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Every spring since 2005 the BBC has geared up for its seasonal Easter debut of a new Doctor Who TV series. For anyone that monitors the kids’ and family media and entertainment market, this is a pretty serious moment – merchandising, magazines and book markets are primed to release their …
Read More »Doctor Who to materialise in March
The BBC will release Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock in March for PlayStation Vita and PS3. The game will be download only and available via PSN, with a PC version to follow. Doctor Who fans can check out the first gameplay trailer below, which reveals The Eternity Clock will be …
Read More »Doctor Who ready for Vita launch
Doctor Who will attend the UK’s Vita launch, MCV understands. In game form, at least. Featuring Matt Smith as The Doctor and Alex Kingston as River Song, Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock is a high-definition digital download title and will be ready for the launch of Sony’s new machine in …
Read More »Sega acquires Doctor Who dev Three Rings
Publishing group Sega has acquired Californian indie studio Three Rings, the developer has announced. Today brings to a close a ten year journey as an independent developer, and opens a new chapter for the studio as a part of the Sega family,” said co-founder and CEO Daniel James.As many of …
Read More »Doctor, we’ve landed on Android
BBC Worldwide has released its first Android app: a port of iOS game Doctor Who: The Mazes of Time. Originally developed by Scottish firm Tag Games, the game sees the Doctor and companion Amy Pond battling Cybermen, Daleks and Silurians. It came out on iPhone and iPad in December 2010. …
Read More »BBC Worldwide releases Doctor Who Android title
iOS port marks first excursion of lucrative BBC IP to Google platform
Read More »Doctor Who: The Adventure Games set for October return
The BBC’s series of downloadable Doctor Who games will return in October, starting with The Gunpowder Plot. As with the original four episodes, released last year, the new wave of Adventure Games will be free to download via the BBC website and will star Matt Smith as the Doctor and …
Read More »Doctor Who 3DS case in-bound
A new Doctor Who 3DS case will reach retail next month. The Doctor Who and Daleks Accessory Pack is due on May 10th, 2011 with an RRP of 14.99. It arrives shortly after the first new episodes in the brand new Doctor Who series, which kicks off this weekend (Saturday, …
Read More »BBC Worldwide looks past UK for Doctor Who project
New MMO title to be built in the US
Read More »Doctor Who gets F2P MMO
After enjoying great success with its free to download Doctor Who: The Adventure Games series last year, the BBC has lifted the lid on its next project – a free-to-play Doctor Who MMO. Called Doctor Who: Worlds in Time, BBC Worldwide says the game "allows players to enter the TARDIS …
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