BBC Worldwide Pushes Into The Games Industry

MCV Games is reporting that BBC Worldwide is taking a step back into the gaming arena, having engaged in talks with publishers and developers to turn key franchises into multi-platform game products. Although the timing has yet to be announced, BBC is looking to aim at a younger demographic and release games on the Wii, DS, iPhone and Facebook.

MCV Games is reporting that BBC Worldwide is taking a step back into the gaming arena, having engaged in talks with publishers and developers to turn key franchises into multi-platform game products. Although the timing has yet to be announced, BBC is looking to aim at a younger demographic and release games on the Wii, DS, iPhone and Facebook. Judging by the lack of game specifics, the project is in a very early stage.

Neil Ross Russel, an Executive from BBC Worldwide has revealed that:

We are open to conversations with anybody in games about all kinds of business models to see how we can extract more value.

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