• Baltimore Sun , Wednesday, December 17, 2008 11 AM

Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps is taking a plunge into the video game business but swimming is not likely to be the main event. "Swimming will be a part of it, but it won't be set in an Olympic pool going back and forth," says Adam Kline, president of 505 Games, the company releasing the series.

"Swimming -- in even a Mario game -- is a miserable experience," points out Adam Sessler, host of the popular TV show X-Play on the G4 network. he said. "Water is always a bad zone for games in general." Sessler is pulling for something more adventurous such as Michael Phelps: Navy Seals.

The first installment is due for release in spring 2010. "We will spend a very pretty penny in marketing this project, because it's important to us," Kline says. "We believe it's the next Tiger Woods project. ... It could be here for the next 10 years."

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