Activision Holds Spider-Man License

We're up for another 12 years of Spider-Man games from Activision, as the company extended its license with Marvel.

Activision today announced that they've signed an agreement with Spider-Man Merchandising L.P., a limited partnership between Marvel Entertainment and Sony Pictures, to extend its exclusive worldwide publishing rights to the successful Spider-Man motion pictures through 2017. The license grants Activision the right to publish entertainment software products based on subsequent Spider-Man movie sequels or new television series.

Under its current agreement with Spider-Man Merchandising, Activision will develop and publish interactive entertainment games based on Columbia Pictures/Marvel Entertainment's upcoming feature film Spider-Man 3, which is set for release in May 2007.

"This agreement allows Activision to continue bringing our own brand of interactive magic and vision to this unique, evergreen property and to build on the success we have already achieved with the Spider-Man movies," said Mike Griffith, President and CEO at Activision. "Games based on this phenomenally successful property bring the film's popular characters to life and allow consumers to extend their experience with original missions and additional Marvel characters beyond those of the Spider-Man movies."

Tim Rothwell, Worldwide President at Marvel Entertainment, added, "Activision has done a tremendous job in translating Spider-Man into compelling, top-selling interactive games. Given their performance and long-term commitment to the franchise, as well as their creative excellence Activision is the ideal partner for movie-based Spider-Man games, a business that complements our recent extension of their interactive license for 'classic' Spider-Man".

According to Bruno Maglione, President of Marvel International, "Activision has consistently demonstrated their ability to execute Spider-Man theatrical games on a global basis. We are pleased that both Marvel and Activision will be extending our relationship for many years to come on this important franchise".

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  will i even have time to play games by 2017?

  ctkxtreme, 30-11--0001 at 00:00