1. 14:00 BST, 29th July 2008, London, UK.
Kuju London renamed Headstrong.
Headstrong launched today as the rebranded London studio of the Kuju Entertainment network. The central London developer has already enjoyed huge success with Nintendo's Battalion Wars™ and Battalion Wars™ 2 and continues to focus on what it does best; great Character Action titles. Headstrong offers publishers a specialist service on the Wii™ and occupies an exclusive position in the market due to a wealth of experience gained by working on Nintendo titles.
Studio Head, Bradley Crooks, commented, “We have the ideal opportunity to build on a solid foundation at Headstrong and we have some great projects in development. The studio has a real advantage on the Wii due to our experience with both single-player and multi-player development and we can get projects up and running quickly with our mature technology and tools”.
The studio is expecting a busy schedule over the coming months with discussions on a number of projects. Headstrong has a flexible approach to new opportunities and is happy to work with publishers on licensed products, existing IP or to develop new ideas.
Ian Baverstock, CEO for Kuju Entertainment, said, “Headstrong is the final ‘piece in the puzzle’ for Kuju’s offering in the UK. As action specialists they complement the other studios that have already rebranded and together offer publishers a full service solution to their development needs. ”
Headstrong is located in the Bankside area of London, near the Tate Modern, and is working on a soon to be announced title with SEGA® and a number of other projects.
For further information please contact:
Sabrina Gasson,
T: +44 (0) 20 7593 2230
M: +44 (0)752 5966 647.
E:
sabrina.gasson@kuju.com
Wii and Battalion Wars are trademarks of Nintendo.
2. Leipzig, Germany, 14.00 BST 21st August 2008
Headstrong confirmed as developer for Sega’s House of the Dead:OVERKILL for the Wii.
Headstrong are pleased to confirm their partnership with Sega on the ground-breaking House of the Dead:Overkill, planned for release in early 2009 on the Nintendo Wii
Utilising Headstrong’s talented development team and vast experience in Wii based technology, House of the Dead:Overkill further positions Headstrong as the foremost Wii character action specialist development studio.
Development Director Steve Pritchard says “With House of the Dead:Overkill we at Headstrong have been given to the chance to work with one of the world’s greatest arcade shooter titles in producing an original console title that fits snugly with its contemporaries. HOTD:Overkill will remain faithful to the thrill-a-minute feel of previous House of the Dead titles, and while the core concept will remain the same – shooting the bad guys before they get to you – we’ve added an original style to the genre. The 70s Grindhouse, exploitation feel will provide both exciting new visuals and a stylistic feel that has never been seen before in a video game. Cool, gritty and yet retaining the humour evident in earlier titles, HOTD:Overkill promises to give Wii owners the shooter they’ve all been waiting for.”
House of the Dead: OVERKILL is scheduled to launch in early 2009 exclusively on Nintendo Wii.
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