Video Gaming News - November 2005
San Francisco, CA (November 22, 2005) - Today Ubisoft announced that
King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie launched today in North America.
From Ubisoft:
Peter Jackson’s King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie is available for
the PlayStation2 computer entertainment system ($49.99), Xbox 360 video game and
entertainment system from Microsoft ($59.99), Xbox video game system from
Microsoft ($49.99), Nintendo GameCube system ($49.99), Windows PC ($49.99), and
Nintendo DS ($39.99). Kong: The 8th Wonder of the World (rated E10+) is
available for the Game Boy Advance system ($29.99). The PSP (PlayStationPortable)
system version ($49.99) will launch in mid-December.
“Today is a monumental day for Ubisoft, as we celebrate the biggest launch in
company history with Peter Jackson’s King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie,”
said Laurent Detoc, president of Ubisoft North America. “We’re extremely proud
to have worked so closely with Peter Jackson and Wingnut Films to deliver a
critically acclaimed game that sets a new benchmark for games based on movies.”
The King Kong Collaboration:
Michel Ancel, creative director at Ubisoft – regarded as one of the top
innovative minds in the video game industry – and his team at Ubisoft’s
Montpellier (France) studio worked with Peter Jackson and Wingnut Films to
capture the King Kong movie dynamics through a unique video game experience.
“It was an absolute pleasure working with Ubisoft on the video game,”
Peter Jackson said. “Being able to collaborate closely together from day one was
of utmost importance, which is why we gave Ubisoft unlimited access to every
creative aspect of our film production. We really wanted the game and the film
to be part of the same universe.”
“We were amazed by Peter Jackson’s creativity and what he brought to the
project,” Michel Ancel said. “Peter Jackson’s King Kong: The Official Game of
the Movie is a creation that closely follows the storyline of the movie, yet as
video games have the innate ability to do, pushes the emotional tension of the
film to even greater depths. Players will experience unprecedented dual gameplay
within a movie-licensed game that alternates between Jack Driscoll in
first-person and as King Kong in third-person. These contrasting perspectives
will immerse players in a journey that features epic battles, tough choices and
a dynamic experience within the visually stunning environment of Skull Island.”
For more information on Peter Jackson’s King Kong: The Official Game of the
Movie, please visit the official Web site at
www.kingkonggame.com.
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