最近，英国独立游戏开发和发行公司Rebellion宣布将在Facebook社交网站发布首款社交游戏Evil Genius: WMD。据游戏邦了解，新游戏以Elixir工作室2004年发布的电脑游戏Evil Genius为蓝本。Rebellion公司在2006年收购了该款即时战略游戏，并将之发布于数字下载平台。

在新游戏Evil Genius: WMD中，玩家将扮演一个流氓恶棍。玩家要打造自己的罪恶帝国，进行各种破坏任务，或者联合好友一起挑衅政府的走狗。

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Rebellion公司成立于1991年，主要侧重于开发传统的家庭平台，掌机和电脑视频游戏。今年初，Rebellion关闭了Rogue Warrior工作室，并辞退了牛津总公司的部分非专业职员。

对于进军社交游戏市场，Rebellion首席执行官Jason Kingsley表示，“这是一项十分令人兴奋的项目。游戏开发团队的各位竭尽全力，而目前游戏获得的关注也令公司十分满意。在未来的几个月中我们会继续为游戏增加新功能和新内容。”（本文为游戏邦/gamerboom.com编译，转载请注明来源：游戏邦）

British independent developer and publisher Rebellion (Rogue Trooper, Aliens vs Predator) announced the launch of its first social game, Evil Genius: WMD, on Facebook.

The free game is based on Elixir Studios’ 2004 PC release, Evil Genius. Rebellion acquired the rights to the real-time strategy title in 2006 and re-published it on digital download platforms (along with Elixir’s Republic: The Revolution and titles from other developers).

In Evil Genius: WMD, players take on the role of a villain out for world domination in a spy thriller setting. Players are encouraged to “create their own evil empires, undertake dastardly missions, and recruit friends into their evil syndicates” while defending their lairs from agents.

Founded in 1991, Rebellion has so far specialized in traditional home console, handheld, and PC video games. Earlier this year, the developer closed Rogue Warrior studio Rebellion Derby and laid off an unspecified number of employees at its Oxford headquarters.

“This is an exciting project for us. The team has done a great job and we’re thrilled at the amount of attention EG:WMD is already getting,” says Rebellion CEO Jason Kingsley. “We’re looking forward to expanding the game with big new features and additional content over the coming months.”  （source: gamasutra）