3DO today announced that it has signed 1998 US Olympic gold medalist, Jonny Moseley to star in a series of extreme skiing games for next generation gaming systems. Moseley won the United States' first medal in Nagano, Japan, scoring a gold in the Mogul competition with dramatic jumps and a unique style. Moseley and 3DO are gunning to release the debut video game prior to the upcoming Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah, where Jonny will defend his Gold Medal on the moguls run at Deer Valley.
Moseley will co-design the games with 3DO, featuring the cutting-edge locations, equipment, techniques, and lifestyle that are marking a revolution in skiing today. Big mountain heli-skiing, moguls, terrain parks, big air, kickers, rails, twin-tip skis, skier-cross, and the freestyle movement will have their first opportunity to be included in the next generation of video games.
"I'm super stoked to have the opportunity to create and star in my own next generation video games where I get to do whatever I want on my skiis," said Moseley. "And let the games begin."
Trip Hawkins, Chairman and CEO of The 3DO Company, added, "Jonny Moseley is a new American hero. The world he lives in is the stuff of fantasy, and that's what video games are all about. We intend to build cutting-edge games that can bring people into Jonny's world and blow them away with jaw-dropping experiences."