We talked about the EGM cover on yesterday's podcast, and today MTV has the details on the next 50 Cent game. The game will be called 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand. Vivendi will handle publishing on 360 and PS3 this fall, and development is coming from Swordfish Studios, the company that brought you Cold Winter, World Championship Rugby, and Brian Lara International Cricket 2005.
I had started to steel myself upon seeing that there would be another 50 Cent game. But I was not prepared to deal with it so soon. I was also caught totally unprepared to deal with the game's details, which actually make it sound kind of cool and as ridiculous as a 50 Cent game would need to be to work in 2008.
Here's a quick burst of poorly-organized facts. According to the MTV story, the game will run on Unreal Engine 3 and will allow for online co-op with drop in/drop out capabilities. 50 will wear desert camo. Player 2 can play as Tony Yayo, Whoo Kid, or Lloyd Banks.
I know what you're saying, you're saying "what about Young Buck?" I don't know, friends. I just don't know. Maybe all those rumors from last year about Young Buck leaving G-Unit will come to pass in '08? Or maybe they just don't have him confirmed yet.
The game will have cover mechanics. It will have a story that the game's producer describes as "Three Kings meets Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels." It will have vehicle missions where one player mans the gun on a Humvee while the other drives. And so on.
My immediate sense of disgust at the concept has already given way to cautious optimism. The preview builds of 50 Cent: Bulletproof tricked me into thinking that game could be good. Have I already been tricked again?
Please, just leave me alone. I'm going to be in a fragile state for the rest of the day while I try to pick up the pieces. Go over to MTV for the original story, as well as a handful of screenshots of Polygonal 50 Cent poking out from behind cover to smoke fools.