THQ, Obsidian Entertainment, Viacom Media, And South Park Digital Studios have announced South Park: The Game, for PC, Xbox 360, And PS3. coming in the second half of 2012, South Park: The Game is a RPG that lets you befriend Stan, Kyle, Cartman, And Kenny, and explore the town of South Park. the game is being written by Matt Stone and Trey Parker, the creators of South Park.
Source: Game Informer
Press Release
WOKING, UK -- THQ
(NASDAQ:THQI) today announced that they are collaborating with South
Park Digital Studios LLC, the joint venture between "South Park"
creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker and Viacom Media Networks and
Obsidian Entertainment, Inc. to develop the next chapter in South
Park entertainment: "South Park: The Game."
"South Park: The
Game" is an epic role-playing adventure that will allow the user
to befriend Stan, Kyle, Cartman and Kenny and explore the quiet
little mountain town like never before.
"Our goal is
simple: to put creative talent first," said Danny Bilson, EVP
Core Games, THQ. "Matt and Trey are arguably two of the most
important comedic talents of their generation. Bringing their
vision of South Park to the interactive space is a dream-come-true."
The first details of
"South Park: The Game" will be revealed in the exclusive
cover story in Game Informer®'s January issue, shipping to
subscribers in early December 2011.
"South Park: The
Game" is scheduled to be available for the PlayStation®3
computer entertainment system, the Xbox 360® video game and
entertainment system from Microsoft, and Windows PC in the
second half of calendar 2012.
About THQ
THQ is a leading
worldwide developer and publisher of interactive entertainment
software. The company develops its products for all popular game
systems, personal computers, wireless devices and the internet.
Headquartered in Los Angeles County, California, THQ sells product
through its global network of offices located throughout North
America, Europe and Asia Pacific. More information about THQ and its
products may be found at THQ.com.
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About South Park
Digital Studios
South Park Digital
Studios is a joint venture between Viacom Media Networks and Matt
Stone and Trey Parker, the creators of the EmmyÒ and PeabodyÒ
Award-winning series South Park. South Park Digital Studios is
a digital animation and development studio dedicated to creating
mobile and digital applications, digital goods and video gaming
products, as well as overseeing social networking and digital
syndication for South Park. South Park Digital Studios owns and
operates the website SouthParkStudios.com and eight international
versions of the site. South Park is a registered trademark of
Comedy Partners, a wholly-owned division of Viacom Inc. (NYSE: VIA
and VIAB)
About Obsidian
Entertainment, Inc.
Obsidian Entertainment
is an entertainment software development company passionately
dedicated to making high quality role playing games for Windows PC
and console systems. Obsidian was founded in 2003 by five game
development veterans who've produced, programmed and/or designed
award-winning role playing games for a variety of platforms over the
last 15 years: Feargus Urquhart, Chris Parker, Darren
Monahan, Chris Avellone and Chris Jones. Obsidian
Entertainment's website can be found at Obsidianent.com.
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