We keep an eye on all things Pogo-related here at BadgeHungry and of note today is a press release about Electronic Arts’ new studio in Austin, Texas. Pogo Austin will join EA’s Bioware team and create the Hasbro titles, the first of which will be Pictureka! Museum Mayhem.
The game will be released for download from Pogo in November and will cost $19.99. In addition, the press release text indicates that it may be a time management game (”the frantic director”), but we’re hoping it will (also?) have game play reminiscent of a hidden object game.
The first title to be released from Pogo Austin is PICTUREKA! MUSEUM MAYHEM. This quirky seek and find game is based on the Hasbro game PICTUREKA! which debuted in 2007 and launched globally in 2008. In the digital version, a player becomes the new curator for a museum and investigates some odd things that are afoot. Someone has been breaking in and re-arranging the exhibits. The frantic director needs the player to restore items to their proper location and catch the person responsible. The game is set to launch online in November at Pogo.com for $19.95 (US) and £11.95 (UK); it will be available at retail in early winter.
The full press release is available here.
