Doctor Who: Worlds in Time
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Doctor Who: Worlds in Time is an upcoming massively multiplayer online role-playing game
created for the Adobe Flash platform developed by Three Rings Design
. It is based on the science fiction series Doctor Who
and is due to be released late 2011. It will be free to play.
as they complete challenges set by the Doctor to save the universe from various enemies. They will have to solve puzzles to complete some of the tasks.
on 24 February, 2011.
In November 17, 2011, it was announced through a press release that publisher Sega
would be collaborating with BBC Worldwide in the production of the game after having acquired Three Rings Design.
Massively multiplayer online role-playing game
Massively multiplayer online role-playing game is a genre of role-playing video games in which a very large number of players interact with one another within a virtual game world....
created for the Adobe Flash platform developed by Three Rings Design
Three Rings Design
Three Rings Design, Inc. is an online game developer that was founded on March 30, 2001 by Daniel James and Michael Bayne. The company is named after the Three Rings of the Elves in Tolkien mythology, and the names of the Three Rings show up in various places throughout Puzzle Pirates such as in...
. It is based on the science fiction series Doctor Who
Doctor Who
Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS that flies through time and space, whose exterior...
and is due to be released late 2011. It will be free to play.
Gameplay
Players will be able to control the TARDISTARDIS
The TARDISGenerally, TARDIS is written in all upper case letters—this convention was popularised by the Target novelisations of the 1970s...
as they complete challenges set by the Doctor to save the universe from various enemies. They will have to solve puzzles to complete some of the tasks.
Development
The game was first announced by the BBC Press Office prior to the San Francisco Game Developers ConferenceGame Developers Conference
The Game Developers Conference is the largest annual gathering of professional video game developers, focusing on learning, inspiration, and networking...
on 24 February, 2011.
In November 17, 2011, it was announced through a press release that publisher Sega
Sega
, usually styled as SEGA, is a multinational video game software developer and an arcade software and hardware development company headquartered in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan, with various offices around the world...
would be collaborating with BBC Worldwide in the production of the game after having acquired Three Rings Design.