CBS bringing Diagnosis Murder, some other stuff to gaming platforms

by Justin McElroy { Nov 4th 2009 at 5:00AM }

CBS announced today that it's bringing a wide array of its TV programming to the video game world, mainly via the PC, Wii and DS. As you can see after the break, the company revealed equally insipid-sounding game versions of Survivor, Hollywood Squares, The Amazing Race, and Criminal Minds, but we don't see how we're supposed to care about any of it when it was also revealed that a Diagnosis Murder game is in the works.

We're assuming it's a Visceral-developed "dark" take on the DM mythos, with a Gothic Dr. Mark Sloan walking a demonic version of Los Angeles, solving murder mysteries with a caduceus-shaped staff dipped in angel blood. We assume this because we laid out the design doc pretty clearly in our letters, and we can't fathom why CBS would want to disappoint us.

Available now:

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: Deadly Intent (Ubisoft); for Wii, Xbox 360 & PC
CSI: Deadly Intent - The Hidden Cases (Ubisoft); for DS

Available 2010:

The Amazing Race (Ludia Inc.); multiplatform
Survivor (Mindscape); for Wii & DS

Available Holiday 2010:

Diagnosis Murder (Merscom); for PC/Mac
Criminal Minds (Legacy Interactive); for PC
Ghost Whisperer (Legacy Interactive); for PC
The Hollywood Squares (Ludia, Inc.); for PC/Mac, consoles & iPhone/iPod touch

Tags: cbs, criminal-minds, csi, diagnosis-murder, ghost-whisperer, legacy-interactive, licensed-games, ludia, merscom, mindscape, survivor, television, the-amazing-race, the-hollywood-squares, tv, ubisoft

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

ganrob @ Nov 4th 2009 6:41AM

One word: >> GOTY

ganrob @ Nov 4th 2009 6:42AM

aw damn wouldn't that be four words?

Nook @ Nov 4th 2009 7:30AM

so...having this mindless programming on the TV is no longer enough - they must bring more shit to the vidgame industry.

I hope every one of these titles bomb and they all post losses.

Sarge @ Nov 4th 2009 3:49PM

Easy there. I liked Diagnosis: Murder. Fun show.

That being said, I'm pretty sure the game will suck. Call it a hunch.

Edward @ Nov 4th 2009 7:44AM

Diagnosis:...Stupid

Lurkero @ Nov 4th 2009 8:33AM

Why do these companies have so much money to waste?

Avatar @ Nov 4th 2009 8:54AM

I won't have time for this, I'll be playing Borderlands.

Stefarno @ Nov 4th 2009 8:56AM

Diagnosis Murder \o/

Had better be good.

captainprotonx @ Nov 4th 2009 9:02AM

Wasn't that dude on Airwolf?

Stefarno @ Nov 4th 2009 9:06AM

Can't express in mere words how awesome this is.

Dr. steve brule @ Nov 4th 2009 11:04AM

your tastes in games suck! matlock and murder she wrote are both MUCH better games.

Stefarno @ Nov 4th 2009 11:17AM

Murder She Wrote? You are criticising my taste, when you like that garbage?

Jerk Face @ Nov 4th 2009 9:27AM

Diagnosis Murder? Way to strike while the iron is ice fucking cold.

Johnathan @ Nov 4th 2009 9:47AM

You shut your FUCKING MOUTH
:P
Diagnosis: Murder is the best show ever

Jerk Face @ Nov 4th 2009 9:48AM

That clearly can not be true, ha ha..

XBL: xGeneral DEATHx PSN: Deeth82 [Planeteer | Power of General Hostility and Angst] @ Nov 4th 2009 9:54AM

Dick van Dyke pulled me over once for speeding. He asked where I was going in such a hurry, and all I could say was "I LOVED you in Diagnosis: Murder!" He wrote me a ticket for $180 and four points. He's an asshole. The End.

Ryo @ Nov 4th 2009 7:34PM

Did Dick Van Dyke pull you over while he was driving Chitty Chitty Bang Bang?

ChomskyKnows @ Nov 4th 2009 10:07AM

LOL!

uncle jesse @ Nov 4th 2009 10:37AM

Look at them. Staring at me with their smug faces. If I could read their minds, I'm pretty sure they would all be saying, "SUCK IT!"

moominsean @ Nov 4th 2009 10:47AM

my guess is that half the reason they do this is to boost dvd sales. put out a cheap game, someone sees the title and decides to check out the show.

Mr Mobius - the wandering artist @ Nov 4th 2009 11:00AM

Diagnosis Murder? No!

Quincy? Yes! A million times yes! Make it happen!

Dr. steve brule @ Nov 4th 2009 11:05AM

i would like to think that an awesome new IP was flushed down the toilet and this was made instead.

... btw, is that lisa turtle?

Covarr @ Nov 4th 2009 11:19AM

This game will suck.

I don't say that as a hater of Diagnosis: Murder, because I loved that show. No, I say this game will suck because there's about a 100% chance that they'll ignore everything that was ever worthwhile about the show, and make it into a generic mystery game without Dick Van Dyke.

Diskoboy7 @ Nov 4th 2009 1:24PM

Three words: Murder. She. Wrote.

Now someone hand me my Geritol.

R @ Nov 4th 2009 3:51PM

Diagnosis Murder? I thought that was Modern Warfare 2

NukeAssault @ Nov 4th 2009 4:49PM

Where my Dr. Quinn, medicine woman game? I AM OUTRAGED!

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