Newsbrief: Activision Publishing will release a first-person shooter based on Battleship, the famous guessing/board game from Hasbro, which will be inspired by Universal Pictures' film of the same name debuting in May.
Irvine-based Double Helix, makers of multiplatform titles like
Front Mission Evolved and
Silent Hill Homecoming is developing the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions that will release in Europe and North America in April and May respectively.
Parisian developer Magic Pockets (
Bakugan: Rise of the Resistance, Imagine: Fashion Paradise) is creating "uniquely designed" versions of
Battleship for Wii, Nintendo DS, and, Nintendo 3DS, which will release at a later date.
Electronic Arts previously published various Hasbro-licensed Battleship games for Xbox Live Arcade, iPhone, iPad, and the web.
