Lionsgate, the company behind the Hunger Games films, announced today that they're making a "significant investment" in Telltale Games. Telltale, the developer of The Walking Dead and Game of Thrones adventure games among others, will help Lionsgate create "episodic games and television." These games and shows will be based on both new and existing franchises.
It's pretty easy to imagine what a Telltale-developed Hunger Games video game would be like. The studio has a well-established formula at this point. Their games are story-driven affairs with only a minimum of puzzles or action. Players drive the story forward by choosing their character's dialogue lines. They're also called on to make tough calls that can impact the storyline. For example, they might be asked whether to kill an enemy or spare them.
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