Serial killer killing killer Dexter getting game

by Alexander Sliwinski { Mar 3rd 2008 at 9:00PM }

IGN reports that a game based on Dexter will be announced tomorrow by Showtime Networks and Marc Ecko Entertainment. Showtime's Dexter, currently airing (and not-so-badly edited) Sundays on CBS, follows the life of Dexter Morgan, a serial killer who keeps his desires in check by killing other serial killers. There is currently no information on the game's plot, developer, genre, platforms, etc.

Just like our favorite serial killing protagonist, we can't help but feel conflicted about this announcement. With any luck, Dexter's video game hunt will find inspiration from games like Hitman or Assassin's Creed without losing the show's sinister personality. Yes, completely unlikely, but we can dream darkly.

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Tags: dexter, ign, marc-ecko, showtime

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Craig @ Mar 3rd 2008 9:12PM

I think it'd be interesting to play as a young Dexter, giving us an opportunity to flesh out his backstory and leaving the real writers up to furthering the storyline.

mopo @ Mar 3rd 2008 9:09PM

great show.. hopefully a good game too

Nick the Hero of Canton @ Mar 3rd 2008 9:09PM

Thank God you didn't use that one picture with the blood splatter on his face. I'm sick to death (no pun intended) of that picture and he looks like Shia Labeouf in it.

zelderman @ Mar 3rd 2008 10:20PM

I worked at a telemarketing place that sold DirecTV channels, such as Showtime, and I had to see that poster EVERY DAY... It did get annoying, but the first season was very good. I don't know about a game, might be good, probably be bad.

Matt B @ Mar 3rd 2008 9:19PM

This is perfect for the wii as another murder simulator. Right?

Kaioh @ Mar 3rd 2008 9:26PM

Take that, Jack Thompson!

Now we can be serial killers, too! :D

fischju @ Mar 3rd 2008 9:32PM

Tips for fans of the series: First book, good. Second and third books, not so much. The supernatural was NOT the way to go with the story.

Demaar @ Mar 4th 2008 12:02AM

I imagine that's why they went with a whole different direction on the TV series, then.

Silvertusk @ Mar 4th 2008 11:57AM

Personally, I found the order of awesomeness to be as follows:

Best
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Dexter: Season 1
Dearly Devoted Dexter
Darkly Dreaming Dexter
Dexter: Season 2
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Worst

I found Dearly Devoted Dexter to be phenominally witty, and I was constantly doubling over with chuckles and grins as I read it. Sure, the ending was rather sudden, but eh - not everything has to be ultradramatic, does it?

Season 2 was good, but.. it wasn't nearly as good as Dexter S1, or the books. It seemed rushed.

Jose42 @ Mar 3rd 2008 9:47PM

I loved the show, and the first two books were really good. The third one was garbage, but we'll never speak of that again. I just can't imagine how they could possibly make a game that isn't a terrible CSI the game clone. Blood spatter investigations and pretending to be warm-blooded are not the basic ingredients of a good game. Please prove me wrong. Please.

Raytia @ Mar 4th 2008 9:42AM

is the CSI game actually good? I was expecting it to be bad but I keep hearing about it.

jackbauer @ Mar 3rd 2008 9:50PM

prediction: awesome presentation,awful gameplay.

License to ill @ Mar 3rd 2008 10:11PM

Love the show, meh on the game idea...

Reuben @ Mar 3rd 2008 10:10PM

I love the books, what am not too big on the show. I have very, very low expectations for this.

SLSSNAKE @ Mar 3rd 2008 10:40PM

I loved the first two seasons of the show and the first two books, but of course as it's come to be with any licensed property I have no other choice but to be incredibly apprehensive.

Marshmallow713 @ Mar 3rd 2008 10:52PM

Hopefully they will be dearly devoted to this project.

thewatcher1985 @ Mar 3rd 2008 10:54PM

the main thing is the way he actually kills people, he sedates,tapes them down and cuts them up. The only way I can see this is a sort of reverse 'Trauma Center DS' sort of game play.

Mills and Boom @ Mar 3rd 2008 10:55PM

What is this Dexter show I keep hearing about, is it some kind of Dexters Lab real-life sequel? I don't see Dede [sp].

Demaar @ Mar 4th 2008 12:02AM

Dexter, the main character, suffered a pretty traumatic event as a toddler. As an adult he's all messed in the head and enjoys killing things (and by now he's worked his way up to people). Thing is, he kills people that are blood thirsty murders themselves.

That's only the premise of the show, not the story. The story is way better.