Showtime licenses videogame based on Tudors
FROM MCN: Partners with Merscom to develop casual game about series
By Todd Spangler of Multichannel News -- Video Business, 5/7/2009
MAY 7 | FROM MCN: Showtime Networks is bringing Henry VIII to the PC screen, through a deal with video-game developer Merscom to create a casual game based on its original series The Tudors.
In the casual adventure game, slated to debut in October, players will enter the world of The Tudors and solve a mystery that that runs parallel to the show.
"The Tudors is a property that will really appeal to our market," said Merscom chief customer officer Lloyd Melnick. "Not only does the story arc appeal to the casual gamer, but the rich and beautiful graphical environment lends itself to an adventure game."
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