A Hot Lingerie: February 2007

Sunday, February 25, 2007

Disney Locks Up "The Prince Of Persia"

Walt Disney Pictures and Bruckheimer Films have started development on a big screen adaptation of best-selling Ubisoft video game series "Prince of Persia".

Created by Jordan Mechner in 1989 for the Apple II, a unique rotoscoping process was devised at the time to ensure movements looked authentic for the game's sword-fighting combat play.

After its original release, "Prince of Persia" was ported to a wide range of platforms, including Amiga, Apple Macintosh, DOS, NES, Game Boy, Game Gear, SNES, Sharp X68000, Atari ST, Sam Coupe and Sega Mega Drive/Genesis.

In the games, the 'Prince' is an orphan living of the streets of Persia, until he scales the palace walls for a sneak peek at the 'Princess', whose beauty is compared to a "moonrise in the heavens".

When the 'Sultan of Persia' is called away to war, evil 'Vizier Jaffar', seizes the throne and has the Prince imprisoned. The Princess is also imprisoned and is given an hour to either marry Jaffar or die, with the Prince given 60 minutes in real time to set the Princess free.

Ubisoft Plugs Into Quebec Expoansion

Ubisoft, one of the world’s largest video game publishers, has announced a new phase in its Quebec operations.

With more than 1,600 employees in the province, Ubisoft will invest up to $450 million over the next six years, building up a team of 3,000 by 2013. In addition, the company will inaugurate a new production center, specializing in digital cinema content, for computer generated images (CGI).

The first eight-minute short film will be based on Ubisoft's award-winning "Assassin’s Creed".

The announcement was made by Yves Guillemot, Chief Executive Officer and Co- Founder of Ubisoft and Yannis Mallat, Chief Executive Officer of Ubisoft’s Montreal studio, in the presence of Jean Charest, Premier of Quebec, the Honorable Jean-Pierre Blackburn, Canadian Minister of Labour and Minister of Canada Economic Development, Raymond Bachand, Minister of Economic Development, Innovation and Export Trade, Michelle Courchesne, Minister of Employment and Social Solidarity and Gérald Tremblay, Mayor of Montreal.

Sony Is Solid With "Metal Gear"

According to reports, Sony will adapt the video game franchise "Metal Gear Solid" as a feature film.

Game creator Hideo Kojima will executive produce.

Sony chair Yair Landau confirmed the film was in the works following a keynote speech, February 8 at the DICE video game confab in Las Vegas.

"Metal Gear Solid" has sold more than 20 million units since 1998.

The 'stealth' action title has four sequels, with a new game set for release later this year.

"Dirty Harry" Still Making Eastwood's Day

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Production continues on the Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment video game "Dirty Harry", with actors Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman and Laurence Fishburne providing their voices/likeness to the title, based on Warners "Dirty Harry" film franchise.

Eastwood reprises his role as 'Dirty Harry Callahan'. Hackman is 'Police Supervisor Al Bressler' and Fishburne is 'Reverend Carlton Clay'.

For next generation consoles, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment is overseeing development of the game in partnership with Eastwood's Malpaso and The Tehama Companies.

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Video Games Banned In Europe

According to reports, playing video games in Germany could lead to imprisonment if a bill before their parliament is passed.

The bill would outlaw the depiction of violent acts committed against human characters. It would apply to any video title played or distributed in Germany.

Popular movie franchise video games falling under the 'violent' category include the entire "Star-Trek" series, "The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth II;" and "Scarface: The World Is Yours".

Frank Sliwka, chairman of Deutscher eSport-Bund, a German electronic sports association, claims video games are being unjustly singled out.

Violent games are also attracting attention outside of Germany with the European Commission beginning an investigation into games and their effects.

The study is backed by British EC parliament member Michael Cashman.

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Starfleet Captains Unite For "Legacy"

Bethesda Softworks have now shipped out strategy/action game "STAR TREK: Legacy" for the Xbox 360 from Microsoft, featuring the voice talents of the five actors who portrayed the original "STAR TREK" Captains: William Shatner, Patrick Stewart, Scott Bakula, Avery Brooks and Kate Mulgrew.