Lost video game to be developed by Ubisoft

One of the worlds largest game studios, Ubisoft, the company behind titles like Splinter Cell and Far Cry today announced a long-term worldwide licensing agreement with Touchstone Television to develop and publish a video game based on Lost.

According to comingsoon.net, ABC are pretty happy about the deal:

Bruce Gersh, senior vice president of ABC Entertainment said:
“This deal is another example of how truly powerful the ‘Lost’ brand is. We are excited to work together with Ubisoft to create a gaming experience that will allow fans to further immerse themselves into the mysteries and intrigues of the series.”

Lost executive producer Bryan Burk said:
“Many of us on ‘Lost’ have been hardcore gamers for years and the chance to work with Ubisoft, a company behind some of our favorite titles, has excited us to no end. With the ability to tell new interactive stories within the ‘Lost’ universe, we’re giddy to be developing a game that, once completed, will be as engaging and fun to play as it is to create.”

It will be interesting to see what kind of game they develop. I think it was JJ or Damon who a while back compared Lost to an adventure game where you explore the environment and find objects that when combined, or used in new ways help you solve the mystery. I could also see the Lost game becoming something similar to the jungle-shooter Far Cry. The new Cryengine could certainly pull off the detailed jungle environments required by a Lost game. Either way, if someone should do a Lost game, I’m glad it’s Ubisoft.