Ignition Entertainment hat sich die Rechte als Publisher in Nordamerika und Europa für das TRPG Blue Dragon Plus gesichert.
Seit dem 4. September ist das DS-Game in Japan erhältlich und europäische sowie nordamerikanische DS-Besitzer werden im März nächsten Jahres zuschlagen können, dann soll es nämlich in beiden Region in den Händlerregalen stehen.

Blue Dragon Plus ist das Sequel zum 2006 erschienenen XBox360 RPG Blue Dragon und führt die Story dementsprechend weiter. Laut Publisher soll es eine Spielzeit von gut 30 Stunden bieten.

Die offizielle Pressemitteilung in englisch:

Entertainment Acquires Exclusive Video Game Publishing Rights to.

Blue Dragon Plus for Nintendo DST

Property Slated to Release Across North America and Europe in March, 2009

Glendale, CA – September 16, 2008 – Ignition Entertainment Ltd., a UTV
Enterprise, a worldwide publisher and developer of videogames, in
conjunction with AQ Interactive invite gamers around the world to “Awaken
the Power Within” when Blue Dragon Plus for Nintendo DST breathes fire
across North America and Europe in March 2009.

Directed by Hironobu Sakaguchi, Blue Dragon Plus features character designs
by Akira Toriyama, and a soundtrack by Nobuo Uematsu.

Currently a top-rated show on Cartoon Network in the U.S., the story of Blue
Dragon centers on a young boy named Shu and several of his friends who
possess the ability to control phantom shadows that mirror the actions of
their masters. In Blue Dragon Plus, one year has passed since Shu and his
companions defeated the tyrannical remnant of the Ancients, Nene. In the
midst of the battle, the world split in two and now consists of a myriad of
“cubes” that exploded from its depths. King Jibral notices a mysterious cube
in the distance suddenly start to move violently, and from it he sees the
Shadow of a Balaur, a three-headed dragon, emerge. The enormous and sinister
Shadow is just the beginning of the new turmoil and devastation to come.

“We are thrilled to be able to take Blue Dragon Plus to market,” said Ajay
Chadha, President of Ignition Entertainment. “Out-of-the-box thinking and
effective marketing are the cornerstones of our success, and this
acquisition relays our standing commitment to that. Clearly our partners
have as much faith in Ignition as we have in their products!”

“Ignition Entertainment has proven to be an excellent partner for us and we
look forward to working together with them again with the launch of Blue
Dragon Plus in North America and Europe next year,” said Tomoyuki Takechi,
CEO of AQ Interactive Inc.

Blue Dragon Plus Features Include:

. Single Player Campaign With Over 30 Hours of Game Play

. Legion vs. Legion

o Control up to 16 humans and Mecha Robos to fight against a horde of
enemies

o Equip your units with items and alter their composition to bolster their
strength

. Exciting Real-Time Battles and Shadow Fights!

. High Quality Dual Screen FMV’s Showcasing More Than an Hour of Story
Events!

. Exciting RPG Elements Such As Item Collection, Character Progression and
Robot Customizations

ABOUT IGNITION ENTERTAINMENT LTD:

Ignition Entertainment Limited is a UTV Media Communication company.
Ignition was created by a core team of gaming industry veterans with the
purpose of building upon their successful track record to develop and
publish within the international games industry. You can find more
information about Ignition Entertainment Ltd. At www.ignitionusa.com

ABOUT UTV SOFTWARE COMMUNICATIONS LTD:

UTV Software Communications Ltd. is India’s foremost Media & Entertainment
Company with leadership position in four Verticals that includes Motion
Pictures, Broadcasting, TV Content and Interactive (i.e. Animation and
Gaming). Listed on the Mumbai Stock Exchange with the Motion Pictures
business listed on the AIM, London Stock Exchange. Walt Disney Inc. holds a
strategic stake in UTV. It has subsidiaries with offices across India, the
UK and USA. More information on the group is available at www.utvnet.com

ABOUT AQ INTERACTIVE:

AQ Interactive consists of the main development company, three development
studios – ARTOON CO., LTD., cavia inc., and feelplus Inc. (all are
consolidated subsidiaries) – and a US-based marketing services agency, XSEED
JKS, Inc. AQI is involved mainly in the planning, development, and sales of
videogame software. Since its inception in 2000, the group’s main objective
has been to offer high-quality entertainment products to our users. The
group mainly sells videogame software created by their three subsidiaries
domestically in Japan , as well as sell licenses for the same software
overseas. AQ Interactive also acquires distribution rights for videogame
titles created overseas to sell them in Japan . The three subsidiaries each
have distinctive development studios and create videogame titles for the
company. For more information, please visit:
http://www.aqi.co.jp/en/index.html .