Anyone out there keen to buy the rights to make a game based on Michael Mannās 1995 classic Heat? Because Gearbox ā who currently own said rights ā donāt really want them anymore.
The Borderlands and Brothers in Arms developers, who first announced that theyād be making a game based on the movie all the way back in 2006, sound like theyāve all but given up on not just this current project, but any future Heat game, with Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford telling GameSpot:
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Because of the situation, weāre not keeping the IP locked down anymore. So if somebody else were in a spot where they could do it, and everybody was comfortable with that, then conceivably that could happen.
Bummer. Remember, though, if youāre dying to get your Heat fix, you could always play the bank robbery mission from Grand Theft Auto IV. Itās basically the same thing, only with less Val Kilmer.
Gearbox keeping Heat on ice [GameSpot]
