D3Publisher has announced that it has acquired the rights to make games based on stop-motion animations Coraline and Shaun the Sheep (via Gamasutra). The former, Coraline, is a film adaptation of a Neil Gaiman book directed by Henry Sellick (The Nightmare Before Christmas). The adventure game is expected to ship early 2009 for DS and unknown home consoles alongside the film's February 6 debut. Unlike the film, the game will not be using 3D glasses, according to D3 COO Yoji Takenaka.
The other game adaptation, Shaun the Sheep, is based on a British TV show from Aardman Animation (Wallace & Gromit), who previously worked with D3 on a game for Flushed Away. The adventure title will be exclusive to the DS and is due out this Fall.
Reader Comments (13)
Posted: Jun 16th 2008 7:00PM SheppyReturns said
Wait, they're making a Coraline MOVIE?!? Wouldn't that be a tad disturbing for most children?
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Posted: Jun 16th 2008 7:59PM SheppyReturns said
It's like the origin of Mirrormask kind of thing. It's a good quick read obviously aimed for for teens. But it definately has some disturbing elements.
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Posted: Jun 17th 2008 12:11AM VampireHunterZ said
Neil Gaiman is a freaking genius. I don't know of any writer with better story plots. Check his stuff out.
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Posted: Jun 16th 2008 7:40PM NO DOUBT GET LOUD said
Hopefully Shaun the Sheep isn't a baa-aaa-aaad game.
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Posted: Jun 16th 2008 8:24PM (Unverified) said
Shaun the Sheep is a legend. It's a great TV series.
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Posted: Jun 17th 2008 6:40AM ChillyWilly said
I love Shaun the Sheep. My son and I watch 2 or so of them every night before he goes to bed. And Sandman is still some of the best literature I've ever read.
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Posted: Jun 17th 2008 9:25AM The Albatross said
I wouldn't say that I don't know of _any_ writers with better story plots, but as far as contemporary fantasy-fiction authors go, he's one of the best. Although when I first read American Gods, many years ago, I never thought that I'd see the day that a Neil Gaiman videogame was being made. But then again, I didn't think that there would be film adaptations of Stardust or Coraline either.
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