I don't know about you guys, but I for one can't wait to get my hands on their upcoming experimental interactive romance game Animal Crackers.Joystiq.com wrote:MTV's "next big thing": Bruckheimer teams up for game studio
MTV wasn't kidding when the company said it had $500 million to blow in two years. Their "next big thing" is this: Hollywood mega-über producer Jerry Bruckheimer has signed a deal to produce games with MTV. Bruckheimer and MTV will create a co-owned studio that, instead of cashing in on the latest summer 'splosion smash, is actually expected to create new intellectual properties; the movie studios typically own the rights to the films Bruckheimer produces. Games produced by this new studio will feature Bruckheimer's name prominently (for example: Jerry Bruckheimer presents Mega-explosion FPS Ninja Pirate Adventure 4).
There are currently no announced games; no particular genres defined for the new studio; heck, there isn't even a name yet. At this point, Bruckheimer wants to make games and, historically, wherever Bruckheimer goes, success isn't far behind. And neither are explosions.
As one commentor on the Joystiq article put it, "Most explosions in a game ever, and the shakiest camera ever developed for any game, ever." And, as another commentor on the Joystiq article put it, "This is just what the kids who have seizures and get motion sickness need." (And no, I did not read past the first five comments.)
On the upside, he can probably just rip off the Shadow of the Colossus engine to save some time on developing that shaky camera he likes.
Edit: Of course, I've totally forgotten that this latest news development gives me license to bash MTV, but for once, I suspect that MTV is the lesser evil in a partnership.