Bad Boys II

It has been announced that there will be a game based on the upcomming film, Bad Boys II.

Empire Interactive have picked up the rights to release games for this, and previous film Bad Boys, games for the Gamecube, Playstation 2, Xbox and PC.

Well it may not be the most exciting news you've ever heard but I for one am interested to see if they can do what most developres do to good film lisences. Minority Report anyone? *shudder*

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6th February 2003 -- Empire Interactive plc, a leading AIM listed computer games developer and publisher, announces that it has signed the global publishing rights to Sony Pictures’ summer blockbuster film, Bad Boys II, through a license from Sony Pictures Consumer Products. Will Smith and Martin Lawrence are back on the streets of Miami in Bad Boys II, reuniting them with producer Jerry Brukheimer and director Michael Bay for a Summer 2003 release.

Ian Higgins, CEO of Empire Interactive said about the signing: "It is very exciting for the Group to have signed such a significant property. The movie is one of the biggest to come out of Hollywood this year and crosses over perfectly with our core gamer demographic. Empire is looking forward to making this a hit franchise for a number of years to come." "Bad Boys II has a high octane story-line which really hits its target demographic of young men on all cylinders," stated Mark Caplan, Executive Director Licensing, Sony Pictures Consumer Products. "Early indications are that Empire is well on its way to developing a video game that hits the same core demographic and has as much attitude and intensity as the film."

[Source: cube-europe]