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Heatwave Interactive Brings the Timeless Wisdom of Samuel L. Jackson to the App Store
Bring Home iSamJackson -- the Definitive Soundboard App Featuring Sage Soundbites, Untamed Advice and a Personality Scanner From the King of Cool
| Source: Heatwave Interactive
AUSTIN, TX--(Marketwire - December 9, 2009) - Heatwave Interactive, a game development studio
and online publisher creating innovative cross-media properties, announced
today it is developing iSamJackson, the definitive entertainment app for
the Apple® iPhone™ and iPod® Touch. The new app will feature
original recordings from the one-and-only Samuel L. Jackson, the instantly
recognizable star whose films combined have grossed more than any other
actor's movies to date.
iSamJackson is an entertaining soundboard app that contains a gigantic
collection of original and authentic recorded quotes, humorous adages and
sage insight all provided by Samuel L. Jackson. Users can fully customize
the soundboard as well as access a personality scanner where Mr. Jackson
himself will tell you just what he thinks you're made of. In addition,
users desperate to cast their eyes into the future and receive Mr.
Jackson's guidance can call on "Ask Sam," the feature that allows them to
seek instantaneous advice from the king of cool.
iSamJackson will be available on the iTunes App Store for both the iPhone
and iPod Touch in the coming months. For more information about
iSamJackson, please visit www.isamjackson.com. For more information about
Heatwave Interactive, please visit www.heatwave.com.
About Heatwave Interactive:
Founded in early 2007 by games industry veteran Anthony Castoro (EA, Sony
Online Entertainment, Codemasters) and successful entrepreneur Donn
Clendenon (MPG-Net, World Gaming Corporation, I-Sun Networks), Heatwave™
Interactive is an entertainment production company developing original and
licensed games that crossover to film and television. Staffed by veterans
from multiple media industries, Heatwave's team members are credited with
over 50 commercial video games including Wing Commander™ (series),
Battlefield™ 2 (series), Ultima Online™ (series), Star Wars®
(various), Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar™, and Richard
Garriott's Tabula Rasa®. Supporting the Central Studio is a Board of
Advisors, including Jason Bell, CEO of Chrysalis Games, formerly of
Turbine, Atari, EA, and Kesmai; Ann E. Kronen, formerly of Atari, Humongous
Entertainment, Disney, Phillips, and Broderbund Software; and Charles J.
Weber, CEO of Weber Communications, formerly of LucasFilm Ltd.