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UPDATE 20 january 2016
Disney UK press release ..
MARVEL BATTLEGROUNDS PLAY SET FOR DISNEY INFINITY 3.0
NOW AVAILABLE FOR UK PRE-ORDER
LONDON - 20 JANUARY 2016 - Disney Interactive today revealed that from today, fans can pre-order the upcoming Marvel Battlegrounds Play Set for Disney Infinity 3.0: Play Without Limits, which goes on sale in the UK on 25 March (15 March in USA).
Marvel Battlegrounds is a four-player, arcade-style brawler that allows players to battle with up to three friends locally. Fans will be able to play in 12 levels across eight all-new arenas, including Knowhere and Wakanda. Players will also be able to battle as any playable Disney Infinity (2.0 Edition): Marvel Super Heroes figure, making Marvel Battlegrounds the Play Set with the largest selection of playable characters.
The Marvel Battlegrounds Play Set Pack will come with the Play Set piece and one figure (Captain America - The First Avenger) and players will be able to choose from a selection of 25 Marvel Super Heroes and Super Villains, with more to be announced soon.
Marvel Battlegrounds sees Ultron team up with Loki in an effort to steal Asgard's immensely powerful Infinity Stone. To accomplish this, Ultron and Loki create robotic replicas of the famed Marvel Super Heroes and turn them against each other in an effort to distract them while they commit their crime.
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Launching in March 2016, Marvel Battlegrounds will feature Hulkbuster, Ultron and Captain America. With full compatibility for all Disney Infinity Marvel characters, Marvel Battlegrounds features the widest selection of playable characters of any previous Play Set.
Disney Press Release ...
LONDON, 8 October 2015 - Today, Disney Interactive revealed details for Marvel Battlegrounds, the upcoming Play Set for Disney Infinity 3.0: Play Without Limits, featuring a new four-player, arcade brawler style of gameplay, and an original Marvel storyline. Developed by United Front Games, in partnership with Avalanche Software, Marvel Battlegrounds is the first Disney Infinity Play Set to feature four-player gameplay. With full compatibility for all Disney Infinity Marvel characters, Marvel Battlegrounds features the widest selection of playable characters of any previous Play Set.
"With Disney Infinity 3.0, we've aimed to provide a wider variety of gameplay than ever before, and the Marvel Battlegrounds Play Set represents our commitment to developing something entirely new for our players," said John Blackburn, SVP & GM of Disney Infinity. "The four-player arena style combat gameplay is a perfect way for friends and families to come together and play in head-to-head battles with some of their favorite Marvel characters."
Launching in March 2016, Marvel Battlegrounds will feature Hulkbuster, Ultron and Captain America - The First Avenger, a new version of Captain America with a new pose, costume and enhanced abilities. Additional Marvel Battlegrounds figures will be announced in the coming months. All Disney Infinity (2.0) Marvel figures will be playable in the Play Set and will feature adapted abilities and skills to complement the new style of gameplay of Marvel Battlegrounds.
"We worked closely with the Disney Infinity development team to come up with new gameplay and storyline for Marvel Battlegrounds that is unique to the platform," said Jay Ong, Vice President of Marvel Games. "We've created an authentic Marvel story that will give players the freedom to choose any Marvel figure in Disney Infinity and have them face off against each other in an arena style combat."
In the original storyline, Ultron teams up with Loki in an effort to steal Asgard's immensely powerful Infinity Stone. To accomplish this, Ultron and Loki create robotic replicas of the famed Marvel Super Heroes and turn them against each other in an effort to distract them while they commit their crime. The Marvel Super Heroes duplicates battle each other in iconic environments such as a wrecked Brooklyn train yard, Wakanda and S.H.I.E.L.D's Lunar Base, culminating in a universe-shaking battle against Ultron.
Disney Infinity Fans can get a more in-depth look at the Battlegrounds Play Set during the Disney Infinity 3.0 Play Without Limits: Facing Off in Marvel's Battlegrounds panel at New York Comic-Con, featuring participants from Disney Interactive, Avalanche Software, United Front Games and Marvel Games. New York Comic-Con attendees can attend the panel on Saturday 10th October from 4:00 - 4:45 p.m. (EST) at Empire Stage 1-E and will receive an exclusive pre-release figure giveaway. Fans at home can watch a live stream of the panel on twitch.
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