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Brash continues consuming Sony partners: Factor 5 next
From the publishers of fine titles, such as Alvin and the Chipmunks, Jumper: Griffin's Story, and Saw: The Videogame comes yet another major game announcement. Yesterday, Brash Entertainment announced a deal with frequent Sony partner, Game Republic (Genji, Folklore) to make a game based on a "popular Hollywood film." Well, looks like another Sony partner is being swallowed up by the startup publisher. Factor 5, known to Sony fans for their notorious Lair will also be creating a title for Brash. We're sure that Factor 5 will live up Brash's legacy of quality titles. "We do our due diligence on potential partners; we want to understand their in-house tech, and get to know their team and its capabilities. Factor 5 has a solid track record in creating licensed games that, in combination with their technology expertise, makes them an ideal partner," said Mitch Davis. "But what really cemented the collaboration was their passion for the IP and the world in which the game will live. Because that's when you are going to get really good games -- when the people who are making it are really enjoying the process." "Typically, there are two issues developers have with making a licensed game. First, they tend to have shorter development cycles. Second, there are often very tight constraints on how you can portray the world of the IP, its characters and story. The resulting lack of creative freedom can be very frustrating -- especially when it's a world you are excited to explore," said Julian Eggebrecht, President and Co-founder of Factor 5. "But collaborating with Brash is much different, we're already working on a title that is more than two years out, and because the filmmaker is a game fan who is really excited about how we want to expand on the story of the film, we've been given a lot of latitude. It's been really fun to dig deep into this universe."[Via press release]
Brash working with Folklore dev on film-based game
Grab your popcorn! Film-focused game studio Brash has inked a deal with the Folklore and Genji devs at Game Republic for a game based on, you guessed it, an upcoming Hollywood movie. The announcement follows Brash's recent critically-panned game adaptation of Jumper, as well as confirmed plans by the company to bring gore-porn series Saw to consoles in '09.Having Game Republic on board does give us a modicum of hope that things will turn out at least playable, with 20-year industry vet Yoshiki Okamoto of Street Fighter II and Resident Evil fame throwing his weight behind the project. Neither studio has let slip exactly which movie will be the victim recipient of the adaptation, however, stating only that it will be based on a "popular" film based in "an incredible fantasy world," and will be released sometime in 2010.
GDC08: Saw game to be developed by Zombie
Brash Entertainment was promoting some of the movie based licenses in their pipeline yesterday and, unsurprisingly, they discussed one of their biggest guns, a game adaptation of the Saw horror series. Brash's co-founder Mitch Davis let slip that the game (reportedly headed for PS3 and Xbox 360) is being developed by Zombie, the studio behind America's Army.This would be their first now-gen game, but we guess everybody's got to start somewhere. Hopefully all questions will be answered when the game's released in October 2009.
Saw game brings gornography to consoles in '09
Ever wonder if a video game based on gorno (gore-porn) film series Saw would automatically get an AO rating? Well, it's time to find out as Brash Entertainment has fleshed out its announcement from last year concerning an interactive Saw. The game will weave in and out of the Saw movie storylines and elaborately ensnare consoles in Oct. '09. If you're thinking this is going to be some cheesy mobile cash-in, it appears the developers will be using Unreal Engine 3.0 and releasing the title on the PS3 and Xbox 360.If the Saw game ends up being of any quality it'll certainly make for interesting times in terms of controversy and Manhunt 2 comparisons. You'll remember that at the height of the latter game's lunacy, the New York Times made sure to point out the inequity between film and game ratings.
Alvin and the Chipmunks might be worse than Cruis'n
Well, maybe we're jumping to conclusions, but we'll be damned if it looks like it's any fun, to be honest. The Chipmunks cover here from the upcoming rhythm-based game Alvin and the Chipmunks looks like a prelude to disaster, as we can't imagine getting through one track, let alone a whole game's worth, without pulling all of our hair out. So, are we just being too harsh or does this game look as bad as we think it does?[Via Go Nintendo]
Brash to make game based on Jumper
Way back in the summer we told you about Brash Entertainment, a studio that was going to focus on game adaptations of movies. They sounded pretty edgy at the the time, especially considering they were adapting box-office smash/murder porn Saw at the time. But first, the publisher has to get some more time-sensitive games out of the way like Alvin and The Chipmunks and, we've learned today, Jumper. Collision Studios (300: March to Glory) is developing Playstation 2 and Wii versions of the film coming this February, while RedTribe (Looney Tunes: Acme Arsenal) handles the Xbox 360. Wait, two different studios? That's got to be better than one, right?We're guessing that the question on your mind isn't "How true will they stay to the film?" but rather "What the hell is Jumper?" We've watched the trailer, and as far as we can tell, it's a movie about Hayden Christensen teleporting around while Samuel L. Jackson tries to keep Hayden Christensen from teleporting around. So ... yeah, expect a game somewhere between Crash Bandicoot and awful.
Alvin and the Chipmunks game is a Samba-alike
It would appear from the screenshots that the Wii game based on the nightmarish Alvin and the Chipmunks movie will be a rhythm game in the vein of Samba de Amigo or EyeToy: Groove, in which players position the controllers toward one corner of the screen in time with scrolling icons. Both of those games are pretty good, but they aren't Alvin and the Chipmunks movie games. Much like Alvin, we'd prefer a hula hoop.Along with some Chipmunks classics (like "The Chipmunk Song" and, uh ...) the game will contain "more than 40 songs" including "Heartbreak Hotel", "It's Tricky" and "Shiny Happy People". All Chipmunk-ized. We're so glad that the real Samba game is coming out, so we don't even have to try to play this.
Saw this coming: Games based on Saw coming
Brash Entertainment says that they're looking to change the way that movie-license games are made, and one of the first IPs getting the treatment will be the Saw franchise, GameDaily BIZ reported today. There's no word on what sort of game the horror series will inspire, but we've got our fingers crossed for some hybrid of Deception and Night Trap.Brash says that they've got 12 other games in development and 40 licenses under their belt. They're not exactly just a bunch of upstarts either, with $400 million in funding to play with. So, their attempt at Saw either represents the start of something great or the opening salvo in a crapstorm. Let's hope it's the former.
