Movies Stars Seek More Control Over Videogames

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Movies Stars Seek More Control Over Videogames

Posted by simoniker on Friday February 20, 2004 @12:05AM from the zombies-ate-ben-affleck dept.

stoolpigeon writes "MSNBC has an article about major actors and their relationship to videogames, saying: 'The trickle of A-list talent appearing in games has turned into a torrent of late and beyond publicity, the trend has triggered changes in game development. Stars now work with game producers on story and character development as agents and lawyers try to figure out how an actor can maintain his 'image,' in an interactive environment.'"

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Great. by Dolemite_the_Wiz · 2004-02-20 00:22 · Score: 5, Funny

If this is going to be the new trend then it's just a matter of time before the Gigli of Video games is put on the market. ::hurl::

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1. Re:Great. by *weasel · 2004-02-20 01:26 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  it isn't as if a lack of J.Lo and B.Flek meshes have stopped games of that quality/hype level from being made anyway.
  
  Daikatana anyone?
  
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2. Re:Great. by fuzzybunny · 2004-02-20 04:06 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  Giglikatana. 'Nuf said.
  
  Maybe, and we can hope, two negatives would end up as a positive and we'd have a killer game.
  
  "You are a mafia assassin using your great big butt to hunt down beasties through time" or something.
  
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Re:first grammer nazi post by servicepack158 · 2004-02-20 00:26 · Score: 1, Funny

He meant movies' stars. Don't take any crap from these nazi's.
Re:correction by richie2000 · 2004-02-20 00:29 · Score: 4, Funny

remember don't post on fark unless you have had your morning coffee...
So, what's the required drug to be able to tell the difference between Fark and Slashdot?

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Hmmm... by Bluesman · 2004-02-20 00:44 · Score: 4, Funny

"as agents and lawyers try to figure out how an actor can maintain his 'image,' in an interactive environment."

Simple. Make sure the character makes idiotic virtual public statements once in a while and gets divorced at least once during the course of the game.

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1. Re:Hmmm... by Gyler+St.+James · 2004-02-20 02:33 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  Don't forget that the virtual actor also has to have a virtual home pr0n released and sold without their virtual permission. Sheesh! And to think that Pamela and Paris had issues. Imagine what Lara must think of Nude Raider!
  
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Re:correction by richie2000 · 2004-02-20 00:48 · Score: 3, Funny

"I am a kernel in the linux army"
And that's much better than being a General Failure, no matter how many disks you get to read.

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Slackers... by Metal_Demon · 2004-02-20 01:31 · Score: 5, Funny

The trickle of A-list talent appearing in games has turned into a torrent of late and beyond publicity
Whats up with the editors? A torrent without a link?

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Re:Why do people like famous actors? by Anonymous Coward · 2004-02-20 02:41 · Score: 1, Funny

Isn't there a game coming out starring Jet Li? It seems like that sort of thing could work well. They license sports stars for sports games, so why not license action movie stars for action games? Maybe it would work in other genres, too. Imagine Sim City 5, starring Rudolph Giuliani!
The First Game To Come Out by hambonewilkins · 2004-02-20 03:15 · Score: 5, Funny

Supposedly, the cast of TV's Friends has teamed with Maxis for complete image control of the new "Sims: Friends", which takes the level of not having real friends one step further.
Said series creator Wil Wright: "It's a perfect combination. People play the Sims to pretend like they have a real life and a job. People watch the TV show 'Friends' to pretend like they have a real group of close-knit friends. We're creating a real synergy here."
Geeks are disappointed with the decision, hoping for either a "Buffy" or "Farscape" version of the popular sim-game. Due to a lack of demand from the general public for either, geeks will likely hack the game to create it themselves.
-Gamespot

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Re:Why do people like famous actors? by JWhiton · 2004-02-20 10:50 · Score: 2, Funny

No, because Paulie Shore is known for his comedic talents

He is? When did that start happening?