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Capcom Secures MotoGP Rights Until 2012 > |
2008/03/31 10:20:15: Posted by DM | |
More Capcom news today. The company has secured the rights for the MotoGP series of game until 2012. The four-year exclusive console rights agreement means Capcom is in charge of the game now, and hopefully any titles published by them will live up to the MotoGP name. Click read more for the full info.PRESS RELEASESAN MATEO, Calif — March 31, 2008 — Capcom®, a leading developer and publisher of videogames, today confirmed that it has secured exclusive worldwide rights to publish official videogames and create peripherals based on the world’s premier motorcycle racing championship, MotoGP™, through 2012. Capcom’s exclusive four year games license covers all console formats, including PlayStation®2, PlayStation®Portable, Nintendo Wii™, Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system from Microsoft®, and PC. As part of the agreement, Capcom intends to initially publish titles based on the 2008 MotoGP season for the Xbox 360™ PLAYSTATION®3 (PS3™) computer entertainment system, the Wii™ system from Nintendo, the PC platform and the PlayStation®2 system, plus versions for mobile handsets.
MotoGP is the world’s premier motorcycling championship consisting of 18 Grand Prix races hosted around the globe. It features top motorcycle manufacturers such as Honda, Yamaha, Suzuki, Ducati, Kawasaki, KTM and Aprilia, who provide machinery for the world’s best riders, including reigning World Champion Casey Stoner from Australia, American Nicky Hayden, Italy’s Valentino Rossi, and Spain’s Dani Pedrosa. The 2008 line up also includes Japan’s Shinya Nakano, plus newcomers for the new season, such as 250cc World Champion Jorge Lorenzo and last year’s World Superbike Champion, James Toseland, from the UK.“We are very excited to have signed this long term agreement with Dorna Sports, which for the first time grants one publisher worldwide multi-platform rights to the adrenaline fuelled world of MotoGP,” said Mark Beaumont, executive vice president, officer and head of Capcom’s consumer software publishing in the Americas and Europe. “We feel this move to a single publisher will greatly benefit our ability to develop titles that deliver more authenticity and excitement to the consumer.”“Capcom has already shown its ability to deliver a title that captures the essence of MotoGP and we look forward to working with them over the next five years,” said Carmelo Ezpeleta, CEO of Dorna Sports. |
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