Topic: EA Picks Up European Spawn Rights

[WindyMan]

Namco thinks EA would do a better job of it across the pond, apparently.

EA TO PUBLISH NAMCO'S SPAWN: ARMAGEDDON ON PLAYSTATION2, XBOX & NINTENDO GAMECUBE ACROSS PAL TERRITORIES

Chertsey, UK. – 14th November 2003 – Electronic Arts, the world's leading interactive entertainment software company, today officially announced plans to publish Spawn: Armageddon for Namco Limited for the PlayStation2TM computer entertainment system, the Xbox ® video game system & the Nintendo GameCubeTM video system across PAL territories.

Spawn: Armageddon is a thrilling, mission-based action/adventure game that thrusts players into the role of the famous anti-hero, Spawn.

Set against the backdrop of a dark, near-future New York City environment, Spawn is caught in the battle of Good vs. Evil . The intuitive controls allow players to maneuver their way through various interactive and destructible environments which include 25 missions with over 60 sublevels, as Spawn struggles to break free of the controlling forces of Heaven and Hell. Based on the first 99 comic books in the Spawn series, Spawn: Armageddon features all of Spawn's signature abilities including his vast arsenal of weapons, Hell Powers, superhuman strength and his living, symbiotic costume.

Spawn: Armageddon is scheduled for release in PAL territories in March 2004.