Lost: The Videogame - based on the smash-hit TV series - is to be developed and published by Ubisoft, with their Montreal Studio – the team behind Prince of Persia, Splinter Cell and, more recently, E3 show-stopper, Assassin’s Creed - picking up development duties.
Pascal Bonnet, Ubisoft’s director of licensing, told Variety magazine: “Our experience with CSI opened our eyes to the potential of games based on TV shows. Sales of games based on movies tend to peak for the three months around the film’s release, but a game based on a TV show can sell for up to six months and you’re not committed to coming out by the theatrical release.”
Bruce Gersh, senior vice president for ABC/Touchstone, said, "We are excited to work together with Ubisoft to create a gaming experience that will allow fans to further immerse themselves into the mysteries and intrigues of the series."
Details on how the actual game will work, and how it will integrate with the TV series, are thin on the ground, but SPOnG will be keeping its beady eye on this one, so we’ll let you know more as soon as we can. We expect and hope that the game will make use of downloadable ‘episodic content’ in a new and innovative way, and not merely be just another popular TV license cash in. The game will launch across all formats in 2007.
Pascal Bonnet, Ubisoft’s director of licensing, told Variety magazine: “Our experience with CSI opened our eyes to the potential of games based on TV shows. Sales of games based on movies tend to peak for the three months around the film’s release, but a game based on a TV show can sell for up to six months and you’re not committed to coming out by the theatrical release.”
Bruce Gersh, senior vice president for ABC/Touchstone, said, "We are excited to work together with Ubisoft to create a gaming experience that will allow fans to further immerse themselves into the mysteries and intrigues of the series."
Details on how the actual game will work, and how it will integrate with the TV series, are thin on the ground, but SPOnG will be keeping its beady eye on this one, so we’ll let you know more as soon as we can. We expect and hope that the game will make use of downloadable ‘episodic content’ in a new and innovative way, and not merely be just another popular TV license cash in. The game will launch across all formats in 2007.
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Coxy 23 May 2006 15:05
1/3
Yes! Get in! I Love Lost, it'll be interesting to see how well it translates into a game, I can't wait, alough I hope to god it's not going to be a pointless cash-in!
thane_jaw 23 May 2006 18:26
2/3
I wouldn't ge my hopes up too much. Given that the reasoning for buying the license is the success of the CSI series (4 games, all of which got fairly average reviews) should we expect anything more then a cash in?
The CSI games, whatever their score, were one of the bestselling games in the US market last year and safe to say whatever they produce it'll get bought, so I doubt there's too much of an incentive to produce something amazing.
Fingers crossed for something nice, but why put the effort in for something which is intended for the general public to see in Walmart and buy on the strength of the T.V. series?
The CSI games, whatever their score, were one of the bestselling games in the US market last year and safe to say whatever they produce it'll get bought, so I doubt there's too much of an incentive to produce something amazing.
Fingers crossed for something nice, but why put the effort in for something which is intended for the general public to see in Walmart and buy on the strength of the T.V. series?
Joji 24 May 2006 01:02
3/3
I too love Lost but I have a game called Lost In Blue on my DS which plugs that gap somewhat. A ost gae might be good but how far can you go with it, I don't know.
A feel a much more deserving show for a game would be something like the superb Prison Break, a show that's briliantly written and deserves more recognition (check it out on Channel 5). Its gripping stuff worthy of your time, in some cases more than Lost if not as much.
Besides few games actually have you play a prisoner secretly trying to break out while living the jail bird life. It would be cool.
Can't wait for the series one Prison Break DVD boxset that come August. Bring on series two.
A feel a much more deserving show for a game would be something like the superb Prison Break, a show that's briliantly written and deserves more recognition (check it out on Channel 5). Its gripping stuff worthy of your time, in some cases more than Lost if not as much.
Besides few games actually have you play a prisoner secretly trying to break out while living the jail bird life. It would be cool.
Can't wait for the series one Prison Break DVD boxset that come August. Bring on series two.