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Wonderbook @ Gamescom – Diggs Nightcrawler and New Partners

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Wonderbook @ Gamescom - Diggs Nightcrawler and New Partners 1

During E3 last June, Sony Computer Entertainment unveiled their intended release of the “Wonderbook” platform later this year. While the reception to it is rather mixed, especially given the amount of time it was given during the Sony press conference…. I actually think it is an innovative piece of technology which will provide both entertainment and educational experiences for the younger audiences (as well as having good potential for the more mature gaming audiences). We have had a couple of titles hinted towards us and one – “Book of Spells” previewed, however Sony Computer Entertainment at gamescom 2012 announced Wonderbook: Diggs Nightcrawler, another game which will make use of the Wonderbook and Playstation Move technology.

Diggs Nightcrawler is a film-noir inspired, detective story developed exclusively for Wonderbook for PlayStation 3 in partnership with the Academy Award winning Moonbot Studio. Players will partner up with Diggs Nightcrawler, a bookworm detective, in his quest to solve the mysterious crimes in Library City. Using the unique Wonderbook, you can manipulate the world and discover surprises around every corner and over every page.

Story

Diggs Nightcrawler is a bookworm private detective in Library City thrown into a world of crime and deception from the moment that YOU turn the page to his office. Watch as Diggs is framed for the murder of his best friend and boss Humpty Dumpty, then join him in his quest to clear his name and discover the villain behind the crime. Explore the shelves of Library City and meet characters from fiction to see what they know. And when Diggs gets in trouble, it’s “over to you, Kid”. Do you have what it takes to help Diggs get to the bottom of the mystery?

Key Features

  • Original Story by Academy Awarding Winning Moonbot Studio: Original plot and characters from the young and talented Moonbot studio, full of surprise, delight and wonder. Meet classic characters like you’ve never seen them before.
  • Unique Relationship Between Diggs and Player: The player is integral to the story – the case, too big for Diggs to solve alone. Using the unique Wonderbook interactions, the player works in partnership with Diggs, manipulating the world to help him unravel the mystery.
  • Film Noir Inspired: The art style, characters, narrative and gameplay are all inspired by classic film noir.

New Partners

In addition to this announcement, Michal Denny at Sony’s conference announced two new partners for the platform:

  1. BBC Worldwide and their “Walking With Dinosaurs”
  2. Disney who will be bringing some of their most famous brands to life through Wonderbook

 

Sam
Sam
Founder of The Otaku's Study. I have been exploring this labyrinth of fandom these last fifteen years, and still nowhere close to the exit yet. Probably searching for a long time to come.

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