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WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT ANNOUNCES NEW LAUNCH DATE FOR GAUNTLET™

New Gameplay Walkthrough Video Released, plus PAX Prime Details Unveiled

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment (WBIE) announced today that the release date for Gauntlet™, the fully modernized reboot of the classic dungeon crawler, has moved to the 23^rdSeptember, 2014. The additional time was needed to fine-tune details in order to bring gamers an even more robust multiplayer experience.

Gauntlet ™ is still set to arrive on Steam for Windows® PC and will offer full support for SteamOS and the upcoming Steam Machines in 2015.  As a thank you for all fans who pre-ordered the game, WBIE has added a special in-game item as a bonus: The Spawn of Kerthull, a special Wizard’s Robe made from dead imps, who are children of the greater demon, Kerthull.

In addition, WBIE and developer Arrowhead Game Studios today released a new video that takes an in-depth look into the heroes, game modes and lore of the game. 

PAX Prime 2014 will feature a special opportunity for an early look at the game with “The Gauntlet” – a four-day livestream event where notable Penny Arcade personalities and other gaming / nerd celebrities will go head-to-head in a special tournament. “The Gauntlet” tourney will be held outside the Main Expo entrance in South Hall, where attendees can also get hands-on time with the game during the show. Both the tournament and participant gameplay will be streamed to the official PAX Prime Twitch channel.

Participants in “The Gauntlet” tournament include:

• Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik, founders of Penny Arcade and the PAX Tradeshows
• Bestselling fantasy author Pat Rothfuss
• Hosts and Web Sensations Morgan Webb and Graham Stark
• Webcomic creators Scott Kurtz, Kris Straub and Katie Rice
• Nerdcore rap artist MC Frontalot
• Musician-comedians Paul And Storm Angry Joe Show’s Joe Vargas
• YouTube gamer Jesse Cox
• GTNews’ Andrea Rene
• IGN’s Greg Miller
• Nerdist’s Jessica Chobot
• Electric Playground’s Jose Sanchez 

PAX Prime attendees and Twitch viewers can check out “The Gauntlet” tournaments at the below times:

Game Preview and Tournament Pre-Matches
Friday (29^th August) - 6:30pm – 8:30pm PDT                  [2.30am – 4.30am]

Tournament Semi-finals
Saturday (30^th August) - 3:00pm – 5:00pm PDT             [11.00pm – 1.00am]

Tournament Semi-finals
Sunday (31^st August) - 6:30pm – 8:30pm PDT               [2.30am – 4.30am]

Main Event – Tournament Finals
Monday (1^st September) - 11:30am – 1:30pm PDT        [7.30pm – 9.30pm]


For more information on  Gauntlet™, please visit:

Homepage: http://www.gauntlet.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PlayGauntlet
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Gauntlet

PRODUCT INFORMATION

Gauntlet

Format:  PC Out:  23/09/2014   2014 (online) Publisher:  Warner Bros.