Moon Director Signed To World of Warcraft Movie
Duncan Jones, director of sci-fi hit/Kevin Spacey jam Moon, was signed to direct Legendary Picture’s adaptation of World of Warcraft, according to “The Hollywood Reporter.” Sam Raimi, of Spider-Man and Evil Dead fame was previously attached to direct, but dropped out instead to direct Oz: The Great and Powerful, because, man, that sounds like a way better idea, right? “The Hollywood Reporter” lists the names of all the other producers and such, but the real important thing for WoW fans is that Chris Metzen will also be producing. Metzen, if you’re not a WoW veteran, is the Vice President of Creative Development at Blizzard, and has been working on Warcraft since before Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness. Now, since this project was first announced way back in 2006, let’s hope Jones’ involvement can finally get this thing off the ground.
[Source: The Hollywood Reporter
Splinter Cell: Blacklist Removing Torture Scene
When Splinter Cell: Blacklist debuted at last year’s E3, it did so with an intense scene of Sam Fisher violently interrogating someone. Well, Eurogamer noted comments from the game’s producer, Andrew Wilson at a Paris press event suggesting the interactive torture previously featured in Splinter Cell: Conviction and the aforementioned video had been cut. Wilson tried to downplay the apparent action focus the E3 trailer seemed to suggest, saying the nature of such an event made it hard to showcase the nonlethal, stealthier options for the game.
[Source: Eurogamer]
Vigil Games Employess Picked Up To Form Crytek US
Following the dissolution of Darksiders developer Vigil Games, Gamasutra reported today that at least some of the staff had been picked up by Crytek to form a new Austin, Texas branch, officially titled Crytek US. IGN later confirmed that all 35 members of Crytek US were former Vigil employees, including co-founder David Adams and former general manager. To give some perspective, Vigil lost 79 employees when Warhammer 40k: Dark Millennium shifted from MMO to single-player. and their LinkedIn page lists them as having 51-200 employees.
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