Aardman Animation

D3Publisher to Create Games for "Coraline," "Shaun the Sheep"

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 16, 2008 - 12:16pm.

Los Angeles - Japanese video game publisher D3Publisher said on Monday that it has signed deals to publish games based on Universal/Focus Features' forthcoming stop-motion animated HD feature "Coraline," as well as Aardman Animation's TV series "Shaun the Sheep." Console versions of "Coraline," based on the Neil Gaiman novel, will be developed by Papaya Studios, while handheld versions are being created by ART -- which will also create the Nintendo DS version of "Shaun the Sheep."