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ZAPIT GAMES LICENSES BIG IDEA’S AWARD-WINNNIG
VEGGIETALES ® PROPERTY TO DEVELOP INTERACTIVE
FAMILY GAME TITLE FOR GAME WAVE™ SYSTEM
VeggieTales game title to bring together parents and their children to play delightfully wacky, skills-based activities with values-centered messages.
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TORONTO, 24 September, 2007 – ZAPiT Games announces it has signed a license agreement with Big Idea, Inc. to development a new interactive family entertainment Game Wave system title featuring the award-winning VeggieTales characters. The new title, scheduled for release from online and Christian retailers in time for the upcoming holiday season, marks ZAPiT Games’ first licensed children’s property.
The award-winning Game Wave system from ZAPiT Games is an innovative DVD-based entertainment game experience. All system titles use non-violent, family friendly content and images.
“The life lessons and values-centered messages that children and parents have come to appreciate from Bob the Tomato and Larry the Cucumber are the perfect addition to our family-focused game content,” said Richard Fast, president of ZAPiT Games. “The new VeggieTales Game Wave title will create yet another opportunity for families with young children to play together, laugh and interact.”
“Our delightfully wacky VeggieTales characters are the perfect fit for an interactive game,” said Bob Starnes, VP of Publishing and Licensing for Big Idea. “This forum will allow families to have hours of interactive fun and learning.”
About ZAPiT Games: ZAPiT Games is a leading designer, developer and marketer of the Game Wave system. Founded in 2003, ZAPiT Games, a privately-held company with headquarters in Toronto, Canada, is dedicated to creating game content to fulfill the need of family and friends to laugh, compete and interact. For more information, visit http://www.ZAPiTGames.com.
About Big Idea, Inc.
Big Idea, Inc., an Entertainment Rights group company, is committed to providing entertaining stories that help parents teach children important life lessons in a delightfully wacky way. Big Idea is best known for its award-winning VeggieTales animated series, which has sold over 50 million videos and seven million albums of chart-topping audio since 1993. Big Idea is recognized as the leading producer and creator of values-based product reflecting a Judeo-Christian worldview in the family entertainment industry. For more information on Big Idea, visit http://BigIdea.com.
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