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ALL-NEWANKIOVERDRIVEROBOTICSUPERTRUCKSAMPUPTHEBATTLERACINGGAMEPLAYTHISHOLIDAY PioneeringRoboticsandArtificialIntelligenceCompanyContinuestoExpandCritically AcclaimedGamewithFreshNewContentYear-Round SANFRANCISCO–June7,2016–Anki,theroboticsandartificialintelligence(AI)company,istakingits hitbattle-racinggameAnkiOVERDRIVEtothenextlevelwiththeintroductionofroboticSupertrucks. Thenewbattlerigs,FREEWHEELandX52,supersizetheracingexperiencewithanintimidatingframe that’snearlytriplethesizeofotherAnkiOVERDRIVESupercars,commandingabigpresenceonthe battlefield.Beyondtheirsize,Supertruckswillalsointroducepowerfulnewweaponsandexcitinggame modesthatwillputplayers’skillstothetest. FREEWHEELandX52willbeavailableintheUSfor$59.99startingOctober3,2016.Fanscanpre-order thetwoSupertrucksonwww.anki.comtoday. TheSupertruckswerecreatedbyHollywoodcardesignerHaraldBelker,whosegraphicallyboldvision andstyleforfuturisticvehicledesignhasbeenseeninfilmssuchasMinorityReport(2002),TRON: Legacy(2010),andTotalRecall(2012).TheSupertrucksarebigger,rougher,andmoredominatingon thetrackthanthecurrentAnkiOVERDRIVESupercars–butthatdoesn’tnecessarilymeantheywillrule theroad.EachSupertruckcomeswithnewweaponoptionsincludingX52’sexclusive“PulseRam”, whichwillblastopponentsoffthetrack,andFREEWHEEL’s“GravityTrap”thatwilldisableopponents’ Supercars,causingthemtoloseallcontrol.Thesevehiclesaredesignedtomakegameplaymorerobust andsetthestagefortheultimatetruetestofskill,pittingsizeandstrengthagainstspeedandagility. AsidefromcommandingSupertrucksinanyofAnkiOVERDRIVE’sopen-playgamemodes,thesevehicles comearmedwiththeirownexclusivegamecalled,TAKEOVER.Playersstarteachmatchintheirchosen Supercars.AnyonethatcanbreakthroughaSupertruck’sdefenseswilltakecontrolofthevehicleto wreakhavocontheiropponentsuntilanotherplayerdisablesthemandtakescommandofthebigrig. “ThenewroboticSupertrucksdeliverawholenewlevelofplaytotheAnkiOVERDRIVEuniversethatwill giveplayersmorecontentandallowthemtorethinktheirgameplaystyle.Ourfanshaveproventobe incrediblycreativeandstrategicinhowtheybuildouttheirtracksandhowtheyplay;wecan’twaitto seewhattheydowiththeseSupertrucks,”saidBorisSofman,co-founderandCEO,Anki.“The introductionofthenewvehiclesispartofouron-goingmissiontosupport,updateandrolloutfeatures, bothonthesoftwareandhardwareside,thatbuildoffthecoreroboticbattle-racingexperience.” AnkiOVERDRIVEconvergestoys,videogamesandroboticsintoaone-of-akindentertainment experience.Sincetheproductissoftwaredriven,Ankiisalsoabletocontinuallyintroducenewfeatures atnoextracosttoplayers.Ankireleasedafreemodifierappupdateafewmonthsagotobetter customizetheirbattle-racingexperience.Todate,playershaveloggedin3.2millionhoursofgameplay, drivenmorethan2millionmilesinthegame,andbuiltnearly55,000differenttrackconfigurations. AnkiOVERDRIVEStarterKits($149.99intheUSandCanada)andexpansioncars($49.99intheUSand Canada)arecurrentlynowonsalebyvisitingwww.anki.com.Forthefulllistofcurrentdevice compatibility,pleasevisithere. Keepupwith@Ankinews&connectwithusat:Twitter.com/Anki,Facebook.com/Anki, YouTube.com/Anki,&Instagram.com/Anki! ### AboutAnki NamedoneoftheTop50MostInnovativeCompaniesin2015byFastCompany,Ankiisdedicatedto bringingconsumerroboticsintoeverydaylife,buildingondecadesofscientificresearchtomake artificialintelligenceaccessibletoeveryone.Foundedin2010byCarnegieMellonRoboticsInstitute graduates,Ankicreatesconsumerexperiencesusingtechnologythatwasonceconfinedtoroboticslabs andresearchinstitutes. MediaContact: PeterNguyen SeniorDirectorMarketingCommunications Anki 415-902-3666 [email protected] BrettGold/AlexisMortenson DKCNews 212-685-4300 [email protected]/[email protected]
