Video Gaming News - October 2004
San Francisco, CA (October 12, 2004) - Ubisoft today announced plans
to release an interactive game based on Universal Pictures’ upcoming motion
picture King Kong. The game will be available worldwide on all platforms at the
beginning of the holiday season in conjunction with the December 14, 2005
theatrical release of the movie.
From Ubisoft:
Triple Academy Award winner Peter Jackson (The Lord of the Rings: The Return
of the King) brings his sweeping cinematic vision to the iconic story of the
gigantic ape-monster captured in the wild and brought to civilization where he
meets his tragic fate. Jackson assumes directing, producing and co-screenwriting
duties and surrounds himself with a list of superlative filmmaking and acting
talents.
Working very closely with Peter Jackson and Wingnut Films, Ubisoft’s prized
Beyond Good & Evil development team and award-winning Montreal studio - some of
the interactive game industry’s most creative designers - are creating a game in
their Montpellier studio in the South of France that will reflect the visual
interpretation, character dynamics and dramatic narrative of Jackson's epic
film.
Serge Hascoet, Executive Director, Worldwide Content Strategy for Ubisoft
stated: “Through this creative association, Ubisoft shows its growing dedication
to bringing intense emotions inspired by the movie industry to interactive
games. In the King Kong game, players will be able to experience all the power,
drama and emotion of the film thanks to the interactive possibilities provided
by the game.”
“I’m really enjoying the collaboration with these artists, and all the creative
possibilities we’re discovering,” said Peter Jackson. “By working closely with
the development team, Ubisoft is enabling me to help shape the kind of gaming
experience that I will be proud to associate with this new version of King Kong,
a story that began my life-long love of film.”
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