EA gets the boot as Matrix movie game developer is announced.
After a ridiculous wait, The Matrix makes it into the games market
At last!
A few years back, there was a movie that changed peoples’ expectations of the action film genre. The movie was The Matrix, and it has amazed the industry and frustrated fans that it has taken Warner Bros this long to get round to announcing who will be developing the highly anticipated title. The rights have been won by Irvine-based Interplay, in a multi-million pound deal. This follows a behind-closed-doors bidding war, the likes of which the industry has never seen.
EA was rumoured to be the frontrunner in the bidding war, and the announcement that Interplay has nicked it has surprised many people. At present, Interplay insiders are unable to comment on the situation, describing Warner Bros as being “…highly sensitive to gossip of any kind.” The anonymous source said that an official release would be made jointly by both Warner Bros and Interplay tomorrow confirming the deal and outlining how the game will look and play.
The deal for The Matrix is expected to include rights to make up to four titles across any viable game platform. We also believe that Interplay won the rights way back in November when Group President Brian Fargo was overheard bragging that he had secured the deal. Another interesting snippet is the fact that the directors of the film, the Wachowski brothers, have become regular visitors to Shiny Entertainment, and are believed to be overseeing development of the game.
The game that is supposed to be in development is expected to be a third person shooter that will follow the theme of The Matrix and the movie’s sequel, due in cinemas in 2002.
EA was rumoured to be the frontrunner in the bidding war, and the announcement that Interplay has nicked it has surprised many people. At present, Interplay insiders are unable to comment on the situation, describing Warner Bros as being “…highly sensitive to gossip of any kind.” The anonymous source said that an official release would be made jointly by both Warner Bros and Interplay tomorrow confirming the deal and outlining how the game will look and play.
The deal for The Matrix is expected to include rights to make up to four titles across any viable game platform. We also believe that Interplay won the rights way back in November when Group President Brian Fargo was overheard bragging that he had secured the deal. Another interesting snippet is the fact that the directors of the film, the Wachowski brothers, have become regular visitors to Shiny Entertainment, and are believed to be overseeing development of the game.
The game that is supposed to be in development is expected to be a third person shooter that will follow the theme of The Matrix and the movie’s sequel, due in cinemas in 2002.
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