I suppose you could call it “job security” – for someone trying to defend an industry and help parents all but single-handedly, this could be considered good news – because someone is going to make a videogame out of the “torture porn” progenitor SAW series of movies. The one with the puppet who makes people ironically harm themselves or others to save the lives of themselves or others. It’s pretty easy to imagine how you could make a topic like this into a videogame. Interactive torture is not a trend I want to see, but then again there is an audience and my principles demand I support them too.

Here’s part of the press release (thanks GamePolitics):

SAW the videogame will give fans of Jigsaw and these films a reason to live. Collaborating closely with Lions Gate and Twisted pictures, the game will have its own unique storyline, while answering questions left unanswered by the SAW films.

In an effort to stay true to the movies, Brash is working closely with creators of the SAW franchise, Leigh Whannell and James Wan, ensuring the game pulls no punches, and delivers the horrifying suspense and disbelief that has floored fans worldwide. The SAW game is currently in development for next-gen platforms and will be built using the Unreal 3 game engine.

Oooh! A game so violent it gives people ” a reason to live”! It answers all the unanswered questions that have somehow gone unanswered in 5 installments? It uses the highly detailed Unreal 3 engine? Oh boy, this is going to be a wild ride. Expect us to keep an eye on this one as it develops. Sometimes stuff like this comes out so bad or so budget it makes nary a ripple – other times the anti-videogame forces use it as a rallying point to paint the entire game industry with a wide blood-soaked brush.

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