The license had previously been in the possession of THQ, but according to news today the Japanese publisher has “secured exclusive worldwide rights to publish official videogames and create peripherals based on the World’s premier motorcycling championship, MotoGP across all hardware platforms.”
[Via Play]
It’s been revealed via press release that popular developer and publisher Capcom have acquired the rights for the MotoGP franchise on all platforms. The agreement will run for 5 years, and Capcom intends to start straight away by publishing titles based on the 2008 MotoGP season on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, PC and PS2, not to mention mobile handsets.
[Via Palgn]
