Target Entertainment Group has appointed The Revolution as the licensing sub-agent for the PlayStation brand and selected PlayStation software IPs (intellectual properties) for the following territories: Republic of South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Kenya, Seychelles, Comores, Mauritius, Mozambique, Swaziland, and Botswana.
The appointment will see The Revolution manage a merchandise program spanning all consumer product categories excluding PlayStation peripherals and PlayStation specific accessories.
The PlayStation brand incorporates the PlayStation logo, the format logos: PS one, PlayStation2, PlayStation®Portable, PlayStation3, DUALSHOCK 3 wireless controller designs, and well know PlayStation symbols and phrases such as ‘The Game is Just the Start.’
The PlayStation IPs licensed to The Revolution are LittleBigPlanet, God of War, Ratchet and Clank, Wipeout, EyePet, and Invizimals.
Konami Digital Entertainment Inc. has entered an exclusive distribution agreement with Autumn Games, 4mm Games, and Def Jam Interactive for the upcoming music videogame Def Jam Rapstar. Developed by 4mm Games, Terminal Reality, and Def Jam Interactive, Def Jam Rapstar is the first true interactive Hip Hop music game experience for consoles, and will be available for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Nintendo Wii this fall.
Def Jam Rapstar is the only music game that focuses exclusively on Hip Hop. The game offers more than 40 Hip Hop songs, including region-specific music for the UK and Europe. Players move through the game by rhyming, using their console camera, and uploading their video to the fully integrated Def Jam Rapstar community online. Def Jam Rapstar also offers gamers the ability to freestyle over tracks by Hip Hop producers and upload their freestyle performances for the world to decide how good they really are.
Hip Hop artists confirmed as part of the game are 2 Pac, 50 Cent, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Kanye West, Lil’ Wayne, Notorius B.I.G., Slick Rick, and the Wu Tang Clan.
Target Entertainment Group continues to expand the licensing programs for individual PlayStation IPs (Intellectual Properties) with the announcement of several new deals across a number of games.
Impact International has signed a deal for a range of products based on the action adventure game Ratchet and Clank including plush, beanies, keychains, and bobbleheads. Impact will also develop figurines from Buzz!, the original interactive, social quiz show game. The licenses for both IPs cover the UK, Ireland, and the Middle East.
Games Media, Ltd. will develop SWP (skills with prizes) games for digital entertainment terminals, also based on Buzz!. The deal covers the UK and Ireland and terminals will be located exclusively in pubs, pool halls, and arcades.
DC Comics has signed a worldwide deal to produce figurines based on the action combat game Killzone, while In France, Talents Distribution has signed a license for apparel and accessories based on God of War. The merchandise rollout will coincide with the release of God of War III, the last game in the trilogy.
