The world is yours once more, Universal. Well, at least the world of Scarface as it pertains video games. Variety reports that the rights to a sequel based on the famous film franchise reverted back to their original holder after the recent mass dumping of properties by Activision Blizzard.
Vivendi and Radical Entertainment produced the original Scarface: The World is Yours, sales of which the Variety piece places at a hefty 2.5 million worldwide. The story also mentions that a sequel to the game was at one time in development, although its current status remains a mystery. It's possible, as Variety speculates, that Universal itself could resurrect the title internally now that it is actively developing its own titles, such as the forthcoming video game treatment of the Angelina Jolie action vehicle, Wanted. Perhaps our dream mob-sim-meets-Halo-clone, Scarface: The Universe is Yours, just might happen after all.
Reader Comments (9)
Posted: Aug 13th 2008 11:20PM Obienator said
Don choo drop Brutal Legend, ya cock-a-roches!
Posted: Aug 13th 2008 11:29PM (Unverified) said
You wanna fuck with me? Okay. You wanna play rough? Okay. Say hello to my little friend!
Posted: Aug 13th 2008 11:54PM (Unverified) said
These kinds of games are great. Yes to more.
Posted: Aug 14th 2008 12:27AM charleytony said
how can someone just dump and IP it owns the rights to ???
Posted: Aug 14th 2008 1:17AM jhowlett said
the little bit i played of the first game was good and i liked some of the ideas about money, power, and respect ( i think it was called balls). someone borrowed my game shortly after i got it so i didn't get to far.
Posted: Aug 14th 2008 1:43AM ImSteevin said
Tony Montana uses the noob-tube.
Posted: Aug 14th 2008 8:05AM (Unverified) said
I liked the first one, although it was kind of buggy.
Posted: Aug 14th 2008 8:05AM Haggard said
I did quite enjoy the first game, up until this point it seems they didn't bother to playtest, where you have to defuse three bombs using the horrible 'circle' minigame whilst fighting off hordes of respawning enemies, with no autosaves between bomb defusals.
I've played until that point twice, and each time tried for about an hour. It's just not possible.
I've played until that point twice, and each time tried for about an hour. It's just not possible.
Posted: Aug 14th 2008 8:39AM (Unverified) said
Yeah, that part was bad. It took me about seven or eight tries to get through it.
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