Top Cow Forms a Union with Union

Union Entertainment, producers of games and movies, has signed a deal with publishing company Top Cow Productions to begin development of games based on Top Cow™s line of comic books. Both companies have already worked together on a game based on the upcoming Dimension Films featureThe Darkness which was developed by Starbreeze Studios (makers of the acclaimed Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay). A few titles from the Top Cow catalogue are Magdalena, Witchblade, Wanted, Hunter/Killer, and Aphrodite IX. These are all titles that are in various stages of development by Union. Union and Top Cow are also talking about creating new franchises that will involve the release of many other multimedia products like games, movies, comics, etc. “The Top Cow / Union deal gives Union a rich universe of content on which to base video games, as well as opportunities to create new content with Top Cow,” says Union president Richard Leibowitz. “As the business of video games further evolves to mirror that of feature films, including demand for source material and above-the-line talent, this deal enables us to meet emerging demands and further establishes Union as the leading Hollywood-style production company in video games.”