XIAOLIN SHOWDOWN
WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT AWARDS KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT VIDEO GAME RIGHTS FOR XIAOLIN SHOWDOWNVideo Games Will Be Based on Top-Rated Warner Bros. Animation Series
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
LOS ANGELES – July 26, 2005 - Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. has entered a multi-year license agreement with Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment to develop and publish games based on the Warner Bros. Animation hit kids’ television series Xiaolin Showdown for multiple video game systems.
Currently in its second season on Kids’ WB!, Xiaolin Showdown is consistently rated among the top 10 television programs with boys 9-14 years old. Xiaolin Showdown is also a growing phenomenon internationally as it currently airs in Brazil, Hong Kong, Italy, New Zealand, Mexico, and parts of Central and South America.
“Warner Bros.’ Xiaolin Showdown has exhibited tremendous momentum since its launch in North America in 2003, and the program has all of the elements to make an exciting video game,” said Kazumi Kitaue, Chairman and CEO of Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. “As the property mixes fantasy and adventure with action and comedy, it also fits extremely well with Konami’s strong catalog of anime and mass market franchises.”
“The increasingly popular, action packed Xiaolin Showdown is an ideal property to bring into the interactive space,” said Jason Hall, Senior Vice President of Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. “The game will feature new, hilarious adventures based on the show, allowing fans and gamers to interact with and play as their favorite characters.”
Xiaolin Showdown is a mystical Kung Fu action-adventure comedy that follows Omi, a Kung Fu monk who leads three young dragons-in-training on globetrotting adventures. Their mission is to search and protect the Shen Gong Wu - mystical power objects - from a band of villains led by Evil Boy Genius.
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About Konami Corporation
Konami Corporation is a leading developer, publisher and manufacturer of electronic entertainment properties, specializing in the home video game market. Konami Corporation's action and adventure titles include the popular franchises Metal Gear Solid®, Silent Hill® and Castlevania®, among other top sellers. The latest information about Konami can be found on the Web at www.konami.com. Konami Corporation is a publicly traded company based in Tokyo, Japan with subsidiary offices, Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. in the US and Konami of Europe in Frankfurt, Germany. Konami Corporation, the parent company of Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. is traded in the United States on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol KNM. Details of the products published by Konami Digital Entertainment - America can be found at www.konami.com/gs.
About Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Inc., a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, is a premier licensor and a developer of entertainment content for the interactive space across all current and future platforms, including consoles, PC-based gaming and wireless applications.
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Media Contacts:
Konami Digital Entertainment - America Bender/Helper Impact
Marc Franklin/Denny Chiu Adam Fenton/Stefanie Acken
650-654-5600 212-689-6360
mfrankpr@konami.com/chewyd@konami.com adam_fenton@bhimpact.com/stefanie_acken@bhimpact.com
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Licensing Contact:
Remi Sklar Konami Digital Entertainment
818-977-3023 Daniel Kletzky, VP Business Development
remi.sklar@warnerbros.com 310-228-4622
dk.01689@konami.com
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