The 3DO Company has announced that it has secured the worldwide rights, excluding Asia and the Middle East, to develop and publish games based on the upcoming CG animated television show Cubix: Robots for Everyone. The company plans to release related games on multiple platforms, including the Sony PlayStation and PlayStation 2, the Microsoft Xbox, and the Nintendo GameCube, Game Boy Advance, and Game Boy Color. Specific gameplay information for the upcoming Cubix games has not been announced at this time.
"4Kids Entertainment has a stellar track record of licensing the properties that kids want,'' stated Trip Hawkins, president and CEO of The 3DO Company. "We're excited to be in at the ground level for what should be the hottest new kids brand this Christmas.''
The first Cubix games are expected to ship during the Christmas 2001 season. The television show will air on Kids WB this August.