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Spielberg to develop games with Electronic Arts!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4341118.stm

I think this is awsome... I have been waiting for the day where games would finally return to being as cinematic and engaging as they should be... Bring it on! Maybe now we can start seing some games with decent ENDINGS!

We need something like this to bring gaming back into the spotlight. PC gaming itself is no where near as popular as it used to be with families back in the mid 90s (which was around about the time the PC was being discovered as a multimedia goldmine). Nowawdays, PC gaming is nerd territory... and that is why consoles are taking off.

Now with cinematic gaming (hopefully) we might see people banding together to enjoy games that don't necessarily involve multiplayer shootout nerd-fests! And perhaps the rebirth of the adventure game! :shock:

In the words of Big Kev: I'm excited!

-Cub. =o)
Great news, Cubase!
Adventure games are IMMORTAL!

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That's great news. Although it doesn't give much details yet about the genre or format of the games. Although he's a film director I can't assume the games will be like an interactive movie as directing can be done for any format as long as it involves some plot so could be anything from an RPG to an Adventure or something. So I'll be interested to see what exactly they pull together. And hopefully its successful.
Spielberg's stints with supporting the development of animated series was great too (my favourite cartoon as a kid was Tiny Toons) so it should be interesting what he does with games.

(In somewhat similar news, saw footage of Tim Burton overseeing and advising the development of the Nightmare Before Christmas game some time ago, another film director getting involved in games)
(Ruri_Ayanami from the old Tex Murphy ezboard).
"I don't believe in intuition, don't know why... just a feeling." - Tex Murphy
And thus EA's "one original game a year" quota is filled. I guess. I'm slightly worried considering they're not exactly the most original gaming company around, but then again I lost all respect for Spielberg along with Minority Report and A.I.
People are crazy and times are strange
I'm locked in tight, I'm out of range
I used to care, but things have changed
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Crowley wrote:And thus EA's "one original game a year" quota is filled. I guess. I'm slightly worried considering they're not exactly the most original gaming company around, but then again I lost all respect for Spielberg along with Minority Report and A.I.
They might not be the most original gaming company around, but EA is the only company out there at the moment capable of producing something with high enough production values giving them the ability to make something big and cinematic (which they have always been good at).

Lucas Arts is probably the only other company cpable of this... but lets face it, they are going down the toilet... as we are sick of Star Wars spin-off games already!

-Cub. -o)
First...I must say that A.I. and Minority Report are two of my favorite movies.

Second...Speilburg has already entered the realm of video games. He started a popular one with the now bought out company Dreamworks Interactive. That series is called, "Medal of Honor". So, just because it's Speilburg doesn't mean a good story...or a story is attatched.
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Vracar wrote:Second...Speilburg has already entered the realm of video games. He started a popular one with the now bought out company Dreamworks Interactive. That series is called, "Medal of Honor". So, just because it's Speilburg doesn't mean a good story...or a story is attatched.
Hmm I see, I didn't know he worked on that series. Thanks for the tip. I guess in that instance he would mainly be directing movement and stuff and maybe a little bit of plot... Possibly thats how it could turn out. It would be a shame though for me personally, other than simulation games (e.g. Theme Park) I've always seemed to prefer games with a lot of plot (RPG and Adventure).
Be interesting to see what comes out then :)
(Ruri_Ayanami from the old Tex Murphy ezboard).
"I don't believe in intuition, don't know why... just a feeling." - Tex Murphy
Keep in mind that Spielberg may have owned a large chunk of the company, but that doesn't mean he was involved in any aspect of the games.

But, then again, he WAS involved in some small way with the games industry back in the mid-90s. He had a story he wanted to shoot in his Amazing Stories tv show, but if I remember correctly he didn't have the budget or some such concern. He finally wound up giving the rights over to LucasArts, who changed almost all aspects of the idea and turned it into the game we know as The Dig.
Vance wrote:But, then again, he WAS involved in some small way with the games industry back in the mid-90s. He had a story he wanted to shoot in his Amazing Stories tv show, but if I remember correctly he didn't have the budget or some such concern. He finally wound up giving the rights over to LucasArts, who changed almost all aspects of the idea and turned it into the game we know as The Dig.
Which still turned out to be a great game. I wonder how this turns out. Just because you can tell a great linear story doesn't mean you can make it into a great game.
People are crazy and times are strange
I'm locked in tight, I'm out of range
I used to care, but things have changed
-Bob Dylan
Crowley wrote: Which still turned out to be a great game. I wonder how this turns out. Just because you can tell a great linear story doesn't mean you can make it into a great game.
Well at least you will be at least 5 steps ahead of most games out today with that 'great linear story'.

:wink:

-Cub. =o)
I have the game (The Dig) back home and as far as I remember the front cover states the following:
A Deep Space Adventure by Sean Clark in Collaboration with Filmmaker Steven Spielberg
Inside cover:
From the combined talents of Lucasarts and legendary filmmaker Steven Spielberg comes an epic adventure that plunges headlong into the very core of the unknown. And takes you with it.
Backside of the novel:
Inspired by the imaginative genius behind Close Encounters of the Third Kind, E.T., and Jurassic Park, here is an epic science fiction adventure too big even for Steven Spielberg to bring to the screen
Anyway - I don't know about Lucasarts changing most aspects of the original idea which would then become "The Dig", but to me it sounds like Steven Spielberg had a great deal to do with the game as far as the above quotes from the game covers state :)
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I was just thinking about that game the other day... twas a jolly jaunt indeed.
I enjoyed The Dig as well. Interestingly enough, we talk about how good some games are but we seem to be hung up on whether Tex should be played in the same fashion. Just a thought.
"If you look to me for illumination, you better have a flashlight!"
Well just because I like a guy doesn't mean I want my daughter to marry him :wink:

I don't really have a dog in the fight over FMV vs. CGI. Sure, I love to see CJ's comical faces when Tex gets into trouble or does something stupid, but his voice would definitely suffice for enjoyable gameplay. Whatever, man.