The Italian Job Ships in North
America Today
PS2, Xbox Versions Drive Into
Retail Outlets
San Francisco, CA (June 24, 2003) – Eidos (NASDAQ: EIDSY), one of the world’s
leading publishers and developers of entertainment software, today announced it
has shipped to stores The Italian Job® for the PlayStation®2
computer entertainment system and Xbox® video game system from Microsoft. Based
on this summer’s blockbuster film from Paramount Pictures, The Italian Job
allows gamers to race in over-the-top off-street environments in new MINI
Coopers.
The
Italian Job puts gamers in the driver seat as they
attempt to pull off the ultimate heist. Playing Charlie Crocker and his fellow
thieves, the player must wreak vengeance on the man who double-crossed them
during one of the largest gold heists in history. The game allows players to
recapture the high-octane thrills of the 2003 hit movie as they attempt to
escape from Los Angeles in supercharged MINI Coopers fully loaded with the
stolen gold.
Racing 11 different vehicles
from MINI Coopers to muscle cars, gamers can tear through subway stations, rip
apart golf courses and plow through storm drains with the cops hot on their
tail. The game features four action-packed modes including intense circuit
racing, death-defying stunt driving, multiplayer madness, and story mode based
on the movie’s gripping plot. Bonus features include movie photos, concept art,
and more.
“The
Italian Job movie has proven to be a major summer
blockbuster. We are absolutely thrilled to be partnering with Paramount to
bring this film’s high-octane, nonstop action to video game consoles.” said
Renee Pletka, Product Manager at Eidos US.
About
Eidos
Eidos is one of the world’s
leading publishers and developers of entertainment software with a diverse mix
of titles for the PC, PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system,
Nintendo GameCube™
and the Xbox®. For more
information on Eidos and its products visit
www.eidos.com
About Climax
Climax was originally founded in 1988
by Karl Jeffery and has since grown to become one of the world’s leading
interactive entertainment companies. As ever, it’s aim is to deliver high
quality game experiences in both its original and licensed products. Striving to
keep at the cutting edge of technological development within the videogame
industry, Climax employs over 300 people in four offices in Brighton, Solent,
Nottingham and London. Climax is an active technology and content developer for
the following platforms: PC, Sony PlayStation 2, Microsoft Xbox, Nintendo
Gameboy Advance & Gamecube, Interactive TV, Online and Wireless.
About
Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures is part of the entertainment operations of Viacom Inc., one
of the world’s largest entertainment and media companies, and a leader in the
production, promotion and distribution of entertainment news, sports and music.
About
Viacom Consumer Products
Viacom Consumer Products merchandises properties on
behalf of Paramount Pictures, Paramount Television, Viacom Productions, and
Spelling Television, as well as third-party properties. Viacom Consumer
Products, a unit of Viacom Entertainment Group, is a subsidiary of Viacom Inc.
About Xbox
Xbox (http://www.xbox.com/) is
Microsoft’s future-generation video game system that delivers the most powerful
games experiences ever. Xbox empowers game artists by giving them the technology
to fulfill their creative visions as never before, creating games that blur the
lines between fantasy and reality. Xbox is now available in the continents of
North America, Europe, Asia and Australia.
Xbox is a registered trademark
of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.
*"PlayStation" and the "PS"
Family logo are registered trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
