Remember the exclusive interview we had with Mark Stephen Pierce, the founder of SHFF?? If not, go and read it now! It appears that he has signed up with Sierra! Read more below...

Sierra Entertainment, a studio of Vivendi Universal Games, today announced that they have signed an agreement with Super Happy Fun Fun, Inc. to develop a game for several game consoles in 2004.

Founded by Mark Stephen Pierce, Super Happy Fun Fun is an entertainment software developer whose collective credits include titles such as Road Blasters, Pit Fighter, Klax, Dark Castle, Earth and Beyond, Deus Ex, Daikatana, Area 51 and Turok: Dinosaur Hunter.

"We are building a profitable development studio based on our unique experience in the industry and our ability to attract and hold talent," said Mark Stephen Pierce, CEO of Super Happy Fun Fun. "Our goals are simply to create new, innovative properties that appeal to the broadest audiences. We are very excited about our partnership with Sierra Entertainment and the larger Vivendi Universal Games family and look forward to working with them to establish a great new franchise."

"Sierra has a long history of developing games with original content," said Mike Ryder, President of Sierra Entertainment. "As we extend that expertise into the console business, we're excited to be teaming up with a developer that has similar goals and extensive experience in developing great games."