Monday, Fox Interactive announced that it was entering the highly competitive arena of sports video games with a brand-new label: Fox Sports Interactive. To support the new line, Fox has brought on the talents of British developer Gremlin, known for its Actua sports series of games in the UK.
The first games to come out of the Fox Sports label will be Fox Sports Hockey, Golf, Tennis, and Soccer. All these titles will be released on the PlayStation and PC, and the hockey game (to be released at the start of the 1998-99 season) will carry the NHL and NHLPA licenses.
"Having established Fox Interactive as a significant competitor in the video game arena, leveraging Fox studio properties as well as developing our own characters and game franchises, we're eager to partner with Fox Sports to enter the sports video game market," said Jon Richmond, president of Fox Interactive. "The combination of that powerful branding with outstanding gameplay will produce the next generation of sports video games."