From the people who brought us such hits as Jackass: The Game now are bringing another piece of pop culture to the realm of video games. Currently in development at Transmission Games is a game based on the Sin City graphic novels, (not the movie) that is currently due for release at the tail end of next year. Licensing the comics instead of the movie is both a wise and foolish move for the company, as the comics have much more story and depth, however they lack the actors or recognition that could make the game a big hit; so all in all it's a bit of a gamble. The IP has a lot of potential, but all that could mean is a more spectacular failure if the game isn't of the utmost quality. And with only six months of development behind it, it's impossible to tell if the devs will make good on that potential. The most interesting bit of news from the announcement is that the publisher foresees a continuing bi-yearly series out of the property, despite not even being out of pre-production for the first game. You can be sure we'll keep an eye on this one as it goes forward.
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3-08-2008 @ 9:31AM
George Arauz said...
hmm interesting
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3-08-2008 @ 9:57AM
Roto13 said...
I don't think the actors really made the movie a hit, so much as the art style and over-the-top violence did. If you replaced Dwight with another actor for the sequel, I probably wouldn't notice. xP
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3-08-2008 @ 12:23PM
Neuromancer said...
Man if this game is anything like Jackass the Game, I'm sold.
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3-08-2008 @ 1:02PM
ZeroCorpse said...
Now is this the "Nancy Callahan is a stripper who never takes off her clothes because Jessica Alba is uptight" version of Sin City, or is it the graphic novel version?
It's a valid question.
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3-08-2008 @ 1:04PM
IncredibleBulk92 said...
Wow way to run a franchise into the ground before its even released
A game every 2 years until they decide they're not making enough money. Great.
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3-08-2008 @ 2:38PM
Mikeawesome said...
Man. 2009?
I understand they're going by the comics, but the second Movie comes out in Spring 2009. I figured they'd release around the same time; easy marketing!
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3-08-2008 @ 2:51PM
Deck said...
@Mikeawesome But they are not affiliating the game with the movie. Only with the comics. So it makes sense that they wont be releasing around the same time. Even though as you said, it would be easy marketing!
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3-10-2008 @ 8:38AM
Boff said...
As long as the art style and over the top violence are in then so am I!!
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