Del Toro and THQ come together to be inSANE

by: John - posted: 12/13/2010 5:18:00 AM

At the Spike VGAs, writer and director Guillermo del Toro come out to announce he's making a game. The man's done some good stuff on screen such as Pan's Labyrinth and Helllboy so I'm interested to see what he has in store for gaming.

del Toro's going to be working with Volition, makers of Saint's Row, Red Faction, and Freespace,  for a trilogy games named inSANE. Del Toro's going to be an external creative director and there might be a chance that del Toro will direct a movie based on the IP.

We've got a long ways to go before the game comes out as the first one is expected to be available in 2013 sometime. Nothing's known about the game, except that it'll be some sort of horror/psychological game.

THQ AND OSCAR-WINNING WRITER AND DIRECTOR GUILLERMO DEL TORO TO CREATE inSANE TRILOGY OF ORIGINAL VIDEO GAMES

AGOURA HILLS, Calif. - December 13, 2010 - THQ Inc. (NASDAQ: THQI) announced today it has entered into a multi-year agreement with Guillermo del Toro, writer and director of Hellboy and the Oscar-winning Pan's Labyrinth, to create inSANETM, an original trilogy of triple-A games. To be developed by Volition, Inc.®, inSANE will deliver an unprecedented cinematic experience while redefining storytelling in gaming. The first chapter in the series is expected to launch in 2013.

Del Toro will serve as external creative director for the games, working closely with THQ Executive Vice President, Core Games Danny Bilson, THQ Director of Fiction Development Paul DeMeo and THQ's Volition, Inc. studio on the development of the trilogy. In addition, THQ and del Toro will collaborate on potential transmedia projects surrounding the inSANE games.

"THQ is committed to creating great games by identifying the world's most talented artists and providing them with the creative support to design innovative game play experiences," said Bilson. "Guillermo is not only an incredibly gifted writer and film director, but also an avid gamer, and we are excited to bring his talents to our medium. We are confident his unique point of view will create visually stunning adventures, filled with rich and rewarding game play

"With this new series of video games, I want to take players to a place they have never seen before, where every single action makes them question their own senses of morality and reality," said del Toro. "THQ and Volition, Inc. are equally excited to make this vision of a completely new game universe into a reality."

THQ will own the intellectual property rights to the inSANE games, and del Toro will hold the rights to any filmed entertainment products.