Rise to Fame Alongside Country Music's Biggest Stars
in CMT Presents Platinum Life: Country
Facebook game featuring the biggest names on CMT goes live
AUSTIN, Texas and NASHVILLE, Tenn. June 13, 2011 Play your way to country music stardom in CMT Presents Platinum Life : Country, as Heatwave Interactive's new social game is now live on Facebook. Country music fans will be guided through their journey to fame by some of the biggest stars on CMT, including:
- Rascal Flatts
- Trace Adkins
- Big & Rich
- Dolly Parton
- Dierks Bentley
- Thompson Square
- Colt Ford
- Kristin Chenoweth
Players will customize their avatar to suit their personal style and build out their own town as they progress through the game, engaging in a variety of exciting mini-games and earning rewards to commemorate their rise to fame while listening to the biggest hits in country music. Budding country stars will go on tour, playing performance games at venues across the country in big cities and even their own friends towns.
CMT constantly reinvents how we connect with fans and CMT Presents Platinum Life: Country is a natural extension of our digital properties, said Jay Frank, senior vice president of music strategy, CMT. This is our first step in the social gaming space, and I believe we've found the perfect combination of music and entertainment to appeal to our core country music fans.
The Platinum Life series lets players experience the excitement of rising to fame in the entertainment business, said Mykel Mitchell, senior vice president of business affairs, Heatwave Interactive. Our partnership with CMT for Platinum Life's newest game allows us to connect country music fans with their favorite artists and music in meaningful ways. We'll continue to work together to expand the game with new features and even more of CMT's biggest stars.
- Rise to Fame Alongside Country Music's Biggest Stars
in CMT Presents Platinum Life: Country
Facebook game featuring the biggest names on CMT goes live
SOUTHPEAK INTERACTIVE TO DISTRIBUTE EPIC ROMAN MYTHOLOGY TITLE GODS & HEROES
ROME RISING AT RETAIL IN NORTH AMERICA AND THE UK
AUSTIN, Texas May 13th, 2011 – Publisher Signs Deal with Heatwave Interactive for Highly Anticipated Massively Multiplayer Online Game
Leading videogame publisher SouthPeak Interactive Corporation <http://www.southpeakgames.com/> will bring the gritty action of Gods & Heroes: Rome Rising <http://godsandheroes.com/> , the highly anticipated Roman mythology MMO game, to players across North America and the United Kingdom with the game¹s retail release this June. SouthPeak secured the distribution rights from Heatwave Interactive <http://www.heatwave.com/> , the Austin, Texas-based publisher and developer of online games.
³The unique Roman setting and deep gameplay of Gods & Heroes is a fantastic title to add to our portfolio,² said Melanie Mroz, CEO SouthPeak Games. ³The team at Heatwave Interactive is creating a truly fantastic massively multiplayer title that we¹re sure will have excellent broad appeal, from dedicated MMO players looking for something new, to those interested in a rich story inspired by ancient mythology. It joins Stronghold 3 in our compelling line-up for PC gamers this year.²
³SouthPeak Games¹ extensive distribution network makes them the ideal partner for Gods & Heroes, both in the states and the UK,² said Anthony Castoro, CEO, Heatwave Interactive. ³They understand what makes Gods & Heroes: Rome Rising an exciting product for gamers and how it stands out in the MMO space.²
Warriors who buy the retail version of Gods & Heroes get a host of extras, including an exclusive minion to accompany them into battle and the Armaments of the Gods, a special weapon pack that features mighty blades, axes and magic staffs that aren¹t available anywhere else. Alongside these exciting bonuses, players also receive two buddy keys to give to friends, so they can join the fight.
- SOUTHPEAK INTERACTIVE TO DISTRIBUTE EPIC ROMAN MYTHOLOGY TITLE GODS & HEROES
ROME RISING AT RETAIL IN NORTH AMERICA AND THE UK
Gods & Heroes: Rome Rising to Ship on June 21, 2011
Retail and Digital Head-Start Program Announced
AUSTIN, Texas April 27, 2011 – Heatwave Interactive, Inc., global publisher and developer of premium interactive entertainment, today announced the June 21, 2011 North American release date for its award-winning Roman mythology MMO, Gods & Heroes: Rome Rising. Heatwave also revealed the game’s head-start program and bonus items available to fans who pre-order the game at retail and through digital channels
“The launch of Gods & Heroes: Rome Rising is only the beginning for our players,” said Anthony Castoro, Heatwave CEO and Co-Founder. “The development team will continue to build upon the game’s authentic Roman mythology experience by expanding the Ancestral Estates and introducing new content almost immediately. We would like to thank the thousands of Closed Beta Testers for their tireless work and candid feedback. Now that Gods & Heroes is Feature Complete, the team has turned its focus on polish and performance in support of our launch.”
