Video Gaming News - July 2003
Chicago, IL (July 11, 2003) - Midway Games announced today that it
will ship a new videogame based on the animated Cartoon Network television
series, Justice League, for next-generation platforms in 2004.
From Midway:
Midway will bring together – for the first time on next-generation consoles –
the Justice League, the greatest super heroes of all time with nonstop
excitement and thrills for Justice League fans. Gamers will take control of
their favorite DC Comics super heroes including Batman, Superman, The Flash,
Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Hawkgirl and Martian Manhunter, using each
character’s superpowers, skills and special weapons to battle the combined
forces of their greatest foes.
“We’re excited to bring this hit animated television series to life and give
gamers the chance to play as their favorite Justice League heroes on
next-generation consoles,” said Helene Sheeler, vice president of marketing,
Midway.
The Justice League’s adventures began in 1940 when DC Comics’ All-Star Comics
introduced the first-ever group of super heroes in a comic book series, entitled
Justice Society of America, which ran until 1951. DC Comics revived the concept
in March 1960, renaming it Justice League of America. It became the
longest-running television cartoon based on a comic book when Hanna-Barbera
Studios produced it as Super Friends (1973), The All-New Super Friends (1977),
Challenge of the Super Friends (1978), The World's Greatest Super Friends (1979)
and The Super Friends Hour (1980) for Saturday mornings, each with new
characters added and each produced for ABC Television.
Justice League of America, a monthly comic book, continues to be one of DC
Comics’ best-selling titles, consistently ranking among the top ten in industry
sales. The Warner Bros. Animation- produced series, Justice League, premiered on
Cartoon Network on Nov. 17, 2001, and quickly became an audience favorite with
children and adults alike, ranking consistently in the network’s top ten
performers. Issue #1 of the animated series tie-in comic book, entitled Justice
League Adventures, debuted in Nov. 2001 and is one of the industry’s
best-selling kid’s comics.
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