Battlestar Galactica

[AugustusBot]

http://bunchofnerds.com/2006/09/games/battlestar-galactica-video-game-coming-for-xbox-live-arcade-and-pc/

In a recent (and detailed) investor presentation from Vivendi Games it was revealed that a Battlestar Galactica game is currently under development for Sierra Games, a subsidiary of Vivendi. The game is reportedly on-target for a 2007 release for Microsoft’s Live Arcade network as well as for PC. No information on whether this will be a licensed tie-in for the Sci Fi networks hit television series or whether this will be fashioned after the original series was presented by Vivendi, though the logo image included in the presentation appeared to be from the modern Battlestar Galactica (!!!).

Read more: Battlestar Galactica Xbox Live Arcade/PC title in development (Via Gamasutra) http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1127055/000095012306007628/y22210exv99w1.htm


I can't find much information about this, but ... didn't Vivendi publish the original Battlestar Galactica game for Xbox / PS2? http://battlestargalacticagame.com/

Is the XBL Arcade game going to be a port of the Xbox / PS2 game?

[TwoXist]

I dont know. But i do like the show :)

[kidkit]

Dammit, They better not soil the best damn show on TV. Hopefully this turns out ok.

Vivendi was part of the first game yes, i highly doubt this one would be a port of that same game. It would have to be on an engine with good compression. Hopefully it's a decent 3D space shooter, that would be awesome for the arcade!

[AugustusBot]

Tie Fighter, the old old old game for PC that was on like 5 floppy disks... That... as BSG... on XBL... would be awesome :).

Should i look into playing the xbox game? I love this series... I hope to god they put it on XBLMarketplace by next season so i can watch current episodes in HD.

[AugustusBot]

Ronald D. Moore likes games--that has been known for months. Why else would the creator of Battlestar Galactica, the popular and now Peabody Award-winning Sci Fi Network series, deliver a keynote speech at the 2006 Game Developers Conference last month?

That said, Moore's session at the event only tangentially touched on games. Instead, its focus was on how to turn an existing franchise in a new direction. For Moore, that meant turning a semi-campy 1970s TV show into arguably the most critically acclaimed science fiction series since Star Trek: The Next Generation.

This week, nerds' heads exploded when reports began to surface that Moore is considering a game based on Battlestar Galactica. The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that he "is looking to delve deeper into video games as a further extension of the franchise."

Specifically, Moore told the Reporter he had toyed with the idea of a Galactica role-playing game "with Internet participation." And though he did not mention any concrete plans, Moore did underscore than any such game would not be a mere tie-in, like the PlayStation 2 and Xbox game that debuted alongside the 2003 Battlestar Galactica miniseries. That VU Games-published, Warthog-developed title was based more on the 1970s series than the remake, and scored only lukewarm reviews.

"You're forced to make a choice with a Galactica game in defining what's fun," he said. "Is it about experiencing the first season, navigating from the miniseries up to [the episode] 'Kobol's Last Gleaming'? Or is it doing something that's going off into uncharted territory but taking it further away from the reason you watch the show in the first place?"

Moore also credited games for conditioning audiences for more complex narratives in television shows. "It's been a bit of a surprise to people involved in studios and networks...[that] the audience is willing to immerse themselves in these environments," he said.

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6147583.html

Not sure if the game hinted at in this article is the XBL game that will be coming out, but they do comment that the old Xbox / PS2 game was based on old series / new games would be based on the new...
"Moore did underscore than any such game would not be a mere tie-in, like the PlayStation 2 and Xbox game that debuted alongside the 2003 Battlestar Galactica miniseries."

ahh. this is cool. xbox rules.