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Ideas and concepts that should be games - 27.5.05

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Battle for Middle-EarthIGN has an interesting write up in which they discuss ideas and concepts they would like to see made into games. From Movies, Novels, TV shows and more.

Although it may be hard to believe these days, there's still a good deal of stories and characters from various mediums that have yet to be plumbed by the gaming industry. No-brainers like The Matrix, Ringworld, Rendezvous with Rama, LotR and 24 have all gotten their time in the sun. And while we at IGN are all for original, non-franchise titles--reference Katamari, Psychonauts, God of War, Spore--a lot of us have places in our hearts for certain TV shows, films, and books that made us all fuzzy with joy.

Then there are others that might not necessarily be fondly remembered but still look like great fodder. As science was my first love, and I grew up with a great library thanks to my father, full of Zelazny, Silverberg, Asimov, LeGuin, McIntyre, the following nominations will be a little sci-fi heavy. On the other hand, gaming seems to lend itself well to the genre, so there you go.

Read the full article over at IGN

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