Highlander online game

Kalisto Entertainment set to develop a massively multi-player game awaited by millions of fans worldwide.

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Kalisto have acquired the exclusive worldwide rights for the production and development of video games based on the movie and TV series of Highlander. For the first time, thousands of gamers will simultaneously experience the Highlander adventure on the Internet and as they immerse themselves into an interactive mythical universe.

The online game developed by Kalisto's Bordeaux-based studio will follow the path of the highly successful movies and television series viewed by millions worldwide.

The inherent themes and appeal of the Highlander franchise has a strong empathy for the general public and fits perfectly to online adaptations (over 450 amateur web sites are registered on the Highlander Web ring). As for online sales, over a million fans have already bought licensed products in the United States alone.

Thanks to its technological proprietary tools and its experience in interactive entertainment creation, Kalisto Entertainment is perfectly positioned to deliver on the expectations of the public and allow millions of fans to become protagonists of the Highlander Myth.

Peter Davis of Davis / Panzer Productions, producers of the Highlander films and television series, stated: "We are delighted to be partnered with Kalisto, the foremost on-line game developer in the world today. We are confident that our partnership will result in making the Highlander legend into the ultimate online gaming experience."

Highlander: The TV Series starring Adrian Paul as Duncan McLeod The acquisition of the rights to Highlander is an essential part of Kalisto's overall online strategy. Kalisto is clearly positioned as a high quality interactive content provider for all new online media, and forecasts 50% of its turnover to be generated online by 2002.


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