While this might not sound like news at all,
CSI: NY will be the first CSI game to let gamers play as actual characters from the TV show. Ubisoft has announced
CSI: NY, the game, will feature the voices and faces of the CSI: NY television show cast. Click onward for tons of details and look for the game to hit the PC this week on November 18th.
"CSI: NYR" CAST TO STAR IN UBISOFT'S CSI: NY VIDEO GAME
GOLDEN GLOBER WINNER GARY SINISE AND MELINA KANAKAREDES AMONG THE TALENT TO
LEND VOICE AND LIKENESS
SAN FRANCISCO - November 13, 2008 - Today Ubisoft announced that the leading
actors from the television show "CSI: NY" will lend their voices and
likenesses to the all-new video game CSI: NY - The Game. Golden Globe winner
Gary Sinise, Melina Kanakaredes, Carmine Giovinazzo, Eddie Cahill, Hill
Harper, Anna Belknap, Robert Joy and A.J. Buckley will all provide their
voices and likenesses to the video game, adding to the authenticity of the
interactive adaptation of CBS's "CSI: NY" television series.
"In creating CSI: NY - The Game, it was vital for us to remain true to the
television show as much as possible," said Tony Key, senior vice president
of sales and marketing for Ubisoft. "We are delighted to have all of the
show's leading actors in the video game to further solidify the game's
faithfulness to the television series."
For the first time in the CSI video game series, CSI: NY - The Game will
allow you to play as actual characters from the hit TV show. The video game
features a brand-new graphic novel art style, interactive mini-games and
interrogations, as well as original cases crafted by writers from the "CSI:
NY" television series. The game will launch for the PC on November 18th, in
time for the 2008 holiday season.
"CSI: NY" averages 11.8 million total viewers each week on CBS. Ubisoft's
CSI video game franchise has sold more than 3.5 million units worldwide
since the first CSI title was released in 2003.
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About Ubisoft
Ubisoft is a leading producer, publisher and distributor of interactive
entertainment products worldwide and has grown considerably through a strong
and diversified line-up of products and partnerships. Ubisoft has teams in
28 countries and distributes games in more than 55 countries around the
globe. It is committed to delivering high-quality, cutting-edge video game
titles to consumers. For the 2007-08 fiscal year Ubisoft generated sales of
928 million euros. To learn more, please visit
www.ubisoftgroup.com.
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