Ong-Bak fan? Ever wanted to kick-ass like Tony Jaa? Now is your chance….
That’s right….. Studio HIVE, a Thailand based visual arts company have secured the license for a video games based on the next film.
“Ong-Bak is well known as a powerful international martial arts brand. We are very selective with our licensing partners and found in Studio HIVE the right partner to bring Ong-Bak to gaming platforms. Their approach to tie in movie and game is the right way to create a perfect interactive entertainment” comments Akarapol Techaratanaprasert, business development director at Sahamongkol Film International.
Kan Supabanpot, General Manager at Studio HIVE adds: “It’s a great honour for our team to work on the very first Ong-Bak multiplatform game. As a Thai development studio we love the movie and have a deep understanding of the Ong-Bak brand values and we make sure that the videogame will be an inspiring martial arts action experience for gamers.”
This Ong-Bak title is expected to release in 2012 for various platforms, yet to be announced.