Methadone for Dexter Fans

Talk on the rumourmill is that Showtime are looking to capitalise on the success of Dexter and produce a straight-to-dvd movie. SyFy content producers of Battlestar Gallactica & Stargate series has Showtime wondering if they get their own cashcow with Dexter.

As yet there is no confirmation of which series will be the focus of this project, but apparently Showtime are looking at Dexter, The Tudors and (not yet aired) Hero.  If Dexter is chosen then expect to hear about it at the 2009 San Diego Comic Con (SDCC) in July.

The rumours continue that if they got the go-ahead the film would be release between the 4th and 5th seasons, which will give fans something to look forward to between the inter-season hiatus of 2009-2010.

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At the recent Games Developer Conference (GDC), Touch Arcade met with Marc Ecko Entertainment to check out the much anticipated Dexter iPhone Game which is due out this summer. The game which was announced last year in July and has had a lot of attention since they released some high resolution images of the game.  Many people suggested that the images released could not be true of the actual game, as it is with many games, however Touch Arcade have stated that the 3D gameplay is ‘remarkable’.

The game engine was developed by Icarus Studios and is a port of their MMO engine and they reckon that it is rendering the full 3d environment with 30,000 polygons and at 30 frames a second on the iPhone/iPod Touch hardware.  So enough of the tech specs and let’s see it in action:

The initial release will be based on the first 4 episodes of the first season, so each victim is true to the series,  however they have added an extra new victim in each level to increase the interest, probably for the Dexter Diehards!  Some more details on the game are on a previous post here, and another YouTube video which delves a little deeper into the functionality and gameplay (language warning).

Source: Touch Arcade.

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The new Dexter iPhone game is expected to hit the iTunes store this summer.  The dialogue of the game written by Timothy Schlattman one of the show’s actual writers and Michael C. Hall, who plays Dexter, will voice the game.  The game currently in development with Marc Ecko Entertainment and Icarus Studios is based on the plot of the first season of Dexter and will be investigative by nature, much like the series.

Marc Fernandez, Vice President of Marc Ecko Entertainment, said:

“I am so excited to have Icarus Studios on board to develop the DEXTER iPhone game. From the second we began this project we wanted to throw everything we had at it, that’s exactly why we wanted Icarus Studios as a partner – a 100 person plus developer focusing their technology on making the DEXTER game the best it can possibly be.”

As mentioned above, the game activity revolves around the events of the first season of the show and involves puzzle solving, stealth tactics, mini-games and cool slashing action using the iPhones sensors.  The movements are:  Tilt the iPhone left and right, then use the forward and backward buttons on-screen, use a virtual joystick in the lower corner of the screen and of course the slashing action to finalise your just cause.

A further feature is the “Mask meter”, as Dexter’s survival depends on his double-life remaining secret, the player will need to keep this in mind with all interactions activities.  If the player slips up the meter will drop, if it depletes it’s game over.

Many fans are suspicious about these high resolution images, but Marc assures us that the quality of the images are representative of the actual game (see gallery below).

Even though the game will be put on iTunes as a “Premium” game with a premium price tag, all in all I can’t wait for this game to plonk on to my iPhone, also rumours are abound at the possibilty of future game releases based on subsequent seasons of the show.

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