Video Gaming News - January 2004
Park City, UT (January 15, 2004) - Ubisoft today announced that
Splinter Cell Pandora Tomorrow will premiere at an event coinciding with the
2004 Sundance Film Festival.
From Ubisoft:
This unveiling marks the first time a video game has debuted in or around a
film festival and demonstrates the increasing prominence of video games in the
entertainment pantheon. Published by Ubisoft, one of the world's largest video
game publishers, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Pandora Tomorrow is already one of
the most anticipated video games of 2004 and was recently featured on MTV's
"Ultimate Video Game Countdown."
Ubisoft, Motorola and Xbox(tm) Live, three top companies who market to the
entertainment industry and consumers, come together to host an after-hours
lounge at the Motorola Lodge. There they will debut the game to an audience of
celebrities, filmmakers, entertainment executives, musicians and influential
trendsetters. The event, which takes place on January 18th, will provide access
and a first opportunity to play the eagerly awaited stealth-action game in a
relaxed lounge environment.
Premiering the game at the Sundance Film Festival makes perfect sense as
Hollywood and the video game industry continue to converge, according to
Ubisoft's Vice President Tony Kee. "Movies and games have the same goal: to
satisfy and mesmerize audiences. Whether or not the final product is a film or a
game, a good one inspires strong emotions: tension, fear, elation and
frustration. Clancy's Splinter Cell Pandora Tomorrow, with stunning production
values, a compelling story, and incredible action, is a perfect example of the
evolution of games. And, as a renowned launching pad for hit films, Sundance is
the ideal forum to display the game's many strengths to an audience that
appreciates great story lines presented in visual form."
To bolster the cinematic feel of Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Pandora Tomorrow,
Ubisoft invested heavily in production value, bringing in cinematic artists,
skilled voice actors, top quality sound, skilled scriptwriters and even
commissioning an original score. The final result: a totally immersive
experience-which becomes even more compelling when gamers take the game online
to play against other game fans from around the world, using voice chat to
communicate to one another.
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