THQ SIGNS SCOOBY TO DOO VIDEO GAMES.Byline: Jason Z. Cohen cohen or kohen (Hebrew: “priest”) Jewish priest descended from Zadok (a descendant of Aaron), priest at the First Temple of Jerusalem. The biblical priesthood was hereditary and male. Staff Writer CALABASAS - THQ THQ Toy Headquarters THQ Territorial Headquarters THQ Tehsil Headquarters (Pakistan) THQ The Holy Quran THQ Theater Headquarters Inc. has some high-profile spokesmen: Rugrats, Stone Cold Steve Austin Steven James Williams (born Steven Anderson on December 18 1964) better known by his ring name "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, is an American actor and semi-retired professional wrestler. and now Scooby-Doo. The video-game maker reached a deal Wednesday with Warner Bros BROS Brothers BROS Benefits and Retirement Operations Section (King County, Washington) BROS Barnes and Richmond Operatic Society (London, UK) . Interactive Entertainment to develop games based on the Scooby-Doo line of cartoons. The agreement will run through the end of 2003. ``We're delighted to be working with Warner Bros.,'' said Brian Farrell, THQ's chief executive officer. Farrell said the company is aiming to reach a broad audience with the widely recognized Scooby-Doo character. Scooby-Doo cartoons, which first aired in 1969, still run on the Cartoon Network and are familiar to those 6 to 34. Farrell said the goal is to develop a game to appeal to entire families. There are increasing numbers of games consoles in households, Farrell said, and families are playing games together. ``We want to be as broad as possible,'' he said. ``We're not really targeting the core 16- to 18-year-old gamer with this.'' The first Scooby-Doo game will be released in the fall for the Sony PlayStation, Nintendo 64 and Game Boy Color The Game Boy Color (ゲームボーイカラー . The games will be introduced at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in May. |
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