Sony to purchase MGM, inherits key franchises

According to recent reports, Sony and several other large investors (including Comcast) have made a winning bid of roughly $4.8 billion to purchase MGM studios, just beating out Time Warner. With MGM, comes a number of film frnachises ripe for videogame adaptation. Of course, the two most significant, James Bond & Rocky, have already been made into numerous games across a multitude of platforms. Still, Sony reps must be salivating from the thought of exclusive ownership.