Flushed Away Set For GCN, GBA
Laptop Battery D3Publisher, a publisher and developer of video games has announced a publishing agreement with DreamWorks Animation by which the publisher has the sole rights to develop and release games based off the forthcoming animated motion picture, Flushed Away.
The company has confirmed that games based off the anticipated hollywood film are being developed for the Nintendo DS, GameBoy Advance, Nintendo GameCube, and Playstation 2 gaming platforms. The game's are slated to release in the fourth fiscal quarter of 2006 near the corresponding films official release date of November 14th, 2006.
"This agreement with DreamWorks Animation SKG is a significant milestone for D3Publisher of America and for our new operation, D3P Europe," stated Careen Yapp, vice president of licensing and business development for D3PA. "Our blueprint for success has always included both original intellectual properties, as well as licensed titles from top entertainment companies. Flushed Away will be a key title for us in 2006 and we are very pleased to be working with the DreamWorks Animation team to deliver a fun gaming experience that expands on the computer animated feature film."
The forthcoming DreamWorks animated film is a comedy set in the city of London, where Roddy and Rita, two rats quickly make friends with hamsters Gilbert and Sullivan. The plot of the film takes places these characters up against the villainous Toad, whom greatly despises rodents like Roddy and Rita.
The ensuing video games are being developed by Vicious Cycle for the console iterations and Altron handling the handheld titles. Flushed Away is a third person platform aimed towards capturing the film's charm and humor.
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