Games

Disney's TARZAN leaps to NINTENDO

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Emerging from the jungles in January 2000, Activision, Inc., in collaboration with Disney Interactive, Inc.,
will release Disney's TARZAN for Nintendo 64. This release will coincide
with the video release of the Disney summer blockbuster. Players will be
able to surf the trees and swing from vines either as Tarzan, Jane, Terk or
Tantor. As you progress through 13-levels of game play, you can help save a
family of apes from the evil clutches of Sabor the leopard or Clayton the
hunter.

MACROMEDIA and STAN LEE MEDIA team up on new animated series

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Shockwave.com, owned and operated by
Macromedia Inc., and Stan Lee, Inc. have teamed up to bring Stan Lee's
first episodic Web animation series to life. Stan Lee, the genius behind
classic comic characters like Spider-Man, the X-Men, and the Incredible
Hulk, will create his new 5-minute "Web-isodes" using Macromedia Flash
technology. According to Lee this new venture will allow the whole world to
be part of his new creations without limitations. This exclusive deal
includes Macromedia, Inc.'s $5 million purchase of Stan Lee Media Inc.

Digital Leisure releases SPACE ACE DVD-ROM

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Digital Leisure has released SPACE ACE DVD-ROM, the sequel to DRAGON'S
LAIR. As one of the first animated video games in history, Space Ace
features non-stop video entertainment. The evil Commander Borf has
kidnapped Ace's girlfriend, the beautiful Kimberly, and is plotting to
enslave the Earth using his dreaded "Infanto Ray," a weapon that changes
everyone it blasts into a helpless baby. Game enthusiasts can choose to
guide Ace, or his weak alter-ego Dexter, through Borf's strongholds to

Spumco's GEORGE LIQUOR'S FISHING SHOW debuts

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Spumco (THE REN AND STIMPY SHOW, RANGER SMITH) has begun a serialized Web
Comic called GEORGE LIQUOR'S FISHING SHOW, based on comics first seen in
Spumco's COMIC BOOK, which was published initially by Marvel, then by Dark
Horse. The Web version is like a comic book that talks, so when you click
on the dialogue balloons, George hollers at you, and there are also many
hidden sound effects waiting to be found. A new page or two will be added
every weekday at www.spumco.com/entertainment/gfs/index.html.

Imagine Entertainment and DreamWorks team for POP.com

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Imagine Entertainment, a film and television production company formed in
1986 by producer Brian Grazer and director Ron Howard, and DreamWorks SKG,
which was formed by Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg, and David Geffen,
are joining forces to create a new internet entertainment company called
POP.com. The new company is an equal partnership, to be funded by Vulcan
Ventures, Inc., the investment organization of DreamWorks investor Paul G.
Allen. Launching in Spring 2000, POP.com is an independent digital

The Powerpuff Girls host AOL chat

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Blossom, Bubbles and Buttercup, the pint-sized crime-fighting stars of
Cartoon Network's THE POWERPUFF GIRLS, created by Craig McCracken, will
host a Teen People Online chat session on AOL on Thursday, November 4 at 7
pm ET.

Disney Internet executive appointed to watchdog group

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Larry Shapiro, executive vice president of business development and
operations for Disney's Buena Vista Internet Group (BVIG), has been
appointed to the COPA Commission on Child Online Protection. COPA is tasked
with identifying and studying technological or other methods to reduce and
restrict access to harmful material for minors on the Internet. "Since its
inception with Disney Online, Buena Vista Internet Group has been committed
to providing trusted environments and entertaining destinations online. We

Simon & Schuster releases MISS SPIDER'S TEA PARTY CD-ROM

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Simon & Schuster Interactive has released a MISS SPIDER'S TEA PARTY CD-ROM.
Based on the best-selling MISS SPIDER'S TEA PARTY children's books by David
Kirk, the CD-ROM recreates the spectacular, colorful imagery that has
thrilled children and critics alike. The CD-ROM allows children to assist
Miss Spider in throwing a tea party through eight fun games that provide
valuable learning experiences. The activities are designed to help kids
increase color, sound, and shape identification, enhance coordination and

MTV Networks Online announces Nickelodeon Online

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Viacom's MTV Networks Online has announced the formation of Nickelodeon
Online, a new Internet-only company that combines several already existing
Nickelodeon Web sites, as well as some new sites. Leading the new company
is Nickelodeon veteran Taran Swan, who has been named senior-vice president
of the new company. Swan will report directly to Fred Seibert, president of
MTV Networks Online and Chairman of Nickelodeon Online. Prior to
Nickelodeon Online, Swan was the General Manager for Nickelodeon Latin

Harvey hires Spumco

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The Harvey Entertainment Company, which owns the rights to such characters
as Casper the Friendly Ghost and Richie Rich, has announced an agreement
with Spumco Inc. (the company founded in 1989 by John Kricfalusi to make
THE REN & STIMPY SHOW for Nickelodeon) to produce cartoons created
specifically for the Internet based upon classic Harvey characters. The
cartoons will run from two to seven minutes in length utilizing new
storylines written for Harvey characters such as Spooky, Little Audrey,