March 4, 2008
Marc Ecko Entertainment and
Showtime Networks Partner to Bring “Dexter” to Videogame Consoles
Players Enter the Conflicted
World of “The Dark Defender”
Marc Ecko Entertainment today
announced it has entered into a production agreement with Showtime Networks to
design a videogame based on the Emmy® and Golden Globe® winning hit television
series “DEXTER”. Marc Ecko Entertainment will develop the property for
interactive media in close collaboration with Showtime Networks to guarantee its
faithfulness to the spirit of the groundbreaking show.
DEXTER follows Dexter Morgan, a
forensic blood spatter expert for the Miami Dade Police Department whose
perfectly respectable persona hides a dark compulsion: he is a serial killer who
hunts down people who have escaped justice.
“DEXTER is the extremely rare TV
show with enough layers of action and tension to translate perfectly into a
compelling videogame,” said Marc Fernandez, Vice President of Marc Ecko
Entertainment. “Our game designers, writers, and artists are going to give
Dexter’s morally complex world the kind of interactivity that gamers will love.”
"DEXTER is one of the most popular
shows on SHOWTIME with a particularly strong fan base among gamers. It’s a very
logical jump to create a game with the website IGN.com naming it 2007’s ‘Best
Television Program’," said Len Fogge, Executive Vice President, Marketing,
Digital Media and Research at Showtime Networks. "We’re confident Marc Ecko
Entertainment’s team has the unique talents to take Dexter to the interactive
space in the right way.”
