Activison Gets Tenchu

Activison is acquiring the Tenchu franchise from Sony. Activison has entered into an agreement to acquire worldwide intellectual property rights to the best selling game series from Sony Music Entertainment. "Tenchu remains the leading franchise in the action-stealth genre," said Activision President Ron Doornink, "The acquisition of this property further underscores Activision's commitment to brands that can be market leaders across all platforms." Activisoin is planning to release a new Tenchu game for Playstation 2.