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El Segundo, CA-December 2,
2002 - R.E.D. - Representing Entertainers & Developers
- announced it has signed an agreement with video game publisher
Activision, Inc. to handle brand integration for some of its
Activision O2 TM action sports line of interactive games,
including Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4, Shaun Palmer's
Pro Snowboarder 2 and Travis Pastrana's Pro MotoX.
R.E.D. will be Activision's official
representative to broker automotive brand integration deals
for the Activision O2 line of games. R.E.D. previously engineered
a deal between Activision and DaimlerChrysler to integrate
the Jeep brand into Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3.
"We are extremely excited about
expanding our relationship with an industry leader like Activision
that understands the value of brand integration in interactive
entertainment," said R.E.D.'s Director of Brand Integration
Services, Ray Schnell. "Activision O2 is the dominant action
sports brand in one of the fastest growing genres in video
gaming, and integration into the Activision O2 titles represents
a tremendous marketing opportunity for companies looking to
target the youth market via an engrossing, interactive medium
that provides repeated brand delivery with zero clutter, zero
distractions and higher recall."
Headquartered in Santa Monica,
California, Activision, Inc. is a leading worldwide developer,
publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and
leisure products. Founded in 1979, Activision posted revenues
of $786 million for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2002.
Activision maintains operations in the U.S., Canada, the United
Kingdom, France, Germany, Japan, Australia, Scandinavia and
the Netherlands.
More information about Activision
and its products can be found on the company's World Wide
Web site, which is located at www.activision.com.
R.E.D. is the interactive game
industry's leading representation company. The firm assists
talented interactive game developers in securing development
agreements with publishing companies, works with publishers
to find the right teams to develop their licenses, and utilizes
its years of industry experience and extensive network of
gaming and entertainment relationships to identify integration
opportunities for marketers seeking to grow their brands via
this pervasive interactive medium. R.E.D. also bridges the
gap between publishers and marketers to develop comprehensive
brand integration programs.
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