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San Francisco September 6, 2001 - Ubi Soft® Entertainment, Fox Interactive and Visiware announced today they have signed a worldwide accord to publish games based on the classic novel "Planet of the Apes" written by Pierre Boulle, which will feature elements from the classic “Planet of the Apes” film franchise. The Planet of the Apes action-adventure games are scheduled to be released around the world on PC this month, followed by a GAME BOY Advance and GAME BOY® Color version in November 2001. This partnership marks the first adaptation of the popular film series into interactive games.
Considered classics today, the novel was first published in 1963 and the first of the original five Planet of the Apes movies was released in 1968 starring Charlton Heston. The games are based on original stories intertwining the first film, “Planet of the Apes” and the second film, “Beneath the Planet of the Apes” and draws upon the richness of the novel and the classic films.
“Signing with Visiware and Fox, a well-known partner in the movie and interactive industries, enables Ubi Soft to pursue its strategy of creating games from strong properties”, said Alain Corre, Managing Director for Europe, Asia Pacific and South America, Ubi Soft Entertainment. “The games are sure to surprise and thrill even the most diehard fans of Planet of the Apes!”
Based on its license from Visiware, Ubi Soft is developing the GAME BOY® Color and GAME BOY Advance versions of the game. The GAME BOY® Advance version will utilize the console's advanced features combining extraordinary graphics special effects, scrolling effects, and photo-quality images. The PC and PlayStation® versions are developed by Visiware.
About Ubi Soft
Ubi Soft Entertainment is an international producer and publisher of
interactive entertainment software. It leads the field in offering a diversified
and constantly expanding product line. Ubi Soft develops its own products and
also works in co-operation with well-known developers. The group's objective is
to provide the public with top-quality entertainment software that encourages
users to share intense emotions. Created in 1986, Ubi Soft has a presence in 19
countries, including the United States, Canada, Germany and China. The group
distributes its own products and those of third-party producers in 50 countries.
Ubi Soft posted sales of 260 million euros for the financial year 2000/2001, an
increase of 39.4% over the previous year, and its consolidated net earnings
totaled 4.6 million euros.
About Fox Interactive
Recognized as an innovative industry leader, Fox Interactive, an operating
unit of Fox Filmed Entertainment, a News Corporation company, is committed to
producing a full range of bold and engaging interactive entertainment. The
company produces and co-publishes computer and video game software based on Fox
franchises as well as new and original properties. Fox Interactive games
feature a number of the company's television and movie properties including The
Simpsons, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Aliens, Die Hard, and The X-Files. Original
properties such as No One Lives Forever have garnered critical acclaim and
received Game of the Year awards from enthusiasts' magazines worldwide.
About Visiware
Visiware today is one of the main players on two fast growing markets:
interactive television and online episodic games. The company has bet on
the increasing convergence of different interactive platforms: TV, PC, consoles,
Internet, mobile telephony, etc. Visiware’s mission is to become the leader in
the convergence technologies. The company possesses a unique experience, a real
head start in technology and proposes a huge catalogue of mass market
interactive products. The company has an impressive portfolio of clients and
partners among which one can mention: Canal Satellite, TPS, Eurosport
International, Fox Kids Europe, Canal +, Fox Interactive, France Télécom Câble,
Infogrames, NTL, Crave, Liberate, Mediakabel, Digiturk, Via Digital, OpenTV,
Havas Interactive, Viaccess,...
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