Yesterday, we reported that one of two Starbreeze games being developed for EA had gone the way of the dodo. Now, the LA Times blog reports that the canceled game is in fact the title based on the Bourne franchise -- and not the believed Syndicate reboot, Project RedLime.
This news doesn't eliminate the possibility for a new Bourne game sometime down the line, however. EA signed a ten-year deal with the Ludlum estate, and an EA spokesperson said, "EA and the Ludlum Estate are still discussing making a game based on the Bourne franchise."
Reader Comments (20)
Posted: Mar 24th 2010 9:12AM Vcize said
Gah, I actually really enjoyed the last Bourne game.
Maybe we'll get another movie instead.
Maybe we'll get another movie instead.
Posted: Mar 24th 2010 9:50AM Vcize said
First off, there are five Bourne books, not three. True, Ludlum only wrote the first three, but when he passed away another author took over to finish the series.
Secondly, the only thing they took from the books is the general concept. They could easily do another movie without basing it on any of the books, since that's essentially what they did with the others. Really they only borrowed the titles, the actual stories were barely even recognizably similar). Bourne wasn't even an assassin prior to losing his memory in the books.
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Secondly, the only thing they took from the books is the general concept. They could easily do another movie without basing it on any of the books, since that's essentially what they did with the others. Really they only borrowed the titles, the actual stories were barely even recognizably similar). Bourne wasn't even an assassin prior to losing his memory in the books.
Posted: Mar 24th 2010 9:20AM StarFoxA said
Thank god, Bourne Conspiracy was terrible.
Posted: Mar 24th 2010 9:34AM RyanS said
WOO-EFFING-HOO!!!!!
I wants me some Syndicate!
I wants me some Syndicate!
Posted: Mar 24th 2010 9:35AM RodrigoCard said
phew...
Posted: Mar 24th 2010 9:37AM (Unverified) said
Oh thank god, the world needs Syndicate, it does not need another crappy license game
Imagine the irony though when the Syndicate game turns out to be crap and the future JB game is GOTY 2014
Yeah, that's never gona happen... looking forward to trench coats and gauss guns
Imagine the irony though when the Syndicate game turns out to be crap and the future JB game is GOTY 2014
Yeah, that's never gona happen... looking forward to trench coats and gauss guns
Posted: Mar 24th 2010 9:44AM garlock said
And nothing of value was lost.
Posted: Mar 24th 2010 9:48AM (Unverified) said
Wew... same here. Thank god.
Between Syndicate and another crappy movie tie-in, wow, tough choice...
Between Syndicate and another crappy movie tie-in, wow, tough choice...
Posted: Mar 24th 2010 9:51AM Vcize said
I hate you all.
Posted: Mar 24th 2010 9:52AM burn1n9m4n said
It's truly sad that movie tie-ins don't get the attention that they deserve. Plus why is EA the one that's being contracted to do this? The Ludlum estate needs to get Ubisoft on the phone. Ask them to turn Bourne into the virtual badass that Sam Fisher is and we might have a movie tie-in game that's as good, if not better than, Escape from Butcher Bay.
Posted: Mar 24th 2010 11:49AM (Unverified) said
escape from butcher bay was great, i wish starbreeze would make a bourne game...duh
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Posted: Mar 24th 2010 9:53AM UnreadyCrab said
Well at the risk of sounding like a giant gimp:
I called it.
I called it.
Posted: Mar 24th 2010 10:39AM kmcroc said
@Plastic Rat don't tie ins occur when thier is a movie of the same title being released. the last bourne movie was released almost 3 years ago.so how does tie in .
Posted: Mar 24th 2010 2:19PM (Unverified) said
Whatever, game based on movie, movie based on game. Semantics.
Almost all of them suck quite astonishingly. 'Nuff said.
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Almost all of them suck quite astonishingly. 'Nuff said.
Posted: Mar 24th 2010 11:04AM BoBsS said
I liked the Bourne Conspiracy game, but it could have been better.
I hope they'll give it to a good developer, the franchise has the potential to make an awesome game.
I hope they'll give it to a good developer, the franchise has the potential to make an awesome game.
Posted: Mar 24th 2010 11:44AM Shagittarius said
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT!
Posted: Mar 24th 2010 1:19PM Kid Icarus said
SYNDICATE.
O HELL YES.
O HELL YES.
Posted: Mar 24th 2010 3:57PM (Unverified) said
Yes, chance of a new Syndicate rising!
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