Konami Digital Entertainment has now officially announced that the video game Saw is in development for the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. The rights to the game were bought up by Konami from Lionsgate, the company behind the Saw movies. There was talk of Saw becoming Konami’s second horror franchise, the first being the Silent Hill franchise.
“We are always looking for exciting opportunities to extend the Saw experience beyond the theater. Partnering with Konami, the creators of the survival horror genre, to bring Jigsaw to the video game console was great way to accomplish that.” commented Aubrey McClure, VP of Promotions and Licensing for Lionsgate.
Saw the game, takes place inside a mental asylum in which Jigsaw sets up various traps and contraptions. The horror level in the game is really something, and players will get a chance to experience the terror of Jigsaw as they try to dismantle his clever little traps.
“Konami, partnering with Lionsgate and Twisted Pictures to create Saw was a very organic synergy,” remarked David Daniels, Director of Marketing for Konami Digital Entertainment. “As the leader in the survival horror genre, it only made sense to align with one of cinema’s most iconic horror franchises to create an entirely new survival horror experience.”
Producers Oren Koules and Mark Burg of Twisted Pictures cared to add, “Through the years, it has been important to us to consistently find new ways to engage and thrill horror audiences, this game is the next step, transporting fans directly into Jigsaw’s labyrinth.”
The game, being developed by Zombie Studios is based on the very popular film franchise, and will be published by Konami in North America sometime in the fall of 2009. No price for the game has been announced yet.