Romero's movies, including "Dawn of the Dead" and "Night of the Living Dead," benefit from a strong, worldwide cult-following, which translates intocontinuous success for the movies and their merchandising. Now, finally, his fans will have the long-awaited series of video games that capture the entireuniverse of zombies, action and gore of George A. Romero. Hip Games will soon be announcing the first game of the series in a separate release.
"Horror fans have been searching for the ultimate experience in gaming, and we intend to deliver it to them with the tremendous creative input of legendarydirector, George A. Romero, and Living Dead Productions," said Arindra Singh, President and Chief Executive Officer of Hip Interactive Corp. "We believe thisseries will make an important contribution to the growth and results of our Hip Games division."
"This is a fantastic opportunity to share George's work and ideas with the game buying public," said Simon Bailey, Managing Director of Living DeadProductions. "We are very impressed with the quality of work that Hip will bring to the games. George's fans and gamers alike will not be disappointed!"
"I am very excited to start working in this medium and look forward to the association with Hip. I thank Living Dead Productions for making it all happen,"commented George A. Romero.