| Key Talent Jack Into The Matrix Online |
2004.10.29 - KEY TALENT JACK INTO THE MATRIX ONLINE
Massively Multiplayer Online Game Extends The Matrix Saga With Character
Voice And Physical Likeness Of Film Talent
Burbank, CA (May 11, 2004) - Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and SEGA, today announced the confirmation
of select talent, including Laurence Fishburne, Monica Bellucci and Mary
Alice, for The Matrix Online, the massively multiplayer online game (MMOG)
based on Warner Bros. Pictures' popular Matrix property.
Capturing the authenticity of the Matrix films, Fishburne (Morpheus), Bellucci
(Persephone), Alice (The Oracle), Lambert Wilson (The Merovingian), Harold
Perrineau Jr. (Link), Harry Lennix (Lock), Nona Gaye (Zee), Collin Chou
(Seraph) and Tanveer Atwal (Sati) have provided voice-overs and their character
likenesses to the game. Don Davis, the film composer for the Matrix trilogy,
is also providing the score for The Matrix Online.
"Since The Matrix Online is the legitimate continuation of the Matrix storyline,
we felt that it was imperative to preserve character continuity between
this game and the films as much as possible," said Jason Hall, Senior Vice
President of Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. "On Jan 18th 2005,
the Matrix storyline will resume right where it left off, and players will
see, hear and ultimately interact with familiar characters while they make
gameplay decisions that can become permanent legend in the storyline of
the Matrix."
Launching on January 18, 2005, The Matrix Online, co-published by Warner
Bros. Interactive Entertainment and SEGA, is a MMOG where tens of thousands
of players will jack into the Matrix world to take an active role in continuing
the saga of The Matrix movie trilogy. Developed by Monolith Productions
in conjunction with the Wachowski Brothers, creators of The Matrix trilogy,
the game will be a re-creation of the virtual world of the Matrix, employing
cutting-edge 3-D graphics, networking and server technology. Gameplay in
The Matrix Online will be based on intricate and exciting "wire-fu" combat,
an extensive mission structure, social interaction and a completely customizable
skill and ability system.
For more information about The Matrix Online visit: www.TheMatrixOnline.com
About SEGA
SEGAź of America, Inc. is the American arm of Tokyo, Japan-based SEGA Corporation,
a worldwide leader in interactive entertainment both inside and outside
the home. The company develops, publishes and distributes interactive entertainment
software products for a variety of hardware platforms including PC, wireless
devices, and those manufactured by Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony Computer
Entertainment Inc. SEGA of America's Web site is located at www.SEGA.com.
About Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Inc., a Warner Bros. Entertainment
Company, is a premier licensor and a developer of entertainment content
for the interactive space across all current and future platforms, including
consoles, PC-based gaming and wireless applications.
THE MATRIX ONLINE, characters, names and all related indicia are trademarks
of and © Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
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