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Midway to Create Adult Swim Titles

Posted by Zonk on from the i'm-driving-down-highway-40-in-my-big-old-pickup-truck dept.

Midway Games will be coordinating with Cartoon Network to create titles based on the Adult Swim block of shows, Voodoo Extreme reports. The shows up for conversion include Harvey Birdman, The Brak Show, and Sealab 2021. From the article: "ADULT SWIM is a phenomenon with young adult viewers who identify with the edgy, irreverent tone of the shows and the block...Clearly, lots of ADULT SWIM fans are avid gamers, and we look forward to working with Midway to make games the fans will love."

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  1. Humor is not interactive by MBraynard · · Score: 4, Insightful

    But video games are. They may borrow the characters, but I doubt they will feature much more than amusing quips - witness "Simpsons: Hit and Run."

  2. Re:I smell BS by softspokenrevolution · · Score: 4, Insightful

    You know you're in trouble any time someone uses the word 'edgy'.

  3. Personally... by DragonPup · · Score: 2, Insightful

    ...I'd rather see a Venture Brothers game.

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  4. meh by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Insightful

    What they don't mention is that also Midway picked up the rights to other Cartoon Network shows such as Ed, Edd and Eddie. Basically this was just a grab-up on Midway's part, and they will probably make horrible games for each and every one they grabbed. Just imagine: Aqua Teen Hunger Force Cart Racing!

  5. I smell... by bluemeep · · Score: 2, Insightful
    ...sidescrolling platformers with loose physics destined for the $9.99 pile in the back of the Toys'R'Us electronics department.

    Call me crazy.

  6. What worries me most... by Master_T · · Score: 2, Insightful

    ...is the fact that midway is doing the development. I mean Midway is not exactly a "home run" developer. Sounds like the're headed for a "leisure suit larry"/"BMXXX" quality game but with animated french-fries instead of boobies.

  7. Naw, the real question is... by rsilvergun · · Score: 2, Insightful

    what's gonna be worse, the GBA platformer or the XBox 3D fighter (yes, I stole the joke).

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  8. I smell complete utter garbage and waste of time.. by cnelzie · · Score: 2, Insightful

    ...those shows don't really lend themselves to video games as much as most every other Cartoon Network license does...

    I can see a "Dexter's Laboratory Game" wherein Dexter must do battle with Mandark(sp?) and keep his sister from his lab.

    I can see a 'Big O' or 'Megas XLR' based giant robot fighting games.

    Teen Titans, Justice League and the Power Puff Girls lend themselves to an action/adventure platform type game.

    The Adult Swim shows? Nope, not when some of the most funny parts is when a character sits in one place, the scene appears to pause and all you see for something like 5 to 30 seconds is the character's eyes scooting back and forth, with an occasional 'Er.. uh..' noise being issued from the character.

    What are these video game execs smoking?

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