In a move that strengthens its already robust Hollywood-based video game lineup,
Infogrames, a leading global publisher of interactive entertainment software, has
signed a deal with C-2 Pictures and Intermedia to develop and distribute video games
based on the highly-anticipated Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines motion picture.
Through the agreement, Infogrames has secured the exclusive interactive rights
for video games based on Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines for all home video game
consoles and the personal computer. Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines is expected
to be one of the most popular movies of all time. Subject to certain conditions,
Infogrames also secured the exclusive first option for interactive rights to any
Terminator 4 film through the deal.
"There's no bigger action hero than The Terminator and our games will live up
to the legend," said Bruno Bonnell, Chairman and CEO of Infogrames. "Video games
and the motion pictures, the most popular forms of entertainment worldwide, are
more closely connected than ever before and we are thrilled to be adding this enormously
successful franchise to our growing Hollywood line up."
The first game based on the Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines property is currently
expected to hit shelves in 2003, coinciding with the release of the major summer
event film. Infogrames is also currently developing another title, Terminator: Dawn
of Fate, for the Playstation®2 computer entertainment system and the Xbox™ video
game system, that is based on the original film, The Terminator. Terminator: Dawn
of Fate is scheduled for release later this year.
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