National Geographic enters the sea of video games LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter)

Through its for-profit unit National Geographic Ventures, the nonprofit National Geographic Society is set to announce Tuesday that it has created National Geographic Games.
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LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - National Geographic is entering the market for video games. to proclaim with his unit profit National Geographic Enterprises, the National Geographic Society in nonprofit plans Tuesday that National Geographic has created games.

first league game, "Lost Tomb of Herod, was developed internally and is a free download for PC, Mac and iPhone. Then NGG with games for the Nintendo Wii, Sony PlayStation 3 and handheld devices.

Some will be at home, while others depend on partnerships, such as National Geographic Panda Namco Bandai and "National Geographic: Africa" by Sony.

Chris Mate, a former CEO of Take-Two Interactive Software and Bethesda Softworks, has been appointed CEO of NGG.

NGG is on creating games that focus more on the dissemination of geographical knowledge.

Reuters / Hollywood