Red Storm conspires with BKN to offer TV series-based game

Red Storm, which has been broadening the boundaries of computer gaming with
products like Tom Clancy's RAINBOW SIX, has reached an agreement with
Bohbot Kids Network (BKN), a New York-based syndication network
specializing in children's programming, to produce a series of games based
on BKN's series ROSWELL CONSPIRACIES: ALIENS, MYTHS & LEGENDS, a new show
which will begin airing in the spring of 2000 and already has a two-year
air commitment. The show is a creation of Allen Bohbot, Chairman and CEO of
Bohbot Entertainment & Media, Inc. Producers of ROSWELL CONSPIRACIES, which
is the first full in-house production from BKN's Los Angeles-based
animation studio, describe it as an X-FILES for the younger set.
Internationally, the series has been sold to such leading broadcasters as
Super RTL (Germany), BBC (UK), Mediaset (Italy) and Cartoon Network (Latin
America). The as yet untitled Red Storm game is part of a fast-growing
trend that sees the computer gaming industry continuing to converge with
other forms of entertainment. This is an integral part of Red Storm's
strategy, first proved last year when "Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six" was
released as both a CD-ROM game and hardcover novel, resulting in top 10
sales for both in their respective formats. "When we first came up with the
concept for the series, we knew it would make a great game," says Rick
Unger, Executive Producer at BKN. "The idea for the show was good, and it
didn't necessarily apply to just one medium. The only challenge was finding
a company to help us realize our vision for the game, and one that has had
a track record of producing quality, successful titles. Red Storm fit the
bill." The deal was finalized at this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo,
where Red Storm displayed several of its new 1999 titles, including FORCE
21, AIRONAUTS and TOM CLANCY'S RAINBOW SIX: ROGUE SPEAR.