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[Funky Papa]

The end is nigh.

'CRAZY FROG' LEAPS TO PLAYSTATION
Britsoft Coup As Leading Independent UK Publisher Signs Worldwide Agreement For 'Crazy Frog' PC and PlayStation 2 Game; Christmas Number One Assured
Digital Jesters has won the battle fought between rival games industry superpowers to win the race to sign Wallaroo Licensing Company's "Crazy Frog" icon. The firm has exclusive worldwide interactive entertainment rights across all formats, and will publish the first Crazy Frog computer and videogame this November on PC and PS2.

Following its debut as a ringtone and mobile mascot, the Crazy Frog (also known as The Annoying Thing) has been a mainstream phenomenon, with its 'Axel F' single occupying four weeks as the UK's best-selling single this year. Subsequent singles are in the pipeline, and an album is due this summer – so whether you love or loathe the grinning, virtual bike-riding amphibian, there's little chance of escaping him this year.

Digital Jesters has negotiated an exclusive deal which will see it develop and publish the first Crazy Frog video game worldwide, for release across on various platforms. November will see the Crazy Frog and his chums thrown headfirst into an arcade racing game.

"This is the deal everyone wanted," enthuses Leo Zullo, marketing director and co-founder, Digital Jesters. "Given the competition, we're obviously proud to have secured this deal, which will offer Digital Jesters exciting opportunities from Christmas onwards. We're working with Wallaroo to develop our own intellectual property within the Crazy Frog universe, capitalising on the colossal success of the ubiquitous character. We've continually hinted that big things were just around the corner at Digital Jesters, and they don't get much bigger than this."

"Out of everyone we were discussing the deal with, only Digital Jesters showed the passion, excitement and enthusiasm we demand from our partners to do what is necessary to evolve this special character," adds Stefan Heinemann, director, Wallaroo Licensing Company. "Digital Jesters moved quickly and with great fervour. We're confident Digital Jesters will ensure Crazy Frog dominate the games charts this Christmas."

Crazy frog Racer will hit the shelves in Europe in November 2005, priced at a one off cost of £19.99 (€29.99). Rest of the world will follow in Quarter 1 2006.

To be part of the Crazy Frog Racer Club, you can join for free at www.crazyfroggame.com

Gotta love the website's slogan "featuring the annoying thing"

 

[Funky Papa]

HOLY SHIT, I forgot the developer is the one that made Charlie's Angels!

Crazy Frog and Neko, a match made in heaven :lol

 

[Thomper]

The end is nigh.




Gotta love the website's slogan "featuring the annoying thing"

Well, the creator of the frog named it 'The Annoying Thing', and prefer that other people call it the same way. He doesn't like the 'Crazy Frog' name.

 

[Funky Papa]

Wait, do you know him? I'd like to know his home address so I can send him some... flowers, that's it =P

 

[Kato]

 

[marvelharvey]

this is the single most depressing thing I have ever read

 

[M3wThr33]

You know, I used to think movie-based games or just over-the-top violence games like Timekillers were the bane of our industry.

Now I realize Crazy Frog Racer is.

Sweet god, this game should not exist.

 

[Danj]

"Christmas Number One Assured"

If this happens I will truly have lost faith in humanity. There better be some decent PS2 games coming out at Christmas, so I can persuade everyone I know to buy them (even if they don't own a PS2) instead of this junk.

 

[marvelharvey]

This getting to no.1 will be as embarrasing as Mr Blobby leading the singles charts... for shame on the UK and Noel Edmonds.

 

[mrklaw]

This getting to no.1 will be as embarrasing as Mr Blobby leading the singles charts... for shame on the UK and Noel Edmonds.

Or Crazy Frog being number one in the singles chart in the UK for five straight weeks. Heading to be the best selling single of 2005.

 

[Starfire]

Wow......that is all.

 

[Thomper]

Wait, do you know him? I'd like to know his home address so I can send him some... flowers, that's it =P

Well, he's Sweden based, his name is Erik, and his website can be found here.

 

[Danj]

This getting to no.1 will be as embarrasing as Mr Blobby leading the singles charts... for shame on the UK and Noel Edmonds.

Hey, at least the Mr. Blobby song had words in it! Well...... a word.

The Crazy Frog single can easily be duplicated by the following procedure, for those of you who haven't had the misfortune of not being able to avoid encountering it: do an impression of a formula 1 racing car, use your computer to adjust the pitch up, overlay it on top of the Axel F theme from Beverly Hills Cop and add a shitty techno drumbeat in the background.

 

[Keyser Soze]

Well that’s the third sign of the Apocalypse!

 

[Aurora]

Should I kill myself now or...

 

[u_neek]

Okay, a game based on an animated cellphone wallpaper? - That's pretty crazy...
And fuck I hate that Jamba! commercial on MTV! They should've made a game based on the singing chicken instead...(or not)

 

[Bartman3010]

Its Jamster. Hopefully we can see it die a natural death, because really, people on cell phones are dumb, ringtones are annoying. So really, what the hell good are today's cellphones?

 

[123rl]

Oh ffs there is something wrong with my country. I apologise

 

[Mashing]

I saw a video with (I assume it's the music video?) Crazy Frog in it and it had very good, pixar-like, animation. I was impressed, but I wouldn't want to play a game with him in it.

 

[lexi]

This fucking Jamster bullshit now takes up EVERY commercial on my Pay TV commercial spots. There are no words to describe my hate for that fucking frog.

 

[Ollie Pooch]

don't forget sweety ! that little bitch

and nessie the dragon

i vaguely remember a time when i got PAY tv so i didn't have to sit thorugh mind-numbing ads.