CERGY-PONTOISE, FRANCE – 19 August 2009 – NAMCO BANDAI Games Europe S.A.S and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment today announce a licensing agreement for Clash of the Titans, a new action-adventure video game for Xbox 360® and PLAYSTATION®3. Developed by Japanese studio Game Republic, the game is scheduled for release in Autumn 2010 in conjunction with the worldwide theatrical release of Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Legendary Pictures’ feature film “Clash of the Titans.”
“’Clash of the Titans’ will be the movie event of 2010, and we are thrilled to be releasing a video game inspired by the film,” said Tomoaki Nanjo, the producer of the videogame at NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc. “Thanks to the incredibly talented team at Game Republic, we are confident Clash of the Titans will surpass all expectations of a traditional movie-based game, bringing Greek mythology into the players’ hands like never before.”
The game takes players into the heart of one of the greatest mythological battles ever fought. Clash of the Titans is the ultimate battle of good verses evil, set in the timeless grandeur of Greek mythology and telling the story of the epic battle for dominance between the human race and the powerful gods Hades and Zeus. This monumental game will take players on a vast and perilous quest through swamps, mountains, deserts and the underworld.
Delivering an unprecedented style of action-adventure game play, the game will equip players throughout their journey with a formidable and ever-changing arsenal of weaponry and powers to defeat the legendary foes before them, including Medusa and the hideous sea monster, the Kraken.
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About NAMCO BANDAI Games Europe
NAMCO BANDAI Games Europe S.A.S., is a leading interactive entertainment software publisher based in Cergy-Pontoise, France. The company is a part of the NAMCO BANDAI group of companies known for creating and publishing many of the industry’s top video game franchises including the RidgeRacer™, Tekken™, SOULCALIBUR™, Tamagotchi™, Digimon™, Dragonball® and Naruto™ brands.
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About Clash of the Titans film
In Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Legendary Picutres’ “Clash of the Titans,” the ultimate struggle for power pits men against kings and kings against gods. But the war between the gods themselves could destroy the world. Born of a god but raised as a man, Perseus (Sam Worthington) is helpless to save his family from Hades (Ralph Fiennes), vengeful god of the underworld. With nothing left to lose, Perseus volunteers to lead a dangerous mission to defeat Hades before he can seize power from Zeus (Liam Neeson) and unleash hell on earth. Leading a daring band of warriors, Perseus sets off on a perilous journey deep into forbidden worlds. Battling unholy demons and fearsome beasts, he will only survive if he can accept his power as a god, defy his fate and create his own destiny.
Based on the 1981 film of the same name, written by the late Beverley Cross, “Clash of the Titans” is directed by Louis Leterrier from a screenplay by Phil Hay & Matt Manfredi, story by Travis Beacham and Hay & Manfredi. The film is produced by Basil Iwanyk and Kevin De La Noy. The executive producers are Academy Award® winner Richard D. Zanuck and Legendary Pictures’ Thomas Tull, Jon Jashni and William Fay.
Warner Bros. Pictures presents, in association with Legendary Pictures, “Clash of the Titans,” to be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.
About Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, a division of Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group, is a premier worldwide publisher, developer, licensor and distributor of entertainment content for the interactive space across all current and future platforms, including console, handheld and PC-based gaming for both internal and third party game titles.