Players who pre-order Gods & Heroes will have access to the game a week early, beginning on June 14, 2011. In addition to early access, those that preorder the game at retail or online will unlock the Tunic of the Gods bonus power early and receive an exclusive marble statue to decorate their in-game estate. Pre-orders are now available through major retailers and online at http://godsandheroes.com/pre-order-gods-heroes/
In Gods & Heroes: Rome Rising, gamers take on the role of a Demigod and celebrated hero of the Roman army. These brave warriors set out on a quest for vengeance against an ancient enemy, the Telchine gods, who have returned to topple the empire and avenge their defeat at the hands of the Olympian gods. While battling in the midst of Roman landmarks and legendary scenery, players will also experience:
- Fully Customizable Estates The Hero’s goal is to regain the power of the gods and rebuild their Ancestral Estate. Players can customize their estate with new buildings and structures that affect how their army of minions levels up and gains new powers and bring rare objects and resources back to their estate by completing quests throughout the game.
- Unique Squad-Based Minion System Players can build their own squad of minions that level up with them. From fellow Roman soldiers to mythological creatures, squad members are earned, awarded and purchased as players progress through the game.
- Intense Combat Action Expect intense combat where heroes will wield an arsenal of weapons and the powers of the gods themselves to perform combat moves which can be linked together, including dramatic finishing moves for intense battle sequences
For more information on Gods & Heroes, including screenshots and trailers, please visit: http://godsandheroes.com/
- Gods & Heroes: Rome Rising to Ship on June 21, 2011
Retail and Digital Head-Start Program Announced
Heatwave Interactive, CMT Partner to Create
CMT Presents Platinum Life: Country
CMT and Heatwave Team up for Unique Online Game to Deliver Virtual and Social side of Country
AUSTIN, Texas and NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Nov. 17, 2010 – Heatwave Interactive and CMT (Country Music Television) have partnered to develop a new social game that offers up a country music and lifestyle twist with the development of CMT Presents Platinum Life: Country. CMT and Heatwave will share their passion for country music and digital media to deliver quality online entertainment for each brand’s family, friends and new fans.
Together, the two leaders in their respective industries will create:
- A depot where country music fans will meet for social network gaming and community interaction.
- A viral, captivating platform across social networks to connect fans and expose new country music.
- An extension of country music and lifestyle into the interactive entertainment realm.
&lquote;The CMT audience lives and breathes country music online,&rquote; said Jay Frank, senior vice president of music strategy at CMT. &lquote;This unique social game connects fans with CMT and Country Artists in a whole new unique way. This will be another important extension of our goal to bring new country music to all platforms in the most entertaining way.&rquote; &lquote;We’ve always intended to expand the Platinum Life brand and knew the country music community lacked an online game suited for their way of life,&rquote; said Mykel Mitchell, studio executive at Heatwave Interactive. &lquote;CMT’s dedication to the country music audience pairs well with our ability to develop engaging online entertainment experiences. It’s an ideal partnership to develop a social game built for country music fans.&rquote;
With CMT Presents Platinum Life: Country, Heatwave and CMT will be connecting fans on a global scale, allowing players to discover and enjoy the music and lifestyle they love on a new, social platform. With the partnership, CMT and Heatwave hope to give new fans, as well as the established country community, an additional reason to get country and get social.
About Heatwave Interactive:
Based in Austin, Texas, and established in 2007, Heatwave Interactive, Inc. is a
game development studio and online publisher specializing in cross-media properties for gaming, film, music and television.
The credited works of the veteran team include more than 200 commercial video, PC and tabletop games and
Academy Award-winning films. Heatwave’s current products offerings include iSamJackson
for iPhone and iPod touch and SamDroidJackson for Android smartphones as well as the recently re-launched hip-hop social
gaming experience Platinum Life: Web Edition for social networks Facebook
and MySpace. The company is also developing the
highly anticipated massively multi-player online game Gods & Heroes: Rome Rising.
About CMT
CMT, a unit of Viacom’s MTV Networks (NYSE: VIA and VIA.B), is the leading television and digital authority on country music and entertainment, reaching more than 91 million homes in the U.S. CMT and its website, CMT.com, offer an unparalleled mix of music, news, live concerts and series and is the top resource for country music on demand. The network’s digital platforms include the 24-hour music channel, CMT Pure Country, CMT Mobile and CMT VOD.
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- Heatwave Interactive, CMT Partner to Create
CMT Presents Platinum Life: Country