The Mask Of Zorro
Ubi Soft and Electro Source, LLC sign licensing agreementfor The Mask Of Zorro for Game Boy Color
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Ubi Soft and Electro Source, LLC sign licensing agreementfor The Mask Of Zorro for Game Boy Color.
January 4, 2000
Ubi Soft Entertainment, one of the top worldwide publishers of interactive entertainment software, announced today that it has secured exclusive distribution of The Mask of Zorroä for all European countries as well as Quebec, Canada for the French version of the game. The game, which was created by Saffire solely for the GAME BOY™ Color system, is due for release in March 2000.
The licensing agreement between Ubi Soft and Electro Source gives Ubi Soft the opportunity to benefit from the strong name recognition of the hugely successful, blockbuster movie starring Antonio Banderas, Anthony Hopkins and Catherine Zeta-Jones. Licensing product based on Hollywood films such as The Mask of Zorroä allows Ubi Soft to reach a much wider gaming public, especially on such a popular platform as GAME BOY™ Color.
The game is set in Spanish controlled California in 1821. The player’s mission, as Zorro, is to take revenge over the evil Governor, Don Rafael Montero, who has imprisoned Zorro. After he escapes from prison, Zorro sets out to exact his revenge. Through his journey, Zorro will face over 14 unique enemies and travel through more than 40 levels. Equipped with a full range of action moves, the game contains over 200 secret rooms and power-ups. To make the story livelier, cinematic sequences as well as digitized speech are inter-cut throughout the game.
Electro Source, LLC
Electro Source, LLC is one of the leading distributors of video game products in the United States. Founded in 1990, ESL’s diverse distribution service remains focused on the interactive home entertainment industry, representing all gaming platforms including PlayStation®, Nintendo® 64, Dreamcast™ and GAME BOY™ Color. ESL is headquartered in Vernon, California.
Ubi Soft
A producer, publisher, and distributor of interactive entertainment software, Ubi Soft has teams in 16 countries and distributes its products in over 50 territories. The group, which was created by the five Guillemot brothers in 1986, has gained a strong foothold on its market by creating original products (Rayman®, POD®, F1 Racing Simulation™, Tim 7, etc.) as well as distributing the titles of other publishers (LucasArts Entertainment™, The 3DO Company®, Entertainment Software Publishing, Inc., Europress, Discovery Channel, etc.). Ubi Soft generated turnover of FF 870 million (US$ 149 million) for fiscal year 1998/99, up 37.6% over the previous fiscal year. Earnings for the year reached FF 41 million (US$ 7 million), an increase of 41.2% over 1997/98.
Ubi Soft and Electro Source, LLC sign licensing agreementfor The Mask Of Zorro for Game Boy Color.
January 4, 2000
Ubi Soft Entertainment, one of the top worldwide publishers of interactive entertainment software, announced today that it has secured exclusive distribution of The Mask of Zorroä for all European countries as well as Quebec, Canada for the French version of the game. The game, which was created by Saffire solely for the GAME BOY™ Color system, is due for release in March 2000.
The licensing agreement between Ubi Soft and Electro Source gives Ubi Soft the opportunity to benefit from the strong name recognition of the hugely successful, blockbuster movie starring Antonio Banderas, Anthony Hopkins and Catherine Zeta-Jones. Licensing product based on Hollywood films such as The Mask of Zorroä allows Ubi Soft to reach a much wider gaming public, especially on such a popular platform as GAME BOY™ Color.
The game is set in Spanish controlled California in 1821. The player’s mission, as Zorro, is to take revenge over the evil Governor, Don Rafael Montero, who has imprisoned Zorro. After he escapes from prison, Zorro sets out to exact his revenge. Through his journey, Zorro will face over 14 unique enemies and travel through more than 40 levels. Equipped with a full range of action moves, the game contains over 200 secret rooms and power-ups. To make the story livelier, cinematic sequences as well as digitized speech are inter-cut throughout the game.
Electro Source, LLC
Electro Source, LLC is one of the leading distributors of video game products in the United States. Founded in 1990, ESL’s diverse distribution service remains focused on the interactive home entertainment industry, representing all gaming platforms including PlayStation®, Nintendo® 64, Dreamcast™ and GAME BOY™ Color. ESL is headquartered in Vernon, California.
Ubi Soft
A producer, publisher, and distributor of interactive entertainment software, Ubi Soft has teams in 16 countries and distributes its products in over 50 territories. The group, which was created by the five Guillemot brothers in 1986, has gained a strong foothold on its market by creating original products (Rayman®, POD®, F1 Racing Simulation™, Tim 7, etc.) as well as distributing the titles of other publishers (LucasArts Entertainment™, The 3DO Company®, Entertainment Software Publishing, Inc., Europress, Discovery Channel, etc.). Ubi Soft generated turnover of FF 870 million (US$ 149 million) for fiscal year 1998/99, up 37.6% over the previous fiscal year. Earnings for the year reached FF 41 million (US$ 7 million), an increase of 41.2% over 1997/98.
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