El Segundo, CA - May 17, 2000 - John Tobias, co-creator of the Mortal Kombat franchise and founder of Studio Gigante, today announced the selection of R.E.D. to represent Studio Gigante.

"We are confident R.E.D. has the business savvy and industry experience to help Studio Gigante secure a deal to develop the next great fighting game," said Studio Gigante President John Tobias.

"Our agreement with Studio Gigante embodies why R.E.D. was created: to represent the most talented development teams in the industry and help them secure development projects that challenge them creatively and reward them financially," said R.E.D.'s Jeff Brunner.

Studio Gigante was recently formed by John Tobias to follow up on his Mortal Kombat success. The Mortal Kombat games have sold more than 20 million copies in the home market, and the coin-operated series has generated hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue. Tobias also had a hand in creating the many spin-off properties associated with Mortal Kombat, including the blockbuster films, a syndicated television show, an animated series and various toy lines.

R.E.D. is the video game industry's leading representation company and assists talented video game developers in securing development agreements with publishing companies.

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