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Move over, Mario and Luigi. Here come Jim and Dwight.
Online game developer and publisher MumboJumbo has licensed the rights to The Office, which could make the quirky NBC sitcom one of the few sitcoms to ever be turned into a videogame.
More Simpsons than Resident Evil, of course, the proposed game will supposedly feature the series' signature dry humor as pixilated, bobbleheaded versions of the Dunder Mifflin staff compete to accomplish tasks and play pranks on each other.
Final Fantasy with highlighters and Wite-Out, if you will.
The new venture, in conjunction with Universal Pictures Digital Platform Group, is yet another way in which the networks and studios, in light of the already time-consuming amount of programming and entertainment options people are faced with on a daily basis, are trying to keep fans engaged with their shows for longer than the half-hour or hour per week that they're on, as well as get their content onto as many platforms as possible.
"We are honored that NBC Universal has chosen us to be their partner for this exciting new project," said MumboJumbo CEO Mark Cottam. "We look forward to working closely with their team to ensure that the thematic elements of The Office are closely approximated to the development of the videogame."
"We were anxious to expand our audience with a property that has broad appeal and works well as a game," Mike Suarez, MumboJumbo VP of product development, told Variety. "It will help us demonstrate that casual games are the true mass videogame market."
By casual, he means the type of gaming that doesn't require a fancy graphics card, souped-up hard drive or lightning-fast Internet connection. Rather, MumboJumbo.com specializes in the likes of Tetris, Bejeweled, Cubis and Family Feud, stuff that plays just as well on a cell phone as on a $2,000 computer.
The Office game will be available starting this fall via online download and for PC, PlayStation Portable (PSP) and Nintendo DS.
It will feature video and audio clips from the show (hopefully "Uh, no, I only give my organs to my real friends. Go get yourself a monkey kidney" will be among them), but no word yet on whether Steve Carell & Co. will be putting in any extra vocal efforts.
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