Hip Interactive Unveils Kuju as Development Partner for Highly-Anticipated George A. Romero Game.
Hip Games, has signed an agreement with Kuju Entertainment for the development of the first game based on the work of popular cult horror director George A. Romero. The game, the name of which has yet to be announced, will be developed for consoles and PC at Kuju's development studio in Surrey, United Kingdom and is expected to be part of Hip's next fiscal year ending March 31, 2006.
Ian Baverstock, business development director and co-founder of Kuju Entertainment, said, Our spines are tingling in anticipation. George A. Romero is recognized as one of the leading directors in the horror world. We're excited to be translating the zombies and terror created in George's imagination into an atmospheric gorefest for game players.
Hip Interactive recently announced the signing of an agreement with Living Dead Productions Limited to produce a George A. Romero series of videogames. Romero's work has a massive, worldwide cult following and has established him as the Master of Gore.
Recent games worked on by Kuju include the hit titles for Activision, Warhammer 40,000: Fire Warrior for THQ, Train Simulator for Microsoft.
