Ubisoft teams with Jackson, Spielberg

Ubisoft has added another pair of Hollywood heavyweights to its partner list.

The company, which is currently working with director James Cameron on the gaming tie-in with “Avatar,” announced today it would be working with Steven Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy of the upcoming “Tintin”. The publisher also will re-team with Peter Jackson, who it worked together with on 2005’s “King Kong”.

“We can create good games, but we are still very junior at creating movies, so why not join forces with the best of the best to make our visions come to life?,” said Yves Guillemot, president and CEO of Ubisoft.

Ubisoft has been beefing up its Hollywood presence significantly in recent years. The company acquired special effects house Hybride Technologies last year. The company also owns a computer animation studio in Montreal called Ubisoft Digital Arts.