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Ubisoft to Bring Tintin Game to Life

Press Release from Paramount Digital Entertainment and Ubisoft

SAN FRANCISCO -- June 1, 2009 -- Today Paramount Digital Entertainment and Ubisoft announced the development of a video game based on the upcoming film "Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn." The video game is expected to launch simultaneously with the highly anticipated film adaptation of one of the world's most well-known and beloved literary series. "Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn" will be released in the U.S. on December 23, 2011 and internationally in late October and early November 2011.

The film, distributed by Paramount Pictures and Sony Pictures Entertainment, utilizes state-of-the-art, next-generation performance capture. Ubisoft's Montpellier studio will work with director and producer Steven Spielberg, producers Peter Jackson and Kathleen Kennedy, to develop a unique and thrilling game that is closely tied to the upcoming motion picture.

"We look forward to working with Ubisoft and the filmmakers to create exciting new interactive adventures for Tintin," said Thomas Lesinski, President, Paramount Digital Entertainment. "The upcoming video game will reintroduce Tintin to a whole new generation of gamers."

"We're incredibly excited to have the opportunity to work on the Tintin game," said Christian Salomon, Vice President of Worldwide Licensing at Ubisoft. "We're honored to bring one of the world's most iconic comic characters to life in this new title."

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