"Yes it will look like a Dave Gibbons game."
Watchmen co-creator Dave Gibbons plans to make a new, original adventure game with Beneath a Steel Sky and Broken Sword developer Revolution Software, Eurogamer can reveal.
Watchmen: The End is Nigh
Warner: Watchmen Ep 2 is coming to PC
Didn't ex-spectre that.
Warner Bros. has clarified that the second episode of Watchmen: The End is Nigh will be coming to PC, despite apparently telling GameSpot the opposite late last week.
Microsoft explains Watchmen file-size
Bent the rules for "superior gameplay".
Microsoft has said that the Watchmen game's massive 1.2GB file size was permitted because the company makes exceptions for "superior gameplay" judged case by case.
Graphic violence.
It misses the point, of course. That much was evident from the moment it was announced that the movie adaptation of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' masterful rumination on superheroes would be supported by a beat-'em-up from Deadline Games, the makers of tongue-in-cheek romps Total Overdose and Chili Con Carnage.
The disconnect between source material and videogame may not be quite as extreme as that conjured up by the execrable Fight Club or the ill-fated Taxi Driver game, but there's still plenty of reason to wonder just who thought this was a good idea. Clearly aimed at movie fans who think that the psychologically broken sociopath Rorschach is totally fuggin' awesome, dude, the game delves into Watchmen's rich depths but emerges clutching only a mindless brawling template, peppered with ludicrous gore and swearing.
The dialogue deserves particular scorn, as Rorschach and erstwhile partner Nite Owl trade mealy-mouthed arguments about society and vigilantism. "What causes beings such as these to deviate so far from society's status quo? Broken home probably," growls Rorschach. "What is missing from these boys' lives that gang affiliation becomes their most prized possession?" mewls Nite Owl, like an appalled social worker. It's horrible, horrible writing, especially considering it comes from Len Wein, a long-established comic writer with far better work to his name.
Watchmen coming to XBLA tomorrow
Play as Rorschach or Nite Owl.
The videogame tie-in for new movie Watchmen is being released on Xbox Live Arcade tomorrow.
Deadline confirms Faith and a .45 halt
CEO says Watchmen taking top priority.
Deadline Games CEO Chris Mottes has confirmed to Eurogamer that development on Faith and a .45 has stalled, continuing only on a "negotiation level".
"During the past year our team has been fully occupied with the development of Watchmen: The End is Nigh. We are proud to work on such a high quality online product and excited by how well it has been received by the press already," said Mottes.
"Watchmen: The End is Nigh will be released day on date with Zack Snyder's movie adaptation of Alan Moore's graphic novel.
FeatureWatchmen: The End is Nigh
Eurogamer meets Dave Gibbons.
When, back in early 2007, Watchmen director Zack Snyder suggested that any game that tied in to the film would have to be "More than the movie", beardy comic book fans nodded in sage appreciation. After all, the original Watchmen series is the sacred cow of comics - it popularised the term 'graphic novel', and in the process pulled funnybooks kicking and screaming from poly-bagged basement dungeons onto the sun-dappled coffee tables of hipster posers everywhere. So it was a bit of a surprise when the announcement of the Watchmen: The End is Nigh movie tie-in game revealed that 'More than the movie' translated into 'download-only shonky looking beat-'em up' - but there you go.
Warner making episodic Watchmen games
Doesn't want a "low-quality" movie tie-in.
Warner Bros. has partnered with Deadline Games to create at least two downloadable games based on the Watchmen film.