Just in Time for Super Bowl - Video Game Lets Kids Play Football with Tom
Brady
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- New England Patriots'
record-setting quarterback and NFL MVP, Tom Brady stars in Backyard
Football 2008, a new kids' video game that lets kids play "real" football
with pint-sized, animated versions of Brady and other current football
pros.
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"I am very excited to be part of the Backyard Football team," said
Brady. "Working with kids is always great and representing Backyard
Football is a fantastic way to introduce the fun of the game to the next
generation of fans. I especially like seeing myself and other pro players
as kids in the game -- it's really funny and brings back great memories of
playing football as a child."
Rated "E" (everyone) by ESRB, Backyard Football '08 is available on
PlayStation 2, Windows PC, and, for the first time Nintendo DS and Nintendo
Wii. Now in its sixth iteration, Backyard Football is the most successful
children's football video game franchise ever, and the only game to hold
the National Football League (NFL) and PLAYERS INC licenses.
About Humongous Inc.
Humongous, Inc. publishes the award-winning Backyard Sports video games
series -- the best selling sports gaming franchise for kids. Founded in
1992, Humongous (formerly Humongous Entertainment) is owned by France-based
Infogrames Entertainment SA, the largest video games publisher in Europe,
and parent company to Atari. Along with Backyard Sports, Humongous is
recognized for high-quality, animated CD-ROMs starring original characters.
For more information: http://www.backyardsports.com
Tom Brady is represented exclusively by Steve Dubin and Donald Yee of
Los Angeles-based Yee & Dubin Sports.
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