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NaturalMotion Breaks Backs, Creates Football Game

• Scribbled on August 23rd, 2007 by Chris Gueco
• Filed in Game Videos, Leipzig Games Convention, Microsoft Xbox 360, New Release(s), Press Release, Sony PlayStation 3, Sports

NaturalMotion announced yesterday that they are developing their first new IP. A football game called Backbreaker. But not just any football game. It’s the only football game to use “non-canned, fully interactive tackles.”. Backbreaker is due out in 2008 and looks to give Madden a good run for it’s money. Take a look at the trailer and see for yourself. It looks utterly amazing. But the lack of the NFL license could be a problem. But we’ll have to wait and see.

NaturalMotion today announced Backbreaker, the first football game to feature non-canned, fully interactive tackles. Using the euphoria engine (also found in the upcoming Grand Theft Auto IV and Star Wars: Force Unleashed games), Backbreaker features on-the-field football action with tackles that are different every time.

Press Release after the break.

(Thanks, Gamesindustry.biz)

NATURALMOTION TACKLING THE FOOTBALL VIDEO GAME GENRE WITH BACKBREAKER Next-Gen Football Title Pushes the Envelope with NaturalMotion’s euphoria Animation System

SAN FRANCISCO, CA and OXFORD, U.K. - August 22, 2007 - NaturalMotion, the company behind the groundbreaking euphoria animation technology featured in Grand Theft Auto IV and Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, today announced Backbreaker, an American football game developed exclusively for next-generation consoles. The title is slated for a 2008 release.

“Backbreaker is the first football game with truly interactive tackles. By utilizing our motion synthesis engine, euphoria, players will never make the same tackle twice, giving them an intensely unique experience every time they play the game,” said NaturalMotion CEO Torsten Reil. “Backbreaker puts players in the middle of the gridiron by providing a pure, realistic football experience only possible on next-generation consoles.”

Backbreaker is more than just a new sports title - it’s a new experience. Incorporating NaturalMotion’s euphoria motion synthesis engine, Backbreaker will set the new standard for in-game animations in the football genre. In a departure from all previous football games, every tackle in Backbreaker is calculated and executed by the console in all its bone-crunching glory as it happens. Say goodbye to canned animations, and say hello to Backbreaker. For more information, please visit www.backbreakergame.com.