- News
- New Games
- Guides
-
Browse
- Reviews
- Videos
- Bombcast
- API
-
Users
-
Help
- Trivia
-
ForumsMain forums
- My Favorites
- General Discussion
- Off-Topic
- Bombcast
- Bug Reporting
- Delete & Combine Requests
- Editing & Tools
- API Developers
Popular games' forums- Modern Warfare 2
- Borderlands
- Dragon Age: Origins
- Assassin's Creed II
- Braid
- Left 4 Dead 2
- Street Fighter IV
- Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4
- Fallout 3
- Tony Hawk: RIDE
- Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
- Forza Motorsport 3
- New Super Mario Bros. Wii
- Left 4 Dead
- Batman: Arkham Asylum
- Super Street Fighter IV
- Resident Evil 5
- Grand Theft Auto IV
- DJ Hero
- Demon's Souls
- Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
- God of War Collection
- Battlefield: Bad Company 2
- Team Fortress 2
Giant Bomb Video Game News
Video Game News, Stories and Updates for the PS3, XBOX 360, PC, PSP, Wii, and DS
Added by Jeff Gerstmann on Oct. 23, 2008
With terms like "Epic" and "Legendary" being tossed around, this whole article is starting to read like a UT kill spree. MONSTER ACQUISITION!
There aren't really any hard details out there about this, through Fritz cites "multiple sources" as confirming the news.
Burbank-based Legendary has been responsible for films like The Dark Knight, 300, Beerfest, and Superman Returns. The company also has more films in production, including the World of Warcraft movie. The company will also be co-financing the Gears of War movie.
Considering that Epic is practically printing money via its licensing deals for the Unreal Engine and is on the verge of shipping an hotly-anticipated sequel in Gears of War 2, I can't imagine they're cheap. Either way, it'll be interesting to watch this unfold, if it's happening. The last time a major engine licensor was purchased was EA's 2004 buy of Criterion, which internalized the popular RenderWare engine and, in the process, probably helped pave the way for Epic's current success with UE3.
16 Comments
That sentence sounds awesome on so many levels.
Jeez, if it goes down I hope it doesn't mean Epic making movie licensed video games... huge waste of talent.
Clever, I'm hoping this goes the other way and we see some good movie licenced games being developed by Epic...
imagine a Dark Knight game by them *mouth watering*
imagine a Dark Knight game by them *mouth watering*
It wouldn't surprise me if movie studios buying development studios became standard. The game industry generates a lot of revenues, of course the hollywood types want in. What better way to do that then buying up popular developers and their IP's?
GILLETE should buy Epic, so I can have gears themed razors.
Or even better, a chainsaw-gun electric razor.
Or even better, a chainsaw-gun electric razor.
epic? EPIC????????? ----EPIC---- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAg5KjnAhuU
LEGENDARY
Pictures buysEPIC
Games.That sentence sounds awesome on so many levels.
I am calling BS on this one. Then again i called BS on payton working on halo....so who knows.
|
Pandemic Shutdown Leads to Office Space Tribute
If there was a TV channel called "men beating office equipment," I'd DVR every minute.
|
|
|
EA Announces The Next Mercenaries Game
"Mercs Inc." to continue Pandemic's legacy of explosions and open-world-type stuff.
|
|
|
Hands-On: Ridin' Zelda's Spirit Tracks
A few minutes with Nintendo's next DS Zelda installment.
|
|
|
Most Popular Achievements (11/14 - 11/20)
As the year winds down, it's clear that one game will stand alone... well, for the next few weeks, anyway.
|
|
|
Five Years In The World Of Warcraft
A bit of reminiscence about Blizzard's little juggernaut from a few of the developers who have been there.
|
|
|
Play The Zelda Trivia Challenge, Part Two
Five more questions to tease your brain and maybe net you some cool stuff.
|
|
|
Pandemic Shutdown Leads to Office Space Tribute
If there was a TV channel called "men beating office equipment," I'd DVR every minute.
|
|
|
EA Announces The Next Mercenaries Game
"Mercs Inc." to continue Pandemic's legacy of explosions and open-world-type stuff.
|
|
|
Hands-On: Ridin' Zelda's Spirit Tracks
A few minutes with Nintendo's next DS Zelda installment.
|
|
|
Play The Zelda Trivia Challenge, Part Two
Five more questions to tease your brain and maybe net you some cool stuff.
|
|
|
Five Years In The World Of Warcraft
A bit of reminiscence about Blizzard's little juggernaut from a few of the developers who have been there.
|
|
|
Most Popular Achievements (11/14 - 11/20)
As the year winds down, it's clear that one game will stand alone... well, for the next few weeks, anyway.
|
|
|
Tekken 6 PSP - Nov. 24, 2009 |
|
|
PC Release PC - Nov. 24, 2009 |
|
|
Twin Sector PC - Nov. 25, 2009 |
|
|
Your Shape WII - Nov. 24, 2009 |
|
|
Gravity Crash PSN - Nov. 24, 2009 |
|
|
Hello Kitty Party DS - Nov. 24, 2009 |
|
|
Scene It? Twilight WII - Nov. 24, 2009 |
|
|
Karaoke Revolution WII | PS3 | X360 - Nov. 24, 2009 |
|
|
Revenge of the Wounded Dragons PSN - Nov. 24, 2009 |
Giant Bomb is Whiskey Powered with Django
on Oct. 23, 2008