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Space Jam A New Legacy The Game heads to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate on 1 July

With a wider release coming on 15 July.

Space Jam A New Legacy The Game will head to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate as a special Perk on 1 July before opening up to all players on Xbox as a free-to-play title from 15 July, Microsoft and Digital Eclipse have today detailed.

The game is the result of fan-submitted ideas for a tie-in to the upcoming film release starring LeBron James (and Bugs Bunny, and Lola Bunny, and more).

Digital Eclipse and Microsoft today confirmed that ideas offered by Ricky in the United States and Narayan in India were selected, creating “a classic beat ’em up game with a storyline that focused on the intersection of pop culture and game mechanics.”

“The biggest inspiration for my ideas for the game was my love for classic beat ‘em up games,” said Ricky. “With the theme and settings of Space Jam: A New Legacy and Looney Tunes there’s so much room for creativity and having such lively characters makes even the thinking process so much fun!”

“I love playing video games to experience the story, environment and mechanics,” added co-developer Narayan. “I am very excited and overjoyed to have my game idea brought to life by Xbox. It’s a dream come true.”

“Our team is mainly composed of game industry veterans who grew up when arcades were flourishing,” said Stephen Frost of Digital Eclipse. “That era of gaming is a constant reminder of some of the happiest times in our lives. That feeling of joy—along with the incredible Looney Tunes IP and of course a basketball icon like LeBron—is what drove us to try and capture the magic of those days and the spirit of games popular during that time. We wanted to bring a taste of that to modern gamers, especially those who never got to experience the days of arcades, while also reigniting a sense of nostalgia.”

Microsoft has also celebrated the upcoming release of Space Jam A New Legacy The Game with limited-edition Xbox Wireless Controllers. You can catch glimpses of them alongside a trailer and screenshots of the upcoming title (when all are available). Australians can buy the Tune Squad controller above for $69.99 USD.

Space Jam A New Legacy The Game heads to Xbox consoles from 1 July (via Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Perks); a wider release follows on 15 July. The film heads to theatres that same date, 15 July.


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