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Jerry Bruckheimer, MTV To Launch Video Game Studio

by Tim Stevens on December 19, 2007 at 03:31 PM

Bruckheimer Teaming with MTV for Video Game StudioWhile the name Bruckheimer may not inspire much confidence in those who prefer their movies to have deep meanings and thought-provoking storylines, you have to admit that the guy has made some of the greatest action movies of all time. ('Top Gun,' despite all its cheese, ranks up there pretty high on most peoples' lists.) So, it's with mixed thoughts that many will take the news of Bruckheimer forming a video game studio with MTV, a combination that will likely result in some big-budget gaming blockbusters in future years.

The question, of course, is whether the games will be any good.

MTV is spending $500 million on video games in the coming years, with its first big investment being 'Rock Band,' the 'Guitar Hero III' competitor which adds drums and singing into the mix. It's unclear just what Bruckheimer has in store for gamers, except that he says he will not produce games based on his movies.

Ironically enough, Bruckheimer is flipping his rule, though: He's producing a movie based on a game called 'Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time', which is due for release in 2009.

He also says his studio's games won't fit into any existing genres like shooter or role-playing game. Instead, Bruckheimer plans to form new gameplay types and series where none exist today. Lofty goals, indeed.

Will he succeed where other Hollywood to video game crossovers have failed? Time will tell, and while we're not expecting any paradigm shifts in the gaming world to come out of this, a little fresh blood wouldn't hurt.

From Reuters

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