The unit will manage creative development and production of interactive products for a variety of multimedia platforms, as well as talent, developer, and label relationships. Titles based on original ideas may be further developed in other media, including animation, film, and television. The first titles will ship in 1995, with six to 10 to follow in 1996. MGM has had a presence in the multimedia marketplace since 1994. MGM has established strategic alliances with Sega of America Inc. as well as Grolier Electronic Publishing and Matra Hachette Multimedia, subsidiaries of the Lagardere Group.
Parallel includes excerpts from the films which are part of the rock group's current concert tour.
Interplay announced several enhancements to the site today, including new contests, online visitor registration, and said it will enable online purchasing of its games with secure credit card transactions starting next month. The site averages 15,000 visitors per week. It just moved the site from a Windows NT server to UNIX, to add the secure transaction software. Morph proposes to create a timeline for the history of computer-based interactive multimedia. We'll publish the results and credit all contributors.