Infinity Blade Getting Multiplayer and More Tomorrow

Epic Games and ChAIR Entertainment’s Infinity Blade was already one of the most ambitious titles to ever hit Apple’s iOS, but now the action RPG is going to push the envelope even further with a multiplayer arena mode, additional single player campaign assets, and more in a free update that’s due for release tomorrow.

Epic Games’ ChAIR Entertainment to Release Infinity Blade: Arena May 19th

Free update to include additional content, weapons, and achievements

CARY, NC and SALT LAKE CITY, UT, May 17, 2011 This Thursday, May 19th, ChAIR will give gamers even more reasons to love Infinity Blade with the release of INFINITY BLADE: ARENA, the latest free content update for the award-winning iOS game.

The massive update will include all-new game play modes, including the highly anticipated reveal of the Infinity Blade multiplayer mode, additional items for single player campaign, and much more!

NEW CONTENT PACK! INFINITY BLADE: ARENA

‘¢ Enter the Arena: Assuming the role of Titan or Knight, Infinity Blade fans can now challenge their friends to multiplayer matches online via Game Center!
‘¢ Survivor Mode: Players face off against a legion of Titans to see how far they can go!
‘¢ New Holiday Helms! A new helm for every season, ready to be played and mastered!
‘¢ More than two dozen new magic rings, swords, shields, and helmets for players to collect and master.
‘¢ New Facebook integration allows fans to view their character on their profile and take a screen grab to share with friends.
‘¢ Much more! New Achievements, additional Leaderboards, and some new surprises!

For additional information, fans can follow @InfinityBlade on Twitter and ‘˜Like’ Infinity Blade on Facebook’˜, or visit the Epic Games Community site.
About Infinity Blade:

Taking handheld gaming to new heights, the graphically intense (Infinity Blade) features adrenaline-fueled sword battles and epic boss fights set in the realm of a fully 3D castle. Powered by Unreal Engine 3, the game’s robust single-player mode features an intuitive combat interface and simple touch controls, which enable hardcore and casual gamers alike to engage in fun, furious battles. As play progresses, players gain experience, build stats and earn more powerful items to prepare their knight for the final encounter with the game’s nemesis, the God-King. Infinity Blade’s fully integrated multiplayer mode enables players to find friends and other challengers to battle online via Game Center.
About Epic Games

Epic Games, Inc., based in Cary, NC and established in 1991, develops cutting-edge games and cross-platform game engine technology. The company has created multiple million-selling, award-winning titles in its (Unreal) series, including (Unreal Tournament 3) for PC, PlayStation®3 and Xbox 360®. Epic’s (Gears of War) franchise has sold more than 13 million copies worldwide and won more than 50 Game of the Year awards. Epic’s Unreal Engine 3 is the five-time winner of and Hall of Fame inductee for Game Developer magazine’s Best Engine Front Line Award. Unreal Engine 3 has also held the Develop Industry Excellence Award in its category for the past three years. Additional information about Epic can be obtained at http://www.epicgames.com.

Does this mean the game is going to get heavily discounted tomorrow? One can only hope.