Multimedia software specialist, Broderbund Software is shaking up its distribution channels and will service retail giant, Toys R Us, directly. Broderbund said today that it's terminated its distribution agreements with New Media Express and Electronic Arts, effective immediately. The company also announced its intent to service Neostar and Toys R Us directly. We did not feel that New Media Express nor Electronic Arts represented the most-efficient ways to accomplish this objective. Discreet Logic a specialist in systems for digital visual effects, editing, and post-production, announced a partnership with audio systems specialist, Sonic Solutions, to develop systems that can manipulate audio and images in real time at high resolution.
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No prices were announced. Discreet Logic, tel. 7th Level and Morgan Creek announced a joint venture to develop several interactive products based on an animated version of Ace Ventura, the character made popular by actor Jim Carrey. The first title, an action adventure game on CD-ROM for Windows 95 and the Macintosh, is set for an August 1996 release. Next will come an educational title that employs the animated Ace Ventura character.