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July 1st, 2005, 09:13 PM
'Crazy Frog' Leaps to PlayStation, PC
Leading UK Independent Publisher Wins Out Worldwide Agreement for 'Crazy Frog' PC and PlayStation 2 Game
LONDON, July 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Digital Jesters has won the battle fought between rival games industry superpowers for the rights to Wallaroo Licensing Company's "Crazy Frog" icon. The firm has exclusive worldwide interactive entertainment rights across all formats, and will publish the first Crazy Frog computer and videogame this November on PC and PS2.
Following its debut as a ringtone and mobile mascot, the Crazy Frog (also known as The Annoying Thing) has been a mainstream phenomenon, with its 'Axel F' single occupying four weeks as the UK's best-selling single this year. Subsequent singles are in the pipeline, and an album is due this summer -- so whether you love or loathe the grinning, virtual bike-riding amphibian, there is little chance of escaping him this year. November will see the Crazy Frog and his chums thrown headfirst into an arcade racing game. Digital Jesters will also be working with Wallaroo to develop new intellectual properties within the Crazy Frog universe.
"Given the competition, we're obviously proud to have secured this deal, which will offer Digital Jesters exciting opportunities from Christmas onwards," said Leo Zullo, marketing director and co-founder, Digital Jesters. "We've continually hinted that big things were just around the corner at Digital Jesters, and they don't get much bigger than this."
Read entire story here (http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050701/laf053.html?.v=12).
Leading UK Independent Publisher Wins Out Worldwide Agreement for 'Crazy Frog' PC and PlayStation 2 Game
LONDON, July 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Digital Jesters has won the battle fought between rival games industry superpowers for the rights to Wallaroo Licensing Company's "Crazy Frog" icon. The firm has exclusive worldwide interactive entertainment rights across all formats, and will publish the first Crazy Frog computer and videogame this November on PC and PS2.
Following its debut as a ringtone and mobile mascot, the Crazy Frog (also known as The Annoying Thing) has been a mainstream phenomenon, with its 'Axel F' single occupying four weeks as the UK's best-selling single this year. Subsequent singles are in the pipeline, and an album is due this summer -- so whether you love or loathe the grinning, virtual bike-riding amphibian, there is little chance of escaping him this year. November will see the Crazy Frog and his chums thrown headfirst into an arcade racing game. Digital Jesters will also be working with Wallaroo to develop new intellectual properties within the Crazy Frog universe.
"Given the competition, we're obviously proud to have secured this deal, which will offer Digital Jesters exciting opportunities from Christmas onwards," said Leo Zullo, marketing director and co-founder, Digital Jesters. "We've continually hinted that big things were just around the corner at Digital Jesters, and they don't get much bigger than this."
Read entire story here (http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050701/laf053.html?.v=12).