Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Signs Talent To Play Iconic DC Comics Super Heroes In Justice League Heroes Videogame
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
BURBANK, Calif. - May 5, 2006 - Key talent,
including Ron Perlman, Michael Jai White, Ralph Garman and
more, join forces in Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment's
JUSTICE LEAGUE HEROESTM videogame, voicing the members of the
legendary DC Comics' super hero team or feared super
villains. JUSTICE LEAGUE HEROES will be available on the
PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, Xbox® video game
and entertainment system from Microsoft and PSP
(PlayStation®Portable) system in Fall 2006.
The slate of talent for JUSTICE LEAGUE HEROES will include:
Ron Perlman (Hellboy, Blade II, Justice League TV series) as
Batman; Michael Jai White (Spawn, Spawn: The Animation) as
Green Lantern; Crispin Freeman (Viewtiful Joe, Kingdom Hearts
II) as Superman; Courtenay Taylor (God of War, Call of Duty
2: Big Red One) as Wonder Woman; Chris Edgerly (Drawn
Together, Chicken Little) as The Flash; Kari Wahlgren (The
Wild, Steamboy) as Zatanna; and Daniel Riordan (Transformers:
Robots in Disguise, Star Trek: Enterprise) as Martian
Manhunter. Portraying select villains will be Peter Jessop
(Spawn: The Animation) as Brainiac and Carlos Alazraqui (Reno
911, Duck Dodgers) as The Key. Additionally, Ralph Garman
(Family Guy, KROQ-FM Los Angeles' Kevin & Bean morning
show, The Joe Schmo Show) will voice Green Arrow, one of the
game's special unlockable super heroes.
Published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment,
distributed by Eidos Interactive and developed by Snowblind
Studios, JUSTICE LEAGUE HEROES is an action adventure game
with role-playing customization featuring Superman, Batman,
Green Lantern, The Flash, Wonder Woman, Martian Manhunter,
Zatanna and other unlockable Justice League super heroes.
Award-winning comic and animation writer Dwayne McDuffie
(Static Shock, Justice League, Damage Control, Deathlok)
created the story for the game, in which each hero possesses
an array of character-specific superpowers. Engaging in
one-to-two player cooperative combat, gamers will be able to
customize and master these superpowers as they travel through
interactive and destructible environments spanning the
farthest corners of the universe.
About Eidos Interactive Ltd
Eidos Interactive Ltd is part of SCi Entertainment Group Plc
(SEG) one of the world's leading publishers and developers of
entertainment software. Following the acquisition of EIDOS
Plc in May 2005, the Group has a valuable combined portfolio
of intellectual property including: Tomb Raider: Legend,
Conflict: Global Storm, Hitman: Blood Money, Championship
Manager, Just Cause, Battlestations: Midway, Urban Chaos:
Riot Response and the interactive rights to Reservoir Dogs
and Highlander.
About Snowblind Studios
Snowblind Studios is an independent developer of quality
current and next-generation games. Founded in 1997, Snowblind
Studios has since shipped several top tier titles including;
Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance, Champions of Norrath, and
Champions: Return to Arms.
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.
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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Contact:
Gareth Ramsay
UK PR Manager - Eidos
Tel: 0208 636 3000
E: garethr@eidos.co.uk
JUSTICE LEAGUE HEROES Software ® 2006 Warner Bros.
Entertainment Inc. All other elements ® 2006 DC Comics.
SNOWBLIND STUDIOS is a registered trademark of Snowblind
Studios, Inc. "PSP" is a trademark and "PlayStation" and the
"PS" Family logo are registered trademarks of Sony Computer
Entertainment Inc. Memory Stick DuoTM may be required (sold
separately). Microsoft and Xbox are either trademarks or
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and/or other countries and are used under license from
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JUSTICE LEAGUE HEROES and all related characters and elements
are trademarks of and ® DC Comics.
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