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Britsoft Coup As Leading Independent UK Publisher Signs Worldwide Agreement For 'Crazy Frog' PC and PlayStation 2 Game; Christmas Number One Assured
Digital Jesters has won the battle fought between rival games industry superpowers to win the race to sign Wallaroo Licensing Company's "Crazy Frog" icon. The firm has exclusive worldwide interactive entertainment rights across all formats, and will publish the first Crazy Frog computer and videogame this November on PC and PS2.
Following its debut as a ringtone and mobile mascot, the Crazy Frog (also known as The Annoying Thing) has been a mainstream phenomenon, with its 'Axel F' single occupying four weeks as the UK's best-selling single this year. Subsequent singles are in the pipeline, and an album is due this summer – so whether you love or loathe the grinning, virtual bike-riding amphibian, there's little chance of escaping him this year.
Digital Jesters has negotiated an exclusive deal which will see it develop and publish the first Crazy Frog video game worldwide, for release across on various platforms. November will see the Crazy Frog and his chums thrown headfirst into an arcade racing game.
"This is the deal everyone wanted," enthuses Leo Zullo, marketing director and co-founder, Digital Jesters. "Given the competition, we're obviously proud to have secured this deal, which will offer Digital Jesters exciting opportunities from Christmas onwards. We're working with Wallaroo to develop our own intellectual property within the Crazy Frog universe, capitalising on the colossal success of the ubiquitous character. We've continually hinted that big things were just around the corner at Digital Jesters, and they don't get much bigger than this."
"Out of everyone we were discussing the deal with, only Digital Jesters showed the passion, excitement and enthusiasm we demand from our partners to do what is necessary to evolve this special character," adds Stefan Heinemann, director, Wallaroo Licensing Company. "Digital Jesters moved quickly and with great fervour. We're confident Digital Jesters will ensure Crazy Frog dominate the games charts this Christmas."
Crazy frog Racer will hit the shelves in Europe in November 2005, priced at a one off cost of £19.99 (29.99). Rest of the world will follow in Quarter 1 2006.
To be part of the Crazy Frog Racer Club, you can join for free at www.crazyfroggame.com
Great...
So, this is what it feels to be bumraped, eh? Not so nice.
Leo Zullo, marketing director and co-founder, should really shut the hell up. Actully, mate, nobody wanted this - you just rather like the idea of slapping the latest chav-idol and now, sadly, some equally depressing friends (look, the cute girl frog! the strong but stupid toad! the street-wise lizard!) on some generic MK-clone and building little forts in the office out of money.
> I saw a kid on side of a small street slurring various noises and
> gurgles at us as me and my group of social accompanyment rode past on
> our bicycle machines.
>
> He was wearing a crazy frog T-shirt.
>
> He was about 7 or 8.
It's times like that I wish murder was legal.
He was wearing a crazy frog T-shirt.
He was about 7 or 8.
It's alright pal, we'll get those crazy thoughts out of your head!
> Are you blind?
>
> Or did you just not even read the first 5 lines of the original post?
I think it's more worrying that he's at all interested in this game.
> November will see the Crazy Frog
> and his chums thrown headfirst into an arcade racing game.
Chums? That means that they're inventing more annoying characters... I hate mankind.
> To be part of the Crazy Frog Racer Club, you can join for free at
> www.crazyfroggame.com[/I]
Not if you paid me.
Or did you just not even read the first 5 lines of the original post?