Variety reports that Zack Snyder has inked a deal with EA to produce 3 original games.
The games will be developed at EA’s LA Studio in Playa Vista. EA will own the intellectual properties, which they may try to turn into films under Synder’s Cruel and Unusual Films label.
If this sounds familiar to anyone, it’s because Steven Spielberg did almost the exact same thing a few years ago, signing up with the gaming giant to create 3 new games. Only one has been released so far, Boom Blox (review), one of the better bangs for your buck on the Wii.
The only problem? Boom Blox wasn’t exactly a big seller, and typically games made by directors haven’t done as well as expected from the strength of their names alone (Stranglehold, anyone?) Zack Snyder may be a household name for the readers of Chud, and slapping “From the director of 300 and Watchmen” on the cover would peak anyone’s interest, but can this equal sales for EA? We will see….
Speaking of Zack Snyder games, the rag mentions that Warner Bros. is making two downloadable games around Watchmen, while Brash Entertainment is doing one based on 300 that will hopefully be better than that crappy PSP game. That company sure likes their movie adaptations, having made games out of everything from Jumper and Space Chimps to the (gulp) upcoming Saw video game.
In any case, it doesn’t appear that Snyder has come up with the idea for the first game just yet. We’ll let you know when he does.
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EA is trying so hard to shake the whole "fuck, our games are terrible lately" thing that signing this hack (based solely on his previous work, as I'm psyched for "Watchmen") might actually save them in the eyes of hardcore gamers.
I, for one, was excited for Boom Blox, then I realized "Oh wait, it's a Wii exclusive. No thanks."
Hopefully Snyder's "visionary" status will translate to video games. Then again, his movies are like really bad game with nos tory and heavy action. Like the "Medal of Honor" franchise.
No story? Apparently someone hasn't seen the Dawn of the Dead remake.
I can't believe you just gave Synder credit for a remake's story. The fact is, the guy has yet to create any original property of his own — he's at best a stylish refashioner of already well-founded property. Take for instance his "new" scenes in 300, those not inspired by Frank Miller. They were bland at best, offensively uncreative at worst.
The word "hack" gets thrown around a lot lately. Is Snyder a hack as a director? Ratner and Ws anderson seem to be universally accepted as hack directors around these parts. So you really believe Snyder's directorial talent is in line with those two guys? What ever. As a writer, that's another story. But the last time I checked Snyder's never been credited as a writer so the problems you have with those "hacky" films like 300 or the dawn remake might have some thing to do with the writers who wrote them rather than the director who brought the movies to life on the big screen. From a genre movie point of view the dawn remake was quite a strong first time effort for a new feature film director. I mean that film SHOULD have sucked ass, but didn't. At all.
"…slapping 'From the director of 300 and Watchmen' on the cover would peak anyone's interest…"
It's "pique", not "peak".
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