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De Niro, Pacino film to get videogame outing

by Steven Williamson on 24 July 2008, 09:27

Tags: Action/Adventure

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A casual outing for these hard-knocks

The upcoming feature film, Righteous Kill, starring Robert De Niro and Al Pacino as two New York detectives will have a videogame tie-in on its release this September.

The new game will be developer by casual game's developer Starz Media and Overture Films and will be a hidden objects game where the player takes the role of a rookie cop, newly assigned to a special division of the NYPD. This unit is dedicated to the pursuit and capture of vigilante killers. The game will consist of 15 levels and 16 environments. In addition, there will be multiple mini-games that move the player along in the story.

The game builds on Merscom’s experience creating a successful commercial casual game based on a major media property. Merscom’s joint production with Lifetime Networks, Blood Ties, was one of the most successful hidden object games of 2008. It successfully leveraged the Blood Ties television series into a game that was enjoyed not only by fans of the show but also the broader casual games market.

“Righteous Kill is a tremendous opportunity to create a game that will really appeal to the traditional casual gamer,” explained Lloyd Melnick, Chief Customer Officer at Merscom, “but also opens up a whole new market for casual games. This movie is going to get huge exposure because Pacino and De Niro are beloved by audiences everywhere and we expect millions of people who have never heard of casual games or hidden objects to take notice. What we hope they’ll find is they also love hidden object games.”

Where's the version for the hardcore gamers? Bah!


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Hope it has a better ending than HEAT…. LA Takedown ftw!
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Hope it has a better ending than HEAT…. LA Takedown ftw!

What was wrong with ending of heat?:(