The Weinstein Company announces game division

The Weinstein Company announced its own video game label today, called TWC Games. It will work with developers and publishers on games based on the movie properties of TWC and Dimension Films.

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The independent film studio The Weinstein Company announced its own video game label today, called TWC Games. The new division will work with developers and publishers on mobile, social, and console games based on the movie properties of TWC and Dimension Films. TWC Games is consulting with Beefy Media, a game production and consulting company, to find publishing partners for their games.

Though the announcement today didn't name any games in development, it did mention a few examples of TWC and Dimension properties like Scream, Hellraiser, Scary Movie, and Children of the Corn. This means we might finally see that horror-based Farmville knock-off we've always wanted.

"The video game marketplace is changing at such a rapid rate," said TWC co-chairman Bob Weinstein. "With all of the digital platoforms, there are so many opportunities to broaden our audience with compelling, high quality, cost-efficient, video game entertainment." Because if one phrase gets gamers excited, it's cost-efficient.

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    March 25, 2011 12:00 PM

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      March 25, 2011 12:05 PM

      Summary: The Weinstein Company announced its own video game label today, called TWC Games. It will work with developers and publishers on games based on the movie properties of TWC and Dimension Films.

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        March 25, 2011 12:10 PM

        I'm looking forward to Red Dead Revolver 2 : True Grit

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        March 25, 2011 12:12 PM

        interesting. wonder how much money they are going to throw at this venture. or is it going to be just filler to support the movie release.

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          March 25, 2011 12:16 PM

          Laff, nothing good will come of this. Expect your average run of the mill shitty movie tie-in games, but that will cater to the casual iOS / Android markets.

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            March 25, 2011 12:30 PM

            bottom line: more game industry jobs = win

            too many layoffs lately

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              March 25, 2011 1:08 PM

              Most of the layoffs that I've seen have been from companies that are doing pump and dumps anyways. You expect one of the largest Hollywood companies known for churning out shit, editing content down just so it can sell it to the PG-13 crowd... you want that kind of upper/middle management?

              I know that having a job is better than not having a job. But given game devs can get chewed up / burned out quite quickly, I don't see this being a great long-term employer.

              Not to mention there's absolutely no mention that this is going to be a US game-studio. Expect all of the grunt work to be done in India / China / Toronto. Whereas most of the big layoffs have been in the US and the UK --- though please correct me if I'm wrong.

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      March 25, 2011 12:50 PM

      Clerks 3: Electric Boogaloo. Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back: The Movie: The Game.

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        March 25, 2011 1:23 PM

        jay & silent bob strike back would be great, hunting down and beating up internet trolls.

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          March 25, 2011 1:51 PM

          License the GTA engine, I'm sold. rofl

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          March 25, 2011 3:47 PM

          Haha, they could of computers that you go into and get forum posts of trolls then you go to the house and you can do all kinds of crazy stuff..

          Online mode could be going to a internet cafe and reading forums of users that QQ about everything in MMO games..

          HAHA the possibilities are endless....

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          March 25, 2011 4:10 PM

          Power Up: Major Doobage!

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      March 25, 2011 4:22 PM

      Grindhouse The Video Game

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        March 26, 2011 6:06 AM

        It's already out, it's called House of the Dead: Overkill.
        (Yeah, I know, gtfo)

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      March 26, 2011 12:16 AM

      Cost-efficient means budgeted quality. Dubious.

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      March 26, 2011 12:47 AM

      HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! inhale... HAHAHAHAHAHAH

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      March 26, 2011 12:51 AM

      Jesus christ, really?

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