The Collective stops working on Dirty Harry
The game adaptation of 1970-movie “Dirty Harry” has been under development for some time now. Do you know why it’s taking this long? It seems that The Collective is having some issues with parent company Foundation 9.
According to a source close to Foundation 9, the company is no longer working on Dirty Harry. It was also reported that a total number of 30 Collective staff members received pink slips the other day after the project was pulled off. One representative refused to comment directly on the matter, saying:
When this optimization leads to job loss at one studio, we make every effort to find a place for displaced employees at another of our studios. Foundation 9 is currently hiring for 40 positions in our studios across North America and is still in a state of growth with more than 30 projects in development.
What happens now to Dirty Harry? The game is still going to be published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment (WBIE), and WBIE promised that a videogame adaptation will be released eventually. WBIE Senior Vice President Samantha Ryan said:
We are moving forward with the Dirty Harry next generation videogames and will be changing our development plans in keeping with the best interest of the franchise legacy. WBIE is dedicated to creating a game that will bring Clint Eastwood’s legendary Detective Harry Callahan character to the interactive space with a new story and great gameplay.
On a little side note, Samantha Ryan is the CEO as well of Monolith Productions, the same company that brought us F.E.A.R. and Condemned. We agree with GameSpot author Tom Thorsen; we wouldn’t be surprised if Dirty Harry eventually ends up in that studio.
The game adaptation of 1970-movie “Dirty Harry” has been under development for some time now. Do you know why it’s taking this long? It seems that The Collective is having some issues with parent company Foundation 9.
According to a source close to Foundation 9, the company is no longer working on Dirty Harry. It was also reported that a total number of 30 Collective staff members received pink slips the other day after the project was pulled off. One representative refused to comment directly on the matter, saying:
When this optimization leads to job loss at one studio, we make every effort to find a place for displaced employees at another of our studios. Foundation 9 is currently hiring for 40 positions in our studios across North America and is still in a state of growth with more than 30 projects in development.
What happens now to Dirty Harry? The game is still going to be published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment (WBIE), and WBIE promised that a videogame adaptation will be released eventually. WBIE Senior Vice President Samantha Ryan said:
We are moving forward with the Dirty Harry next generation videogames and will be changing our development plans in keeping with the best interest of the franchise legacy. WBIE is dedicated to creating a game that will bring Clint Eastwood’s legendary Detective Harry Callahan character to the interactive space with a new story and great gameplay.
On a little side note, Samantha Ryan is the CEO as well of Monolith Productions, the same company that brought us F.E.A.R. and Condemned. We agree with GameSpot author Tom Thorsen; we wouldn’t be surprised if Dirty Harry eventually ends up in that studio.
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