How cool is this for Joe fans?
According to Variety, Electronic Arts is developing a broad array of games based on Hasbro properties set to come out in the next several years, including one tied to the upcoming "G.I. Joe" film.
I played the first G.I. Joe video game back in the day on the Commodore 64 when it was made by Epyx. For an 8 bit game is was pretty damn good. I also played the two G.I. JOE games on the NES shortly afterwards. I even rocked and now own (courtesy of mame) the G.I. JOE arcade game by Namco.
Anyway, numerous sources said that EA will release a game in conjunction with Paramount's 2009 summer tentpole.
An EA rep confirmed that the publisher has interactive rights to "G.I. Joe" as part of its overall deal with Hasbro, but declined to comment on any specific game plans.
EA signed a multi-year partnership with Hasbro in 2007 and will start releasing a number of games this year, including ones based on the popular "Littlest Pet Shop" franchise, Nerf, Scrabble, Monopoly, Yahtzee, and Trivial Pursuit. Deal gives EA rights to make interactive versions of nearly all of Habro's properties save for a few already set up elsewhere, such as "Transformers," which is at Activision.
For a pc gamer like me, this is great news! As long as I can play as Snake Eyes in either first person or third person mode, along with some ninja action then it's all good!
Imagine a multiplayer G.I. JOE game like Call of Duty 4?!?! How hot would that be?! I would never leave the house! A Joe game like the upcoming MERCENARIES 2 game would be pure heaven! A geekgasm!
Is SHANKSTA in the house?
YO JOE!
