Man Of Steel Muscles In On Infogrames
Infogrames teams with DC Comics and Warner Bros. Consumer Products to bring Superman to the virtual world.
September 6, 2000 - Los Angeles, CA - Superman, the legendary super hero, will soon be fighting for truth and justice once again in the video game arena thanks to an unprecedented agreement among Infogrames Entertainment, DC Comics and Warner Bros. Consumer Products. The worldwide agreement, which was announced Monday at London’s European Computer Trade Show, gives Infogrames the rights to feature the “Man of Steel” in an extensive program of games for all leading interactive gaming platforms including Sony, Sega, Nintendo and others.
This cooperative license with DC Comics and Warner Bros. Consumer Products allows Infogrames to create games based upon the best-selling Superman comic books as well as the Emmy award-winning Superman Animated series from Warner Bros. Animation. The result will be a series of games offering a variety of stories, themes and sensibilities. The games based upon the animated series will be created specifically for children and young adults, while games created from the edgier style comic book stories will appeal to hardcore gamers and long-time Superman fans.
Superman's appeal bridges the generations and it’s exciting to be creating a line of video games for fans of all ages,' said Dorothy Crouch, vice president of Licensed Publishing for DC Comics. 'The scope of this license is huge and it’s only fitting for the world’s pre-eminent super hero.
'Infogrames, DC Comics and Warner Bros. Consumer Products will work together to make sure that every aspect of the Superman games captures the imagination of the gaming public,” said Kerri Orders, vice president with Infogrames Europe. “The exciting range of Superman’s powers, the richness of his supporting cast, his colorful rogues gallery and his entire universe give us incredible material to draw upon. We intend to use this material to create epic adventures for the Man of Steel that will leave gamers in awe.
This agreement is another exciting step in what has been a very successful relationship between Warner Bros. Consumer Products and Infogrames,” said Michael Harkavy, vice president of Worldwide Publishing, Kids’ WB! Music and Interactive for Warner Bros. Consumer Products. “Beginning with the success of games based on the Looney Tunesä and Wacky Races properties, our partnership is taking on super hero proportions and the sky is the limit.
Superman was the first super hero and remains the prototype for the genre. He is a universally recognized cultural icon, the most widely recognized fictional character in the world, and the only licensed property with more than six decades of continuous adventures in print, film, television, radio, theater, online and other media.
Superman is an inspiration for people around the world, representing the fight for truth and justice and symbolizing the unlimited power of humanity to achieve the impossible,' said Orders. 'He is a timeless, classic hero for men, women, boys and girls. With his phenomenal abilities, he is the perfect video game hero.”
This cooperative license with DC Comics and Warner Bros. Consumer Products allows Infogrames to create games based upon the best-selling Superman comic books as well as the Emmy award-winning Superman Animated series from Warner Bros. Animation. The result will be a series of games offering a variety of stories, themes and sensibilities. The games based upon the animated series will be created specifically for children and young adults, while games created from the edgier style comic book stories will appeal to hardcore gamers and long-time Superman fans.
Superman's appeal bridges the generations and it’s exciting to be creating a line of video games for fans of all ages,' said Dorothy Crouch, vice president of Licensed Publishing for DC Comics. 'The scope of this license is huge and it’s only fitting for the world’s pre-eminent super hero.
'Infogrames, DC Comics and Warner Bros. Consumer Products will work together to make sure that every aspect of the Superman games captures the imagination of the gaming public,” said Kerri Orders, vice president with Infogrames Europe. “The exciting range of Superman’s powers, the richness of his supporting cast, his colorful rogues gallery and his entire universe give us incredible material to draw upon. We intend to use this material to create epic adventures for the Man of Steel that will leave gamers in awe.
This agreement is another exciting step in what has been a very successful relationship between Warner Bros. Consumer Products and Infogrames,” said Michael Harkavy, vice president of Worldwide Publishing, Kids’ WB! Music and Interactive for Warner Bros. Consumer Products. “Beginning with the success of games based on the Looney Tunesä and Wacky Races properties, our partnership is taking on super hero proportions and the sky is the limit.
Superman was the first super hero and remains the prototype for the genre. He is a universally recognized cultural icon, the most widely recognized fictional character in the world, and the only licensed property with more than six decades of continuous adventures in print, film, television, radio, theater, online and other media.
Superman is an inspiration for people around the world, representing the fight for truth and justice and symbolizing the unlimited power of humanity to achieve the impossible,' said Orders. 'He is a timeless, classic hero for men, women, boys and girls. With his phenomenal abilities, he is the perfect video game hero.”