Hasbro Interactive Awarded License to Produce Jeopardy!
                                    And
                    Wheel of Fortune Interactive Games
BEVERLY, Mass., Feb. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Hasbro Interactive announced
today it has been awarded the rights to publish CD-ROM and Sony
Playstation versions of the top-rated television game shows
"Jeopardy!" and "Wheel of Fortune." Hasbro Interactive will release
the games this fall.  The agreement with Sony Signatures, Agent for
Columbia TriStar Television, will strengthen Hasbro Interactive's
position as the leading publisher of all-family interactive games,
giving Hasbro Interactive the rights to two of the hottest
entertainment licenses in the computer games category.
"Columbia TriStar Television has presented us with a tremendous
opportunity to expand our family entertainment software business,"
said Hasbro Interactive President Tom Dusenberry.  "Jeopardy! and
Wheel of Fortune have delighted television audiences all around the
world and we are thrilled to give these classic TV game shows new life
on the computer and the Sony Playstation game console."
Since its inception two years ago, Hasbro Interactive has quickly
climbed to the top of the charts in the interactive games industry and
is currently ranked among the top-5 computer game publishers.
(Source:  PC Data) Its first title, the Monopoly CD-ROM game, is
nearing the one million units sell-through mark, a milestone that has
been attained by only a handful of companies.  In 1997, Hasbro
Interactive expanded its development to include games for the Sony
Playstation Game Console.
"Hasbro Interactive's success in taking the most revered entertainment
brands to new heights in the interactive arena made them an ideal
partner in this exciting venture," said Peter Dang, Executive Vice
President of Licensing, Sony Signatures Licensing.  "We are confident
that this agreement will result in the best possible translations of
Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune to the PC and Sony Playstation
platforms and deliver a whole new realm of entertainment for our
fans."
Created by Merv Griffin in 1964, Jeopardy! is the number-one quiz show
in America.  Since its 1984 debut, Jeopardy! has been the recipient of
18 prestigious Daytime Emmy Awards.  The quiz show is produced by
Columbia TriStar Television, a Sony Pictures Entertainment Company,
and is distributed worldwide by King World Productions, Inc.
For over 14 years, Wheel of Fortune has entertained television
audiences old and young alike with its consonant-guessing,
vowel-buying puzzle fun.  It is the top rated game show in 28
countries around the world, with more than 100 million viewers tuning
in each and every week.  Wheel of Fortune is produced by Columbia
TriStar Television, a Sony Pictures Entertainment Company, and is
distributed by King World Productions, Inc.
From:  Silicon Times Report / February 13, 1998 / No.1406
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