Power on for "Heroes" video game
Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2007 10:47 pm
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - NBC's hit series "Heroes" is powering up for a video game adaptation by French gamemaker Ubisoft.
The long-in-the-works deal gives Ubisoft the rights to build a third-person superhero action game that brings the series characters, locations and story lines to next-generation game consoles and the PC. The untitled game could be in stores as soon as late 2008.
The deal represents Ubisoft's second big licensing announcement of the week, coming on the heels of Tuesday's revelation of a partnership with filmmaker James Cameron and 20th Century Fox on a game for his 2009 sci-fi film "Avatar."
Both projects are bound to be topics of conversation at this week's San Diego Comic-Con International, especially at a "Heroes" panel. Ubisoft also plans to get buzz going there with another TV property, unveiling the first trailer for "Lost: The Video Game," created in partnership with ABC and set for release in early 2008. In that game, players will play a passenger on Oceanic Flight 815 who interacts with the main characters on the show and battles the smoke monster.
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The long-in-the-works deal gives Ubisoft the rights to build a third-person superhero action game that brings the series characters, locations and story lines to next-generation game consoles and the PC. The untitled game could be in stores as soon as late 2008.
The deal represents Ubisoft's second big licensing announcement of the week, coming on the heels of Tuesday's revelation of a partnership with filmmaker James Cameron and 20th Century Fox on a game for his 2009 sci-fi film "Avatar."
Both projects are bound to be topics of conversation at this week's San Diego Comic-Con International, especially at a "Heroes" panel. Ubisoft also plans to get buzz going there with another TV property, unveiling the first trailer for "Lost: The Video Game," created in partnership with ABC and set for release in early 2008. In that game, players will play a passenger on Oceanic Flight 815 who interacts with the main characters on the show and battles the smoke monster.
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