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  • Pogo brings back Bugs Bunny with ‘Wabbit’

    Pogo brings back Bugs Bunny with ‘Wabbit’

    MUMBAI: Pogo will be brightening up Christmas for kids by bringing back the Looney toon, Bugs Bunny with its new series Wabbit.

     

    The Looney Toons Production will showcase the carrot loving rabbit’s hilarious doings, along with his classic buddies, Yosemite Sam and Wile E. Coyote starting 19 December, 2015 at 10 am.

     

    The series also introduces fun-filled new characters, Big Foot and Squeaks the Squirrel to name a few; new foes in the form of barbarians, ninjas and terminators to excite this spin-off.

     

    The 10-episode series is a drama packed structure launched to highlight the Bugs Bunny craze that exists not only within the children, but young adults in the country too.

     

    Each episode of Wabbit will lead to a promising story, character build up and stomach tickles for the audience. 

     

  • Warner Bros. Interactive Ent. to launch ‘Looney Tunes: Acme Arsenal’ videogame on Xbox 360 & Wii

    Warner Bros. Interactive Ent. to launch ‘Looney Tunes: Acme Arsenal’ videogame on Xbox 360 & Wii

    MUMBAI: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment will launch an action-packed Looney Tunes : Acme Arsenal videogame in fall 2007, starring the animated characters in a next-generation adventure for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and the Wii.

    “Looney Tunes : Acme Arsenal is updating the classic characters in engaging ways that will appeal to new generations of fans as well as the loyal fans of these enormously popular cartoons,” said Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Senior Vice President Jason Hall. “The game captures the great irreverence of the Looney Tunes’ humor and allows players to take the characters where they have never gone before with next-generation gameplay and graphics.”

    Published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and developed by Redtribe, Looney Tunes : Acme Arsenal is an action-adventure game featuring seven playable Looney Tunes characters, including Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Tazmanian Devil, Foghorn Leghorn, Marvin the Martian, Gossamer and a special secret character, all rendered in high-definition, next-generation graphics.

    Engaging in one or two player co-operative gameplay, fast-paced combat, puzzle solving challenges and vehicle-based action in environments inspired by cartoon tales. Players will command an arsenal of Acme melee and projectile weapons in outrageous battles and travel to various locations such as Camelot, Ancient Egypt, Mars, the Wild West, the trenches of World War II, informs an official release.

    Xbox 360 version will allow players to fully utilize real-time physics and animation blending and Xbox Live online entertainment network will allow for two player co-operative game play. Players will also be able to take full advantage of the gesture controls in fighting, spin attacks, smash attacks and driving on the Wii version.

  • Warner Bros. to buy stake in SCi

    Warner Bros. to buy stake in SCi

    MUMBAI: Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. will make an investment in SCi Entertainment Group plc, the parent company of publishing label Eidos Interactive Ltd, representing 10.3 percent of the company’s enlarged share capital.

    Additionally, Warner Bros. and SCi have entered into an agreement for licensing and distribution of games based on select Warner Bros. Entertainment properties, asserts an official release.

    A part of the Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment (WBIE) has granted the licenses to SCi for the comic book version of Batman, the Looney Tunes, select titles from the Hanna-Barbera catalog and television properties The OC, Monster Allergy, Loonatics Unleashed and Legion of Super Heroes.

    In addition, Eidos and Warner Bros. have entered into a primary distribution agreement under which Warner Bros. will provide warehousing, logistics, merchandising and media buying services in the United States to Eidos. Eidos will continue to run, through its US publishing office, all other aspects of its US operations including manufacturing, sales, marketing and PR, adds the release.

    Warner Bros. President Kevin Tsujihara said, “Investing in SCi further solidifies our commitment to the rapidly growing interactive and gaming space. This deal is consistent with our core strategy of delivering high quality entertainment based on some of the world’s best-loved brands for all formats and channels. We look forward to working with SCi to build games the fans of these brands will truly enjoy.”

    SCi chief executive Jane Cavanagh said, “These agreements represent a further step in SCi’s development as one of the world’s leading publishers of interactive entertainment. The licensed properties extend and strengthen our product portfolio through globally recognised titles such as Batman, Looney Tunes including brands such as Bugs Bunny and the classic Hanna-Barbera catalogue including brands such as Tom and Jerry.

    “The additional investment provides us with the firepower to accelerate growth initiatives such as increasing our development capacity and our new media and online strategies,” she added.

    Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment has licensed the rights for selected intellectual properties to SCi. SCi’s publishing label Eidos will develop videogames based on the properties. The licenses are:

    – Batman. The license enables Eidos to create games based the on comic book version of the DC Comics’ renowned super hero.

    – Looney Tunes. Eidos will create games using the library of Looney Tunes characters, including Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Road Runner and Speedy Gonzales and more, for handheld platforms.

    – Hanna-Barbera catalog. Eidos will develop up to twelve games based on a number of individual characters in the classic Hanna-Barbera catalogue including Tom and Jerry, The Flintstones, Wacky Races, Yogi Bear and Huckleberry Hound.

    – The OC. The license is for the interactive rights to the long running global TV series The OC, based around the lives of teenagers in Orange County, California.