Video Gaming News - October 2004
Burbank, CA (October 26, 2004) - Warner Bros., DC Comics, and
Electronic Arts today announced that the companies have joined forces to bring
Batman Begins to multiple videogame platforms in 2005. A game based on the
upcoming Warner Bros. Pictures’ film starring Christian Bale will be released
day and date with the film on the PlayStation 2, the PSP, the Xbox, the
GameCube, and Game Boy Advance.
“The theatrical release of Batman Begins will be the entertainment event of the
summer. Leveraging our extensive experience with blockbuster franchises, we look
forward to bringing this game to market,” said Greg Richardson, Vice President
and General Manager, EA Partners. “The Batman fiction is rich with style, drama
and action – three elements that define this game and will help plunge players
into the heart of the experience.”
“Batman Begins is the darker depiction of Batman that we’ve all been waiting
for, and we are teaming with EA to bring players an edgy, action game that
captures this tale,” said Jason Hall, Senior Vice President of Warner Bros.
Interactive Entertainment. “Co-publishing Batman Begins allows Warner Bros.
Interactive Entertainment to continue its involvement in the development and
marketing of quality games based on Warner Bros. properties.”
"We're thrilled to partner with EA and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment to
capture the magic of BATMAN BEGINS in a ground-breaking videogame," said Paul
Levitz, President and Publisher of DC Comics. "This will mark the first time
that a Batman video game has been developed to complement a film event, and we
look forward to inviting players to step into the movie's reality and make the
world of Batman their own."
From EA:
Together, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and EA are overseeing all
development and production aspects of the game, while EA alone will handle
distribution. The companies will lead joint marketing campaigns. The game is
being developed by UK-based Eurocom for the consoles, and by Vicarious Visions
for the handhelds.
The Batman Begins film explores the origins of the Batman legend and the Dark
Knight’s emergence as a force for good in Gotham. In the wake of his parents’
murder, disillusioned industrial heir Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) travels the
world seeking the means to fight injustice and turn fear against those who prey
on the fearful. He returns to Gotham and unveils his alter-ego: Batman, a masked
crusader who uses his strength, intellect and an array of high tech deceptions
to fight the sinister forces that threaten the city.
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