Blockbuster Hollywood hit? Let’s make a video game!

Brian Ambrozy 10 May, 2012 at 1:49pm ET Article published in Gaming

From the no-brainer files:

Ubisoft announced their license to make a video game based on the blockbuster hit movie Avengers, and revealed their logo. The game will be called Battle for Earth and will be released for Xbox 360 Kinect and… wait, Wii U Motion? What the hell is Wii U Motion?

I guess we’ll find out if Ubisoft just inadvertently released a spoiler for the upcoming Wii U platform… but in the meantime, look forward to taking control of Marvel heroes and seeing up to 20 heroes and villians from the Marvel universe. A new website for the game should have more info soon.

Comments

10 May 2012 ~ 2:38pm Thrax Betcha that tablet control has the same capabilities as the WiiMotion Plus.
10 May 2012 ~ 2:38pm NLichtman I hope that it doesn't suck terribly like all of those video games based on movies that came before it. Wait, what am I saying? They always suck.
10 May 2012 ~ 7:43pm BobbyDigi
I hope that it doesn't suck terribly like all of those video games based on movies that came before it. Wait, what am I saying? They always suck.
GoldenEye007

/Trump
10 May 2012 ~ 7:44pm Ilriyas ^This a million times this.

Also at least we can be safe in the fact that it wasn't one of the 'day of' game releases so it might be alright.
10 May 2012 ~ 10:29pm midga
^This a million times this.

Also at least we can be safe in the fact that it wasn't one of the 'day of' game releases so it might be alright.
It's always bothered me to see a game that was developed concurrently with the movie. I mean, I understand the critical timing aspect of marketing products associated with this sort of IP, but if the movie ended up being a surprise flop, that's just even more dollars ashed. If the movie's a huge hit, or you have a great game concept that happens to fit well with a movie (Goldeneye fo' sho'), then by all means go for it. A movie game solely for the purpose of getting a kid who had excitement seizures watching the movie to annoy their parents into buying it for them? It just seems like a waste to me. =/
10 May 2012 ~ 10:34pm Thrax Y'all need to play some Spider-man: Shattered Dimensions and the 2002 Spider-man Movie game. They were good.
11 May 2012 ~ 9:01am Cliff_Forster If you give me one good movie tie in game, I'll name you at least a dozen that were horrible.

The Spider-Man Movie game was good. A few of the Lord of the Rings games, while not mind blowing, were at least good. I liked the Phantom Menace Pod Racing game, not gonna lie. That said, there are litterally a hundred bad games released for marketing tie in's. It's like the indstry learned nothing from E.T.