NEWS - Friday, May 16, 2003
Empire to Release Starship Troopers Games
Exclusive Licensing Agreement with Sony Pictures Entertainment for Starship TroopersTM Empire Interactive plc ("Empire"), the leading AIM listed UK computer games developer and publisher, announces today at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles, the signing of an exclusive five-year global licencing agreement with Sony Pictures Entertainment to develop and publish Starship TroopersTM. The game will be based on the movie of the same name and animated series franchise. Developed internally by Empire’s award-winning Strangelite Studio, the game will be released on PC, and all current and next generation consoles. The length of the agreement will allow Empire to produce multiple titles. Ian Higgins, CEO of Empire, said: "Starship TroopersTM is a film licence that lends itself perfectly to the video game genre. We believe it will have global appeal and, combined with our award-winning development team, we will deliver a franchise that will allow gamers the chance to play their favourite scenes from the blockbuster movie."Source: http://www.xboxaddict.com/
