Tue, Oct 06, 2009 | 10:50 BST
Report: Visceral working on Jack the Ripper game
Visceral’s third project is a Jack the Ripper game, according to the LA Times.
Citing “two sources close to EA,” the LAT points out that the use of historical material will give the developer free reign in a similar vein to Dante’s Inferno.
There’s no other detail through there. With Dante hitting early next year and Dead Space 2 also in the works, it’s unlikely you’re going to be seeing this for a while yet.
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Posted in: Action, Development, EA, Horror, Hot
Tags: jack the ripper, visceral games
15 comments
#1
rrod360lol
06/10/09, 10:46 am
Great, I hope it’s an fps and Jack’s a playable character. We need more nonsense like this that the Daily Mail can tar us all with…
#2
JonFE
06/10/09, 10:50 am
Interesting choice of character and setting, could be difficult to translate to a videogame. Definitely one to keep on the radar, if true.
#3
Blerk
06/10/09, 10:55 am
Excellent! I look forward to eviscerating prostitutes in smoggy London back-alleys.
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What?
#4
Rock_Me_Amadeus
06/10/09, 10:56 am
Story is from July 2009?
#5
Whizzo
06/10/09, 10:57 am
The CRL adventure based on Jack was the very first 18 rated game in the UK, I can’t actually remember how good it was as it was rather a long time ago.
#6
Patrick Garratt
06/10/09, 11:04 am
RMA – Yep, it’s old. Everyone missed it. Google it.
#7
supererogatory
06/10/09, 11:07 am
Falco fan: Yes, it is. There are a variety of things that the most eagle-eyed do not notice.
#8
bobbymington
06/10/09, 11:12 am
cool, hope i looks and plays like an updated ‘call of cathullu’
#9
Tonka
06/10/09, 11:52 am
If I don’t get to play as Jack I’m out.
#10
phatb0y
06/10/09, 12:00 pm
God of Whore then?
#11
JonFE
06/10/09, 12:12 pm
Tonka, playing as Jack (interesting as it sounds) would open a huge can of worms, which I assume EA would prefer to avoid…
#12
DaMan
06/10/09, 3:48 pm
would some people actually enjoy playing as Jack the Ripper?
#13
JonFE
06/10/09, 4:34 pm
Tricky situation. I guess, it depends on how you portray him actually – certainly cannot afford to make him look like a hero; but, as already said, I really doubt it will happen like that anyway…
#14
Blerk
22/03/10, 4:25 pm
Coming to XBLA/PSN, apparently.
#15
Johnny Cullen
22/03/10, 4:27 pm
Yeah, we’re actually already working on a piece for this.
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