By Alex Villafania, hackenslash Reporter
INQUIRER.net
UPDATE: Editor’s note: Added video clip.
COMPETITION in the online gaming industry is getting more intense even offline as game distributors employ young and sexy girls to up the ante. This time, Asian Media Development Group has tied up with record label Sony BMG to come up with the Game Girls.
The Game Girls project, which started promotions and auditions in May, aims to find five young girls who will serve as both Asian Media and Sony BMG talents promoting the products of Asian Media, as well as making a name of their own as an entertainment group.
So far, Asian Media and Sony BMG have listed 22 finalists for the five Game Girls slots. Most of the girls are between 17 to 23 years old.
Here’s a short video clip of the finalists:
In an interview with hackenslash, Asian Media chief operating officer Ronald Allan Aquino said that unlike previous projects that sought pretty faces to promote an online game, their strategy with Game Girls is to present girls with real talent who can both sing and dance.
“The idea behind Game Girls is following the footsteps of the Pussycat Dolls who are all very sexy, very good dancers and singers,” Aquino said, referring to the popular all-female pop group.
Aquino also said the five-member Game Girls will initially promote AsianMedia’s massively multiplayer online role-playing game Lineage II, as well as other upcoming products of the online game publisher.
However, the Game Girls will also get a chance to have their own recording contract from Sony BMG, as well as endorsement deals initially worth P100,000 and corporate sponsorships.
While the date for the announcement of the five Game Girls has yet to be finalized, Aquino said they have tied up with a TV station to come up with a reality TV-like segment in one of its programs.
September 25th, 2007 at 11:24 pm
When & where will the grand finals be held?
August 27th, 2007 at 12:51 pm
pussycat dolls are not only sexy and good at singing but they also have pretty faces.