The Ball won multiple top prizes in Epic’s latest “Make Something Unreal” contest and is now following in the footsteps of Tripwire’s own Red Orchestra in making the leap from mod to full commercial release. Providing an experience far beyond what the mod offered the commercial release of the ball is highly enhanced and expanded featuring a full 6 hours of single-player gameplay.

The Ball is a first person action-adventure game featuring a full single-player experience built on Epic’s Unreal™ Engine 3 technology. As a swashbuckling archaeologist working on the slopes of a dormant volcano somewhere in Mexico, you get stuck in a cavern. It doesn’t take long before you realize this is more than just a cave. You reveal ancient ruins that have been hidden from outsiders for centuries and discover a mysterious artifact, a gold and metal shelled Ball. As you progress towards solving the mystery of this amazing place you must unlock the secrets of The Ball and learn to control this ancient artifact. You will also start to encounter not just puzzles and traps, but also various strange creatures – the guardians of this mystery. These creatures also have to be overcome, using only The Ball to defend you. Venturing deeper into the volcano, you reveal some of mankind’s greatest secrets…

After bringing Killing Floor to European retail, we are delighted to be working together with Tripwire Interactive once again, this time on bringing to European retail the highly-anticipated Teotl Studios-game "The Ball", which is already enjoying a large fan-base in an extremely devoted Unreal community", says Erik Schreuder, CEO at Iceberg Interactive.

"When we first tried The Ball we knew this was exactly the type of game we would like to publish – fun, creative and a blast to play", says John Gibson, President of Tripwire Interactive. "We’ve had a great relationship working with Iceberg Interactive in the past and knew they would be the perfect partner to bring The Ball to European gamers."

"We recognize an excellent distribution partner in Iceberg Interactive", says Sjoerd De Jong, founder of Teotl Studios. "By collaborating with Iceberg Interactive we will be able to reach exciting new markets and our cooperation will allow The Ball to reach its full potential."

Iceberg Interactive plans to get the € 19.99 retail version of The Ball rolling across Europe (excluding Russia and Scandinavia), and various overseas territories such as Australia. A precise release-date will be announced in the near future. The Ball will include various localizations including German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese, Danish and Swedish.

Key features:

• Six hours of single-player adventure
• Game mechanics that are very simple to pick up, immersing the user in the physics-based gameplay right from the start
• 8 huge levels to explore
• Includes bonus Survival game mode, with 3 additional levels
• Wide range of enemies to overcome, including mummies, an undead gorilla and boss characters
• Unique vehicles – an underground train and the mysterious “Ball Chariot”
• More than 30 secrets hidden away to be discovered, as well as multiple achievements for the player to earn
• Steamworks™ features including achievements and leaderboards