Watchmen: The End Is Nigh

This article is about the Watchmen video game. For other uses, see The End Is Nigh.
Watchmen: The End Is Nigh
Developer(s)Deadline Games
Publisher(s)Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Director(s)Søren Lund
Producer(s)Søren Lund
Writer(s)Peter Aperlo
Len Wein
Composer(s)Tyler Bates
SeriesWatchmen
EngineKapow
PhysX
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows
PlayStation 3
Xbox 360
Release
March 4, 2009
  • Download
    • WW: March 4, 2009 (Part 1; PC, X360)
    • WW: March 5, 2009 (Part 1; PS3)[1]
    • WW: July 29, 2009 (Part 2; PC)
    • WW: July 30, 2009 (Part 2; PS3)
    • WW: August 26, 2009 (Part 2; X360)[2]
    Disc version
    • NA: July 21, 2009[2]
    • EU: July 24, 2009
    • AU: July 28, 2009 (PS3)
    • AU: July 29, 2009 (X360)
Genre(s)Action, beat 'em up
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Watchmen: The End Is Nigh is an episodic video game that serves as a prequel to the film adaptation of the DC Comics limited series Watchmen. The game was originally announced for release in downloadable installments on Microsoft Windows, PlayStation Network, and Xbox Live Arcade, with the first one released in March 2009 to coincide with the film's theatrical release.[3] The second episode was released in July and August 2009.[2]

Both episodes were released together on disc on July 21, 2009, for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. A limited edition of the PlayStation 3 version was released billed as "The Complete Experience", which also included the extended Director's Cut version of the film in Blu-ray format.[2]

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  2. ^ a b c d "Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Announces the Launch of 'Watchmen: The End Is Nigh Part 2'". Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. July 21, 2009. Archived from the original on September 13, 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
  3. ^ "Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Announces The Launch Of 'Watchmen: The End Is Nigh'". Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. March 4, 2009. Retrieved November 11, 2018.[permanent dead link]