ZEN Studios and Marvel Entertainment, LLC Celebrate 50 Years of the Fantastic Four With New DLC for Marvel Pinball

The Fantastic Four clash with Doctor Doom, the Super-Skrull and the mighty Galactus in the first expansion for the critically acclaimed downloadable videogame

LOS ANGELES – April 29, 2011 ZEN Studios today announced that “Fantastic Four” will be the newest addition to Marvel Pinball on PlayStation®Network and Xbox LIVE® Arcade for the Xbox®360 videogame and entertainment system from Microsoft. Helping to commemorate this year’s 50th anniversary of Marvel’s First Family, who ushered in a new age of Super Heroes in 1961’s FANTASTIC FOUR #1, this downloadable content will be available May 17 for Marvel Pinball on PlayStation®Network in North America, and May 18 for PlayStation®Network Europe and Pinball FX2 on Xbox LIVE® Arcade.

Featuring Mister Fantastic, the Invisible Woman, the Thing and the Human Torch, the Fantastic Four table features loads of interactive 3D models, online multiplayer competition and multiple layers of Super Hero gameplay. Guide the ball up the Torch Ramp, discover a set of Invisible Flippers, and feel the full crushing force of the Thing as you take down Doctor Doom just in time to face mighty Galactus and save Earth from obliteration.

“Fantastic Four” will seamlessly integrate into the Pinball FX2 platform on Xbox LIVE® Arcade, and Marvel Pinball platform on PlayStation®Network, with full social feature support. “Fantastic Four” will also feature new Achievements and Trophies, operators menu and rule sheet.

Guest starring such fan favorites as Galactus, Doctor Doom, Super-Skrull, the Mole Man and H.E.R.B.I.E. the robot, the Fantastic Four table adds another action-packed pinball adventure to the critically acclaimed Marvel Pinball, which already includes “The Amazing Spider-Man,” “Wolverine,” “The Invincible Iron Man” and “Blade.” For the latest Marvel Pinball news and more details on the Fantastic Four table, visit www.marvelpinball.com.

To download Marvel Pinball Fantastic Four assets including screenshots and trailer, please visit the Marvel Pinball press site: http://www.marvelpinball.com/press.html


About ZEN Studios

ZEN Studios is a global producer and digital publisher of interactive entertainment software for all leading game platforms including Microsoft Xbox 360®, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system, Nintendo DS™, Wii, and Apple iPhone / iPod Touch. The company is headquartered in Budapest, Hungary with representative offices in Canada. ZEN Studios has worked with some of the largest intellectual properties in the videogame industry, including Capcom’s Street Fighter and Marvel Comics’ The Punisher. ZEN’s Pinball FX2 franchise on Xbox LIVE® Arcade is one of the most popular titles on the platform. The studio launched Marvel Pinball in December, 2010. For more information about ZEN Studios, please visit www.zenstudios.com.

About Marvel Entertainment

Marvel Entertainment, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, is one of the world's most prominent character-based entertainment companies, built on a proven library of over 8,000 characters featured in a variety of media over seventy years.  Marvel utilizes its character franchises in entertainment, licensing and publishing.  For more information visit www.marvel.com.  Super Hero(es) is a co-owned registered trademark.

MARVEL, Fantastic Four, and all related characters: TM & © 2011 Marvel Entertainment, LLC. and its subsidiaries. Licensed by Marvel Characters B.V. www.marvel.com. All rights reserved.

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