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¿Dead To Rights en la PC?

Esto es un comunicado de prensa de los muchachos de Hip Games que van a estar creando alegror para los muchachos en sus PC. Canadian electronics giant Hip Interactive announced recently a number of new deals for its Hip Games publishing division.

Hip's proprietary games division, Hip Games, recently signed an agreement with LSP to co-publish and exclusively distribute 14 titles in North America. The deal includes LSP games for PlayStation, as well as upcoming titles for PlayStation2, XBox, Game Boy Advance and PC, due to release over the next twelve months. The titles for release include CT Special Forces, a 2D action shooting game for GBA that was unanimously praised by critics; Sitting Ducks, a mission-based platform game based o­n a current Universal Studios key license directed at kids aged 6 to 12; Rebels: Prison Escape, a strategic PC game that will appeal to core gamers; and The Mummy, the game based o­n Universal Studios's animated cartoon TV series.

In addition, after o­nly nine months of distributing Riverdeep plc titles, which include all Broderbund and The Learning Company titles, Hip Games has extended that agreement to five years. Hip currently has 70 active Broderbund SKUs and 80 active TLC SKUs. It is anticipated that about 75 new SKUs will be added per year between the two brands.

Finally, Hip Games signed a five-year exclusive licensing agreement to publish the PC version of Namco's successful Dead to Rights game, the console versions of which sold a total of over 1 million units. Dead to Rights is an intense, action thriller featuring model Grant City officer, Jack Slate, who's been framed for murder and seeks revenge o­n those who have killed his father and set him up. What Slate discovers during his journey sends him o­n a downward spiral into a labyrinth of corruption, betrayal and crime. Hip Games anticipates the release of the PC version in fall 2003.

The total value of these three deals will help the Hip Games division reach its sales target of about $25 million for fiscal 2004, up from $14.4 million for fiscal 2003.

“Our Publishing Division is making significant headway in the market,” said Arindra Singh, President and CEO of Hip Interactive. “After o­nly a year of publishing games, we are expanding our product offerings to include even more console and PC titles over the next fiscal year. As this division continues to grow and add quality titles and brands like Sitting Ducks, The Mummy, TLC, Broderbund and Dead to Rights, we will continue to demonstrate to the market that Hip isn't just here to play – we are here to succeed.”

– G2X

Esto es el comunicado de prensa que se dio a la mayoría de los sitios de Internet:

Leading video games publisher, Namco announced that the company has signed a five-year exclusive licensing agreement with Hip Games for the rights to publish million unit-selling video game property, Dead to Rights for the PC. Hip Games, the publishing arm of Canada's leading provider of electronic entertainment, Hip Interactive, will begin shipping Dead to Rights PC in North America in fall 2003. The game will launch in Europe in October 2003 and will be distributed by L.S.P.

Dead to Rights is o­ne of Namco's most valuable video game properties, said Garry Cole, senior vice president of sales, Namco Hometek, Inc. We look forward to working with Hip Games and L.S.P. to bring this great franchise to PC gamers throughout North America and Europe.

Dead to Rights is an intense, action thriller that is currently available for the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system, the Xbox video game system from Microsoft, and Nintendo GameCube. Dead to Rights features model Grant City officer, Jack Slate, who's been framed for murder and seeks revenge o­n those who have killed his father and set him up. What Slate discovers during his journey sends him o­n a downward spiral into a labyrinth of corruption, betrayal and crime. Best-selling Dead to Rights has qualified for and is now selling as Platinum Hits for Xbox.

Namco's Dead to Rights has definitely made its mark in the video game world, said Arindra Singh, President and CEO of Hip Interactive. We look forward to Dead to Rights' continued success o­n the PC and believe it will help our publishing unit, Hip Games, continue to strengthen its position in the market.

L.S.P. is very pleased to bring PC Gamers in Europe o­ne of the best action games of the year, added Olivier Goulon, COO, L.S.P. Dead to Rights will adapt well to the PC platform, so gamers should expect some intense gunfights this fall.

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