SAN DIEGO (Hollywood Reporter) – Steven Spielberg and Electronic Arts are teaming for the second game in their partnership, “Boom Blox Bash Party,” which will be available in the spring for the Nintendo Wii.

The new game is a sequel to last year’s “Boom Blox” and promises increased multiplayer action and more than 400 new levels that take players from under water into outer space.

“‘Boom Blox Bash Party’ is a wild social gaming experience,” Spielberg said. “We know families and friends really enjoyed playing the original ‘Boom Blox’ together, so we designed more explosive multiplayer experiences with ‘Boom Blox Bash Party.'”

Among the new features the game will offer is an online component that enables users to download additional levels from Electronic Arts as well as other “Boom Blox Bash Party” players.

The announcement of the sequel comes just as the Entertainment Software Association released a study noting a surge in family-friendly titles, which now account for more than half of all game sales.

The “Boom Blox” franchise is the result of a 2005 deal between EA and Spielberg to collaborate on three original properties.

The original “Boom Blox” is one of the finalists for 2008 Family Game of the Year at next month’s Interactive Achievement Awards presented by the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences.

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