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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title>Paramount 'very, very, excited' about games space</title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/04/paramount-very-very-excited-about-games-space/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/04/paramount-very-very-excited-about-games-space/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/04/paramount-very-very-excited-about-games-space/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/business/" rel="tag">Business</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.mcvuk.com/news/29793/Paramount-Were-excited-about-games"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/03/paramountmain.jpg" /></a><br /></div>
Paramount tells <a href="http://www.mcvuk.com/news/29793/Paramount-Were-excited-about-games">MCV</a> that the studio would like to increase its presence in video games and even establish a publishing division. Paramount Digital's General Manager of Worldwide Distribution, Alex Carloss, says being part of Viacom gives Paramount inroads into many worlds and the studio is "very, very excited" about growth into the "interactive entertainment market." He concludes, "You're going to see an awful lot more from Paramount in the space."<br /><br />When asked if Paramount would follow Warner Brothers into third-party games publishing, Carloss replied it would be "imprudent" to give "guidance" on that. Being a part of a behemoth like Viacom certainly has its advantages. Another Viacom child, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/mtv">MTV</a>, is set to spend <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/08/16/mtv-spending-500-million-on-games-in-next-two-years/">$500 million over the next two years</a>, and initial investments <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/03/former-harmonix-shareholders-receive-209-million-from-viacom/">seem to be paying off</a>.<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://www.gamedaily.com/articles/news/paramount-very-excited-about-video-games-/?biz=1">GameDaily</a>]<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"> </p><p><a href=http://www.mcvuk.com/news/29793/Paramount-Were-excited-about-games>Read</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/04/paramount-very-very-excited-about-games-space/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1131434/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/04/paramount-very-very-excited-about-games-space/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>alex-carloss</category><category>carloss</category><category>mtv</category><category>paramount</category><category>viacom</category><dc:creator>Alexander Sliwinski</dc:creator><dc:date>2008-03-04T19:55:00+00:00</dc:date></item></channel></rss>