|
|
Teen pics
kickstart Paramount plan
Ben Fritz
Variety
July 22, 2008
Paramount is getting “Clueless,” hanging with the “Mean
Girls” and looking “Pretty in Pink” for its first slate
of videogames.
Studio is co-publishing casual games based on those
three pics from its library for release later this year.
It’s splitting production costs with partner Legacy
Interactive.
Par first disclosed plans to start financing its own
videogames several months ago (Daily Variety, March 28).
The three teen-pic properties represent the studio’s
first investment in the low-cost casual vidgames it will
co-publish this year and next before moving into more
expensive console titles.
Sandi Isaacs, head of Par’s videogame biz, said she and
her team picked those three pics to adapt first because
they have more female appeal, and casual vidgames are
primarily played by women.
They will be distributed at retail and via digital
download with an expected price of $20. Par is also
looking to make versions for portable gaming consoles
like the Nintendo DS that will be released later.
Legacy is handling U.S. publishing, while Paramount is
publishing in foreign markets.
Cast from the movies are not expected to be involved in
the games.
|
|
 |
|
|
This article is copyrighted material, the use of
which has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. We
are making such material available in our efforts to advance
understanding of environmental, political, human rights, economic,
democracy, scientific, and social justice issues, etc. We believe this
constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material as provided
for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law. In accordance with Title 17
U.S.C. Section 107, the material on this site is distributed without
profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the
included information for research and educational purposes. For more
information go to:
http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml If
you wish to use copyrighted material from this site for purposes of your
own that go beyond fair use, you must obtain permission from the
copyright owner |
