Scarface Videogame Gets First Screens, Details

Posted by simoniker on Saturday August 14, 2004 @10:51AM from the say-hello-to-my-etc dept.

Thanks to Reuters/Hollywood Reporter for its brief story mentioning the "violent 1983 gangland saga" Scarface is being turned into a videogame, courtesy Vivendi Universal. Apparently, "The third-person shooter, developed by [Simpsons Hit & Run developers] Radical Games with a storyline from David McKenna ('Get Carter [remake],' 'S.W.A.T.'), is scheduled to ship in fall 2005." In addition, 1UP/EGM has a sneak peek at screenshots, revealing a visual style not a million miles removed from a big-selling franchise already significantly inspired by Scarface.

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Wow. by delus10n0 · 2004-08-14 12:43 · Score: 2, Interesting

Worst. Screen. Shots. Ever.

Why even bother making this game?

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oh boy more remakes! by Bishop · 2004-08-14 13:28 · Score: 3, Interesting

Just when you started getting bored of all the movie remakes, now Hollywood is pillaging older movies for games. I think part of the problem is the current copyright craziness. It is easy and low risk to buy solid rights to an old movie. The higher risk alternative is to develop an idependant game or movie and get sued out of existance, because the game or movie might slightly resemble some old movie that nobody but the lawyers care about.