SCi GAMES AWARDED LICENSE TO PUBLISH CONSTANTINE
Videogame By Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
LONDON, UK - date tbc ââ'¬â€œ SCi Games Ltd., one of the UK's largest games publishers, is pleased to announce Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has awarded SCi Games the license to publish the forthcoming videogames for CONSTANTINE, which are being developed by Bits Studios and are based on the upcoming Warner Bros. Pictures film due in February 2005.
Based on the DC Comics/Vertigo Hellblazer graphic novels, the supernatural thriller Constantine tells the story of John Constantine (Keanu Reeves), a man who has literally been to hell and back. When he teams up with sceptical policewoman Angela Dodson (Rachel Weisz) to solve the mysterious suicide of her twin sister, their investigation takes them through the world of demons and angels that exists just beneath the landscape of contemporary Los Angeles. Caught in a catastrophic series of otherworldly events, the two become inextricably involved and seek to find their own peace at whatever cost.
CONSTANTINE the game is already well into development and will be released on Sony PlayStation2 and Microsoft XboxTM to coincide with the film release in 2005.
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CONSTANTINE and all related characters and elements are trademarks of and ® DC Comics.
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About SCi Entertainment Group
SCi Entertainment Group Plc is one of the UK's leading publishers of computer video games, with a unique strategy, a valuable portfolio of intellectual property and a track record of chart success.
About Bits Corp
Bits is one of Britain's leading games developers with more than 30 titles published over the United States, Europe and Asia on multiple platforms
About Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Inc., a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, is a premier licensor and a publisher of entertainment content for the interactive space across all current and future platforms, including consoles, PC-based gaming and wireless applications.
About DC Comics
DC Comics, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, is the largest English-language publisher of comics in the world and home to such iconic characters as Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and the Sandman. These DC super heroes and others have starred in comic books, movies, television series (both animated and live-action) and cyberspace, thrilling audiences of all ages for generations.
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