Continuing to leapfrog off of their recent success in the downloadable marketplace (Stacking, Costume Quest), the folks at Double Fine are hard at work crafting a Sesame Street title for Kinect. Although details at this point are relatively scant, the Warner Brothers published game, Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster, will allow “…young players [to join] Cookie Monster, Elmo and other Sesame Street characters as they explore a living storybook…”
Tim Schafer, President and CEO of Double Fine, had this to say about the studio’s involvement and stake in the project:
“It’s great to be working with Warner Bros., especially on a game like Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster, which brings together so many things we all care about…Sesame Street had a profound effect on me, and many members of the Double Fine team, when we were children. So did video games. Now many of us are parents and we want to share with our kids the great experiences we had, but also the completely new ones made possible by cutting-edge technology like Kinect for Xbox 360. So it’s a labour of love on many levels.”
While there have been some well developed, and legitimately good games that were focused towards younger audiences, handing the reins of the storied Sesame Street brand over to the incredibly creative and talented crew at Double Fine seems a natural fit. Samantha Ryan, Senior VP of Production and Development at Warner Brothers, confirmed this sentiment stating the game will “[Combine] Double Fine Productions’ talent for making highly creative games and the beloved Sesame Street brand, [mixing] original gameplay with a memorable learning experience.”
Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster is tentatively scheduled for release sometime this autumn for the Xbox 360. Stay tuned for more information and news about this exciting collaboration in the coming months.
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