BigGameHunter reports that Starz Digital Media, the digital and on-demand licensing arm of STARZ, will launch a sneak peek of its upcoming Facebook social game, "Spartacus: Vengeance The Game", January 27, 2012.
Viewers of the video teaser will be able to 'like' the free-to-play game and sign up to be invited to play, once the game is live. Both the video teaser and "Spartacus: Vengeance The Game" are designed to accompany the STARZ Original series "Spartacus: Vengeance," also debuting January 27.
"The teaser video gives users a good overview of the new 'Spartacus: Vengeance The Game', " said Mara Winokur, senior vice president, Starz Media, "which takes on a greater level of sophistication by adding new elements such as improved visuals, multi-fighter battles, a more robust game economy, advanced game progressions, and more varied strategic options."
As with the "Spartacus: The Game", Starz Digital Media partnered with Large Animal Games for the development of "Spartacus: Vengeance The Game".
"...'Spartacus: Vengeance The Game' takes the player, a recently escaped slave, outside of the arena to embrace a series of challenges and lead his own band of warriors. Through his journey, the player will travel from 'Capua' to 'Vesuvius', paralleling the feats of Spartacus' own warriors. Throughout the game, players will be given missions to wrest various locations from Roman control by overcoming a series of challenges, such as building and equipping an army, liberating slaves and other prisoners and acquiring fighters. All the while the player will be working with and conspiring against characters from 'Spartacus: Vengeance'..."
Beginning January 20, 2012 STARZ will sample the first full episode of "Spartacus: Vengeance" to more than 61.1 million multichannel households.
The second season sequel to "Spartacus: Blood and Sand", follows 'Spartacus' (McIntyre, replacing Andy Whitfield), after he and his fellow gladiators kill their master 'Batiatus' and escape from his gladiatorial training school 'ludus'.
The prequel, "Spartacus: Gods of the Arena", airing January 2011, averaged an estimated 6.2 million total viewers per episode across all linear channels and on-demand viewing.
Cast members and characters who return for "Vengeance" include Lucy Lawless as 'Lucretia', Peter Mensah as 'Oenomaus', Manu Bennett as 'Crixus', Nick Tarabay as 'Ashur' and Viva Bianca as 'Ilithyia'.
Craig Parker also returns as 'Gaius Claudius Glaber' and Dustin Clare reprises his role as 'Gannicus' from "Spartacus: Gods of the Arena". 
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Spartacus: Vengeance"...
