Article: MGM and EON Grant Activision Rights to James Bond Video Game License.

SANTA MONICA, Calif., May 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MGM Interactive and EON Productions Ltd. have awarded Activision Inc. the rights to develop and publish interactive entertainment games based on the James Bond license through 2014.

This marriage of best-in-class intellectual property and next-generation gaming expertise continues the Bond franchise's long legacy of providing thrills to audiences around the globe. Since the initial release of Dr. No in 1962, James Bond films have grossed more than $3.6 billion theatrically worldwide and approximately 30 million units of video games based on the world of James Bond have been sold to date. James Bond ...

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