Ethan Hunt and The IMF Team Have Accepted A New Mission.
The mission: Infogrames to deliver blockbuster games of Mission: Impossible 2 movie to next generation consoles.
Infogrames, a global publisher of interactive entertainment software, today announced that it has secured the license to one of last year’s top-grossing films, Mission: Impossible -2 (“M:I-2”), from Viacom Consumer Products to develop video games based on the movie’s characters and story.
Paramount Pictures’ top grossing movie of 2000, with a worldwide box office gross topping $545 million, Mission: Impossible-2, was one of the year’s most successful films. Infogrames plans to release the first title in fall 2002 on both Sony’s PlayStation 2 and Microsoft's Xbox.
“Infogrames is very pleased to accept the challenge of creating a video game to match the excitement, tension and action of Mission: Impossible-2,” said Rob Watson, senior vice president of worldwide licensing for Infogrames. “This is an example of one of the things we do best – licensing powerhouse entertainment properties and creating interactive magic. Along with other recently signed high-profile properties, “M:I-2” will be part of a series of the most exciting Infogrames games players have ever seen.”
This second installment in the tremendously popular Mission:Impossible franchise follows on the heels of the successful first series of games – released by Infogrames for Nintendo 64, Nintendo Game Boy and Sony PlayStation which has sold nearly one million units in the U.S.
“Infogrames has a proven record of taking well-known licenses and creating cutting-edge, mass market games on both established and next generation platforms,” stated Pam Newton, vice president of Viacom Consumer Products. “Because of this, VCP is confident the Mission:Impossible-2 game will match the movie’s heart pounding action and international intrigue that has created a league of such devoted fans.”
Paramount Pictures’ top grossing movie of 2000, with a worldwide box office gross topping $545 million, Mission: Impossible-2, was one of the year’s most successful films. Infogrames plans to release the first title in fall 2002 on both Sony’s PlayStation 2 and Microsoft's Xbox.
“Infogrames is very pleased to accept the challenge of creating a video game to match the excitement, tension and action of Mission: Impossible-2,” said Rob Watson, senior vice president of worldwide licensing for Infogrames. “This is an example of one of the things we do best – licensing powerhouse entertainment properties and creating interactive magic. Along with other recently signed high-profile properties, “M:I-2” will be part of a series of the most exciting Infogrames games players have ever seen.”
This second installment in the tremendously popular Mission:Impossible franchise follows on the heels of the successful first series of games – released by Infogrames for Nintendo 64, Nintendo Game Boy and Sony PlayStation which has sold nearly one million units in the U.S.
“Infogrames has a proven record of taking well-known licenses and creating cutting-edge, mass market games on both established and next generation platforms,” stated Pam Newton, vice president of Viacom Consumer Products. “Because of this, VCP is confident the Mission:Impossible-2 game will match the movie’s heart pounding action and international intrigue that has created a league of such devoted fans.”