The BBC has announced that a new Doctor Who Adventure Game – The Gunpowder Plot – will be available to download via the Doctor Who website from October 31, 2011.
The Doctor Who Adventure Game: The Gunpowder Plot features a star-studded cast, including Matt Smith, Karen Gillan, Arthur Darvill, Ralf Little as Guy Fawkes, Phil Daniels as Town Crier, Emilia Fox as our 14th Plotter and CBBC Presenter Chris Johnson as Barnaby. It will offer players a unique experience of one of the most important and memorable moments in British history - The Gunpowder Plot.
Written by Phil Ford, voice directed by Gary Russell and produced by a team drawing on the very best talent from TV and the games industry, the Adventure Game was executive produced by Steven Moffat, Piers Wenger, Beth Willis and Anwen Aspden; alongside Charles Cecil, one of video gaming’s most revered creators. The game is being developed by independent UK game development studio, Sumo Digital Ltd.
Commissioned by Victoria Jaye, Head of IPTV and TV Online Content, BBC Vision - in collaboration with Controller of BBC Learning, Saul Nasse, the game provides audiences with a unique way to learn about one of the most significant periods in British history, through an interactive experience of one of the UK’s best-loved programmes. The last four-game series, released in 2010, exceeded all expectations with more than 2.8m downloads requested so far.
The game will be available for UK households only on PC and Mac as a free download from the Doctor Who website (www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho) from October 31.