Voltron Video Games in the Works

AGOURA HILLS/ST. LOUIS/NEW YORK: The iconic Voltron brand is getting a video game treatment to coincide with the launch of the new 2D/CGI animated series Voltron Force, which is set to launch in the U.S. on Nicktoons this fall.

World Events Productions (WEP) and its representative Classic Media have signed a deal to work with THQ for video games based on the property. THQ’s games will build on the adventures first showcased in Voltron‘s original 1984 series, featuring five robotic lions piloted by a team of brave space explorers, combined to form the mighty Voltron.

The video games will join a previously announced toy line produced under a separate agreement between WEP and Mattel, which plans to release toy lines based on the classic Voltron in 2011 and the new Voltron Force in 2012.

“The video games relationship with THQ, along with our master toy relationship with Mattel, signals the exciting future ahead for Voltron,” said Robert Koplar, the VP of World Events Productions. “With its signature robot lion action and titanic-scale battles, our Voltron games and toys along with our new series are sure to have enormous appeal to fans of all ages around the world.”