A G.I. Joe video game focusing on Snake Eyes is in development from the former creative head that brought us the Batman: Arkham series.
GamesIndustry.biz recently spoke to Dan Ayoub, head of digital product development at Hasbro’s Wizards of the Coast. He revealed that they have invested over $1 billion in ongoing game development, and said that one of them was a G.I. Joe game.
The game is being developed by North Carolina-based Atomic Arcade, which is led by Ames Kirshen, creative director. He previously headed up the Batman: Arkham series of games at Warner Bros.
This is actually really exciting! If we could get a G.I. Joe game just as good as the Batman: Arkham games, that would be awesome!
Ayoub teased the Snake Eyes game saying it’s “not your daddy’s GI Joe” and he hopes that it’s a “shot in the arm” for the franchise at large.
So this is going to be something very different that what fans of the franchise are used to and I’m intrigued. While Paramount Pictures and Hasbro may never get the G.I. Joe movies right, maybe this video game will deliver something that fans will enjoy.
There have only been nine G.I. Joe games ever made, and none of them are very memorable. Hopefully, this one will turn out great! I also hope this game stays true to the origin of Snake Eyes.
