MUMBAI: D3Publisher (D3P), a publisher and developer of interactive entertainment software, together with its parent company D3 Inc, has signed a worldwide publishing agreement with Cartoon Network Enterprises to published videogames based on The Secret Saturdays.

Cartoon Network Enterprises is the global licensing and merchandising arm of the network for videogames, based on the hit action-adventure series The Secret Saturdays.

The first game based on The Secret Saturdays is scheduled to release for console and handheld systems in the fourth quater of 2009.

“The Secret Saturdays franchise provides everything videogame fans look for, from an exciting cast of heroes they can portray, to fantastic creatures with special abilities they can use, to the most dastardly villain for them to defeat,” said D3P president and CEO - North America and Europe Yoji Takenaka.

The Secret Saturdays television series premiered on 3 October, 2008 as part of Cartoon Network’s fantasy/adventure block on Friday nights.

Said Cartoon Network Enterprises VP Christina Miller, “D3 is a publisher that knows how to turn a Cartoon Network fan favorite into a videogame fan favorite, and this title will be a key part of the brand’s product launch this fall.”