MTV's "next big thing": Bruckheimer teams up for game studio

MTV wasn't kidding when the company said it had $500 million to blow in two years. Their "next big thing" is this: Hollywood mega-über producer Jerry Bruckheimer has signed a deal to produce games with MTV. Bruckheimer and MTV will create a co-owned studio that, instead of cashing in on the latest summer 'splosion smash, is actually expected to create new intellectual properties; the movie studios typically own the rights to the films Bruckheimer produces. Games produced by this new studio will feature Bruckheimer's name prominently (for example: Jerry Bruckheimer presents Mega-explosion FPS Ninja Pirate Adventure 4).

There are currently no announced games; no particular genres defined for the new studio; heck, there isn't even a name yet. At this point, Bruckheimer wants to make games and, historically, wherever Bruckheimer goes, success isn't far behind. And neither are explosions.

Read – Variety: Bruckheimer goes gaming in MTV pact
Read – GameDaily: Bruckheimer launches studio with MTV
Read – MTV: Bruckheimer interview
Read – MTV: MTV Games' Jeff Yapp interview

Reader Comments (31)

Most explosions in a game ever, and the shakiest camera ever developed for any game, ever.

SWEET.

This is just what the kids who have seizures and get motion sickness need.

More explosions-per-inch than any other game!

also, secret societies, ironic choices of music, and a soundtrack that is 80000x louder than the voice track, which gets RIDICULOUSLY LOUD FOR NO REASON!

"and the shakiest camera ever"

What? You mean they're bringing Paul Greengrass onboard too?

i'm crossing my fingers for an american gigolo rhythm game where you seduce paying customers pressing buttons in time to the greats like al green, curtis mayfield, isaac hayes, marvin gaye, and barry white.

oh yeah, and luther

Silent Bomber spiritual successor please!

Music...and explosions...

So I take it we'll be getting a sequel to Fantavision out of this? =P

Fuck. Why won't they just let me die?!?!?

I just want him to make a game out of one of his TV projects. A decent CSI, Cold Case or Without a Trace DS adventure would be awesome.

Wow?

hopefully his games will be more like the quality of the 1st pirates movie, instead of the latter 2 (worst fucking sequels ever, even barely worse than the matrix sequels)

Glad I'm not the only one who hated them.

Word to ya mother! SILENT BOMBER 2 PLEASE!!!!!!
i need that game, hell, the tagline was what did it for me..
blow shit up

JBP: M-E FPS NP4?!! I've been waiting all my life for that game!

I think we may have already played it six times, but hey, more random letters are always great!

He should just develop a physics engine. They could call it the Cape-Swirling Slow-Mo-Dove Exploder XXX Engine.

John Woo already made that for Stranglehold, but he added the Slide-Over-Anything-in-any-Direction and Senselessly-Destroy-the-Product-of-Simple-Fruit-Vendors features.

Oh boy! Incoming crap!

Knowing Bruckheimer, they're not likely to develop for Wii: it doesn't correspond to their ideal film/videogame convergence.

Should I be happy?

Yay :P We'll get CSI: Wii Autopsy Simulator Edition. Something along the lines of Trauma Center featuring know-it-all, severely unlikeable, no-nonsense cops who have a monotonous answer for everything ["It's your job - don't screw it up."]. Add a steady stream of dead hookers and drug addicts to the mix and you've go enough fodder for an "M" rating at least.

If it features the voice of David Caruso, I will burn every copy of it.
WITH MY MIND.

SPOILERS FROM THE FUTURE:

The games will have epic graphics and production values.
The games will control like shit and be little fun.

SUCH WERE THE SPOILERS FROM THE FUTURE.

"wherever Bruckheimer goes, success isn't far behind."

Kind of depends on your definition of success. If "mainstream action hack who draws in mouth breathers by the millions", then Bruckheimer is teh $ucce$$.

Yes! This perfectly describes Bruckheimer.

Is it just me, or has there never EVER been a good game or movie that started with "Some Schmoe" Presents: or "Some Schmoe's" blah. Here's a clue - if you have to put your name in the title of the thing to get it to sell, IT SUCKS.

Ahem... "Marc Ecko's Getting Up." Enough said, sir.

I dunno, "American Mcgee's Alice" was pretty good.

"I dunno, "American Mcgee's Alice" was pretty good."

Don't confuse "interesting world and creative storyline" with "good". Alice had bland and unpolished gameplay, and probably would have been better as a movie.

A better example would be "Sid Meier's Civilization"

I've said it before and I'll say it again: Movie people need to stay the fuck out of the games industry.

MTV's "next big thing": Bruckheimer teams up for game studio

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