Bitoon Games Announces English Open Beta for BasketDudes

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BasketDudes™ opens its doors, setting the start of the WBC™ official "Season ONE..

BITOON GAMES and the WBC™ (World Basketball Clubs) are pleased to announce the official start of "SEASON ONE" at BasketDudes™

Madrid, SPAIN - June 17th, 2011 - After 14 months of production and a Pre-Season of 4 additional months, BasketDudes™, an original and refreshing Free2Play basketball MMO game for PC and Mac developed by BITOON GAMES, has finally entered its OPEN BETA stage, setting the start of its "SEASON ONE...

The WBC™, an international federation of online basketball clubs, is now calling for registration, open to all participants who wish to join the official competitions at www.basketdudes.com.

This official release implies an important update with significant improvements and additions, including new incredible players to discover, over 400 equipment items to power-up your play, and more game cards to set your strategy and keep an Ace under your sleeve. Also adjustments in the game interface and gameplay balancing have been introduced, as well as the possibility of playing in English and Spanish languages. The new "Weekly Board.. competition system will dynamize challenges among players, who now can play for cool trophies to win and collect.

So get in onboard, register as a Manager, set up your own Team, and start signing and training your Players.

Discover all the possibilities BasketDudes™ has to offer in the Getting Started and Rookies Guide, where you will find practical and useful advices as to start a brilliant career in the WBC™.

Come join the WBC™ at the BasketDudes' official website, and download the game to start enjoying the most exciting basketball online competition of the world!

BITOON and the WBC™ welcome you to BasketDudes™ "SEASON ONE..!



PRODUCT SUMMARY



PUBLISHER & DEVELOPER: BITOON GAMES

GENRE: PvP 3D Action Sports MMORPG

TARGET AUDIENCE: All audiences

PLATFORM: PC / Mac Online

LANGUAGES: English / Spanish

BUSINESS MODEL: Free2Play / Item Selling / Brand Entertainment

CURRENT STATUS: OPEN BETA

RELEASE DATE: 17th June, 2011



ABOUT BasketDudes™

With an original and cared visual style, BasketDudes™ implies an immersive and refreshing narrative setting, that offers an all embracing and joyful gaming experience. Discover the WBC's history, its players' professional and personal past, as well as the basketball schools in which they've been trained.



BasketDudes™ has a wide range of game mechanics, combining action sports gameplay that will ring your bell from instant arcade classics, with enriching strategic components found on trading card games and virtual items to improve your play. It's RPG features, empower the evolution and customizations of team and players, enhancing a strong community component around the competition.

BasketDudes™ is set to reach both, casual and hardcore gamers alike, within an exceptional and refreshing gaming experience.



ABOUT BITOON GAMES

BITOON GAMES is an independent company, focused in the development and publishing of Free2Play MMO games and Online Virtual Worlds, over multiple platforms and formats, applying Item Selling and Brand Entertainment business models.

Based in Madrid(SPAIN), and funded by Fernando Piquer and David Cantolla, co-creator of the internationally awarded 3D Animation TV Series "Pocoyo" (www.pocoyo.com), BITOON is composed of a growing team of highly talented and seasoned professionals in the interactive entertainment industry, fully devoted to the creation of the most enjoyable Free2Play Online Gaming Experiences with an international reach.

BITOON GAMES aims to become a key international player in the development and publishing of Free2Play online videogames.



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BITOON GAMES S.L.

C/Alberto Aguilera 7 - 28015 Madrid - SPAIN / Tel. +34 91 445 8560

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