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Konami Strikes Publishing Deal for Saw

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By Rob Crossley

February 6, 2009

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Konami has picked up the rights to publish a game based on the Saw IP after its previous holder,‭ ‬Brash entertainment,‭ ‬went out of business.‭

Florida-based Brash‭ ‬began to make staff cuts‭ ‬back in November,‭ ‬citing‭ ‬“the tough economic landscape‭”‬.‭ ‬Soon after,‭ ‬entertainment news site‭ ‬Variety reported that the company had closed its doors entirely,‭ ‬which reverted the Saw game rights back to Lionsgate.

Variety is now‭ ‬suggesting that the franchise has been picked up by Konami,‭ ‬with the game set for a‭ “‬fall‭” ‬release for PC,‭ ‬Xbox‭ ‬360‭ ‬and PS3.‭ ‬The game’s release is hoped to be in-line with box office launch of the sixth edition of the movie series.‭

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On February 7th Fernicum said:

I agree with squarepusher. I think Konami has enough talent to develop interesting psychological thrillers that does not require torture. Saw proves that the audience for its genre is overly desensitized to murder. If this is their idea of taking a western perspective in game development, their misguided.

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On February 6th squarepusher said:

No offense, but I really think the movies are disgusting and they glorify torture. And while you could say it's just 'entertainment', there can also be depravity and degeneracy in entertainment.

And drilling someone's teeth like depicted on the cover of Hostel definitely qualifies as degeneracy and depravity.

And people thought 'Manhunt' was revolting... it isn't even one tenth as bad as Saw and Hostel...

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On February 6th 4thVariety said:

I doubt Konami really wants to make the best games ever with this license. Just some games for people who are easily exited and not yet bored with Saw part 41.

It'll be interesting to see, if the game will be treated differently in terms of displaying violence. Especially in Germany where the movies are everywhere and games of the same degree of violence are met with tougher ratings.

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On February 6th Bleak Corner said:

Hmmm... although its sequels weren't necessarily bad, the first Saw movie definitely stands out. I wonder how you can pour this into a game that actually works - it would require some really clever writing (on par with the first movie) and some really decent gameplay. And although Konami is responsible for the Silent Hill games, which are a lot of fun, I do not think this concept would work for Saw.