12:32 (BST), 13/03/2008
Eidos Interactive Ltd Announces Looney Tunes(TM): Cartoon Concerto For Nintendo DS
Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS
Burbank, Calif. - March 13th, 2008 - Eidos Interactive Ltd., creators of some of the world's leading videogame properties, today announced Looney Tunes: Cartoon Concerto, a rhythm action game that puts you in charge of an orchestra that conducts the music to your favorite Looney Tunes cartoons. Looney Tunes: Cartoon Concerto, licensed from Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, will debut in June 2008 for Nintendo DS.
Players unleash musical abilities using the DS stylus to conduct the orchestra like a maestro and compose the music to classic Looney Tunes cartoon scenes featuring infamous characters such as Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, Daffy Duck, Sylvester the Cat and Tweety. Once the famous scenes are successfully recreated, gamers will be rewarded with clips from favorite Looney Tunes cartoon moments.
"This is a game for absolutely everybody who enjoys simple but addictive gameplay," said Richard Lassiter, Brand Manager for Eidos. "The DS is the perfect console for this type of pick-up-and-play game, and Looney Tunes: Cartoon Concerto is the best way to relive those classic Looney Tunes moments."
Looney Tunes: Cartoon Concerto, developed by Amaze Entertainment, will be available in June 2008
For further information, please contact:
Chris Glover
Communications Director
Eidos Interactive
Tel: +44 (0) 20 8636 3000
chrisg@eidos.co.uk
ABOUT WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, a division of Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group, is a premier publisher, licensor and developer of entertainment content for the interactive space across all current and future platforms, including console, handheld and PC-based gaming. Leveraging the distribution, marketing and sales infrastructure within Warner Home Video, WBIE is a significant worldwide publisher for both internal and third party game titles.
About Eidos Interactive Ltd
Eidos Interactive Ltd is part of SCi Entertainment Group Plc (SEG) creators of some of the world's leading videogame properties. Eidos consists of offices across Europe and the US and several development studios including Crystal Dynamics, IO Interactive, Beautiful Game Studios and Eidos Montreal. The Group has a valuable combined portfolio of intellectual property including: Tomb Raider, Hitman, Deus Ex, Championship Manager and Just Cause.
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