Warner Bros. Interactive to Develop Sesame Street Video Games

BURBANK: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has signed a multi-year exclusive agreement with Sesame Workshop for the rights to create and publish video games worldwide based on the iconic children’s series Sesame Street. 

The games will feature Sesame Street characters and are aimed at providing engaging learning experiences developed around particular types of curriculum. The video-game partnership is in addition to the Sesame Workshop and Warner Home Video multi-year, exclusive home-entertainment distribution deal for the Sesame Street library, new content, EST and transactional VOD for distribution in the U.S. and Canada. 

“Our worldwide partnership with Sesame Workshop marks an exciting step toward the future of preschool console games, mixing education and fun with the incredible Sesame Street brand,” said Martin Tremblay, the president of Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. “We look forward to building an accessible educational franchise with the Sesame Street games, offering parents and children new ways to learn and play together with their favorite characters from the show.”

“With Warner Bros.’ capability to create and publish video games and its ability to distribute and market home videos, together, we are able to deliver the ultimate Sesame Street experience for families,” added Gary E. Knell, Sesame Workshop’s president and CEO. “We are incredibly pleased with this partnership in creating innovative interactive content to be enjoyed across media platforms.”