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December 2, 2008 11:25:36 AM CST



Bruckheimer Inks Vid Game Deal With MTV

Posted Dec 19, 07 9:07 AM CST in Business Technology Arts & Living 

(Newser) – When MTV heard that Jerry Bruckheimer wanted to make video games, the company jumped to sign him. Sure, Bruckheimer’s never made a video game before, but he doesn’t think it’ll be too different from making Pirates of the Caribbean or "CSI." “Get creative talent together and do something interesting,” he says. “It’s no different than what we did with movies.”

MTV isn’t worried about Bruckheimer’s gaming bona fides either. “I didn’t care,” said one MTV exec. “What I wanted was his ability to tell a story.” MTV is hardly a gaming juggernaut itself, but it's investing $500 million to become one. Bruckheimer will produce original ideas, which the network can later mine for movie or TV ideas.

Source New York Times

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This image from the video game "Rock Band" was provided by publisher EA Games. "Rock Band," developed by "Guitar Hero" studio Harmonix, leads the parade of music-based video games this fall. (AP Photo/EA...   (Associated Press)
Producer Jerry Bruckheimer poses as he arrives at the premiere of "Pirates of the Caribbean   (Associated Press)
The video game "Rock Band," shown in an image provided by publisher Electronic Arts, is dueling with Activision's "Guitar Hero III" for the top of the charts this fall. (AP Photo/Electronic Arts)   (Associated Press)
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