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Bruckheimer Incubates With MTV...

MTV Games, a division of Viacom Inc.'s MTV Networks has announced an exclusive deal with motion picture/television producer Jerry Bruckheimer to develop and create new and original video games, marking his first official foray into the gaming world.

As part of this agreement, Bruckheimer will build a 'game incubation studio' with MTV Games, where a team will deliver new game concepts and intellectual property.

"Video games represent a new and innovative medium for what we've always tried to do, which is to tell great stories," said Bruckheimer.

"But this medium is unique in that it gives the player control over how those stories unfold".

Execs from both MTV Games and Bruckheimer's gaming studio will work together on all phases of development, from concept to platform, as well as production, distribution and marketing elements, with the potential that some of game concepts migrating to other media including film/TV.

MTV Networks will support the venture across its broadcast and digital platforms including CMT, MTV, Spike and VH1.

Gaming is a focal point of MTV Networks' overall vertical entertainment strategy of 'super-serving' its audiences with experiences across multiple platforms.

Jerry Bruckheimer Films and Television have won six Oscars, 16 Emmys, five Grammys and four Golden Globes...

Natural "Bourne" Killers...

"Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Conspiracy" will be released Summer 2008 from Sierra Entertainment and developer High Moon Studios:

"...You are the perfect weapon. You are Jason Bourne. Robert Ludlum's best-selling spy novels and blockbuster film adaptations have thrilled millions. Now become Ludlum's most famous spy Jason Bourne, going deeper than ever into his world of espionage and conspiracy. A signature Jason Bourne video game experience is born in an original title fusing the viscous tension and depth of the novels with the aggressive style and frenetic action of the films.

Become Jason Bourne, a 30 million dollar weapon on the loose, in action-packed original missions and sequences inspired by The Bourne Identity. Go deeper into the Bourne mythos than ever before, experiencing Bourne as both ruthless agent and wanted assassin on the run from his own agency. Move from firefights to fistfights in sequences that seamlessly blend shooting with hand-to-hand combat. Employ signature Bourne techniques to weaponize, improvise, always survive -- pull off heart-pounding escapes, memorable fight moves, acrobatic gun play, and devastating takedowns..."

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