For years, fans of the high-octane gun-fu franchise, John Wick, have been crying out for a decent game tied to the series. The nature of the film franchise almost writes itself as a video game, but despite a couple of low-budget titles, nothing has really emerged in the space.
During a recent earnings call, Lionsgate Chairman Adam Fogelson confirmed that a ‘AAA John Wick game’ is in development and will be officially announced soon. He also mentioned that a new ‘SAW’ game is also incoming, the first since 2010’s SAW II: Flesh and Blood.
John Wick Game Could Be Coming Soon
The recent earnings call at Lionsgate gave way to a solid revelation, and soon, we’ll have an official announcement of an all-new John Wick game and a SAW project. In a snippet pulled from the earnings call, Adam Fogelson, Chairman at Lionsgate, said:
Our AAA game opportunities and other gaming opportunities. around John Wick and Saw and some others that we’ll be announcing soon.
(Thanks to Tech4Gamers for the quote)
It was further mentioned that Lionsgate has acknowledged the ‘increased interest’ fans have in adaptations of the popular franchises under its belt, like John Wick.
What’s not clear is what a John Wick AAA game could look like. It’s up in the air, and fans are eagerly debating the possibilities, such as an extension of John Wick’s story, played out by Keanu Reeves, or a unique, original story that allows players to create their own diehard assassin character.
Being frank, it’s most likely the latter possibility, as this would allow the developers much more creative freedom, both in terms of the story and the setting.
Fans then set about pulling apart the rest of Lionsgate’s line-up, surmising what other IP could be yanked into the video game world. One concept saw The Hunger Games emerge as an all-new battle royale game or a dystopian, post-apocalyptic epic of sorts.
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Why?
Rockstar just remake Manhunt q and 2 already no censorship.
A missed opportunity for Ubislop to create the most fierce modern days assassin and connect him to the brotherhood….
Please no Ubisoft should just die. They actually made good Naruto ganes years ago honestly feel they should just pick up Ankama IP and Dream World then adapt them into cel shaded games. MFKZ would be perfect as a GTA clone