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Hot New Game Developer Blazing Lizard Now Represented by Flashman Studios
Creative Forces Behind Pirates vs. Ninjas Dodgeball Team up With Veteran Business Management Firm
| Source: Flashman Studios
SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwire - June 17, 2008) - Flashman Studios, a leading business
management firm in the interactive entertainment industry, announced today
their new partnership with Blazing Lizard, a hot new development studio
working on titles for both the digital download arena and consoles.
Flashman will now handle business management responsibilities for Blazing
Lizard, which is set to launch the highly anticipated Pirates vs. Ninjas
Dodgeball on the Xbox LIVE® Arcade for the Xbox 360® video game and
entertainment system from Microsoft in Q2 of 2008, as well as an
unannounced title for the Wii™ home video game system from Nintendo,
shipping soon.
"We love working with fun, innovative companies that are on the rise and
have a bright future," said Flashman Studios CEO Brad Young. "Blazing
Lizard fits that description perfectly, and we're excited to bring them on
as a client to help them show the world what they're truly capable of."
"It's a truly great feeling to be able to work with videogame veterans such
as the guys from Flashman Studios," said Christopher Stockman, studio
director of Blazing Lizard. "They bring the industry know-how, extensive
connections and client devotion that will undoubtedly help make our titles,
and our company as a whole, successful."
Blazing Lizard is a development studio with lots going on. Their
proprietary, cross platform engine Infyrno™ is the driving force behind
Pirates vs. Ninjas Dodgeball and what allows the game to run so smoothly
while featuring such a unique yet graphically impressive art style. They
have the rare combination of industry-leading creativity with the drive and
ability to execute their creative ideas. Developers with ideas are very
common, but Blazing Lizard can deliver on their ideas, making their
partnership with Flashman Studios a perfect fit.
For more information about Flashman Studios, please visit
www.flashmanstudios.com. For more information about Blazing Lizard, please
visit www.blazinglizard.com. For more information about Pirates vs. Ninjas
Dodgeball, please visit www.piratesvsninjas.com.
ABOUT FLASHMAN STUDIOS:
Flashman Studios represents game developers and intellectual property in
the interactive entertainment industry with a particular focus on the
videogame market. Flashman Studios offers clients a wide range of
expertise, including corporate strategy, sales, marketing, public
relations, business development, corporate finance and mergers/acquisitions
by utilizing the strength of a team-based approach and strong industry
relationships. For more information on Flashman Studios please visit:
www.flashmanstudios.com
ABOUT BLAZING LIZARD:
Founded in March of 2007, Blazing Lizard, Inc. is a videogame development
studio focused on bringing highly original and creative titles to the home
console and digital download arenas. Its founding members Shekar, Jiovanie
Velazquez, and Christopher Stockman are all game industry veterans and
bring a combined 30+ years of experience to the development table. Some of
the titles the Blazing Lizard team was instrumental in developing include
The Punisher (PS2, Xbox), the Red Faction series (PS2, PC), Saints Row
(Xbox360) and many more. As a cohesive team, they are now dedicated and
focused to applying their creative, technical, and artistic skills to
create high quality, highly entertaining titles. For more information,
please visit www.blazinglizard.com