-op experience, players are set on a journey of immense
proportions across unexplored planets and enemy battleships with the
latest 23rd century weapons and gear. Kirk and Spock’s complementary
personalities result in the most fully realized and varied co-op
experience for this console generation.
Under a license from CBS Consumer Products, the game is being developed by Ontario-based developer Digital Extremes (Bioshock 2, Unreal Tournament, Dark Sector, The Darkness II)
with production being overseen by Paramount Pictures and a scheduled
release in early 2013 for Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system
from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and Windows
PC.
Attendees of E3 at the Los Angeles Convention Center June 5-7 can see a live demonstration of the Star Trek game and take photos in the Enterprise captain’s chair at the NAMCO BANDAI Games Booth # 1637 (located in the South Hall).
For more information on the Star Trek video game, please visit www.startrekgame.com and follow the game on Twitter at www.twitter.com/star_trek_game.
For more information about NAMCO BANDAI Games, please visit http://www.namcobandaigames.com.
© 2012 Paramount Pictures Corporation.
® & © 2012 CBS Studios Inc. STAR TREK and related marks and logos are trademarks of CBS Studios Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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